Norway

Crown Prince Haakon attends special service in Nidaros Cathedral

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12th October 2020
Crown Prince Haakon was present as the Church of Norway marked the appointment of a new president in the Episcopal Conference, a new church meeting and a new church council with a special service in the Nidaros CathedralThe Norwegian Church’s new president, Bishop Olav Fykse Tveit, was installed during a service in Nidaros Cathedral on 10 May this year. Due to the infection control…
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Belgium

Queen Mathilde talks mental health with WHO for World Mental Health Day

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10th October 2020
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has marked World Mental Health Day with a speech for the World Health Organisation’s Big Event for Mental Health on Saturday.The Queen, as a UN Advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals, spoke in French in a video about the importance of mental health. She also touched on how the ongoing pandemic has revealed weaknesses in the healthcare sectors that…
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Monaco

Prince Albert makes first official visit to Serbia

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10th October 2020
The environment, COVID-19, and sustainable development were among the topics highlighted when Prince Albert II paid his first official visit to the Republic of Serbia at the invitation of President Aleksandar Vučić this week, but the highlight was a new economic agreement…
Sweden

Schedule for royal visits around Sweden released

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10th October 2020
Sweden’s Royal Court has released the schedule for the nine royal visits through the country that will take place this autumn.The family is touring Sweden to visit with those affected by COVID-19, promote tourism and draw attention to various sectors in different…
Spain

Madrid's new state of alarm raises questions for King Felipe VI

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10th October 2020
Madrid is waking up to a weekend both unwanted and unexpected. In less than 24 hours, everything in the city has changed. And that raises questions for Spain’s king, Felipe VI.On October 9th 2020, the Spanish government used constitutional powers to impose a state of alarm on Madrid in an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus. New rules mean that residents are banned from entering and…
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FashionLuxembourg

Our fashion favourites: Tessy Antony de Nassau

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9th October 2020
Tessy Antony de Nassau has just launched her sustainable fashion brand, Human Highness, and Royal Central is taking a look at some of our favourite fashion moments from the former Luxembourg royal.Brittani Barger, Deputy EditorOne of my favourite looks that Tessy has worn was the green Reem Acra dress to the christening of Princess Amalia in 2014. The colour looks really good on Tessy…
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