Belgium

Princess Elisabeth takes centre stage as Belgium's Royal Family celebrates military

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9th October 2020
The heir to the Belgian throne, Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant took centre stage as her family took part in an important annual event for the country’s military. Princess Elisabeth was joined by her parents, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, and her siblings for a ceremony marking the start of the academic year for the Royal Military Academy where the future monarch is currently a…
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Sweden

A Swedish royal mystery

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9th October 2020
The date of 7 October 2020 marked one year since the Royal Court of Sweden announced King Carl XVI Gustaf’s decision to remove the style of Royal Highness from five of his grandchildren.This decision affected the children from his two youngest children, Prince Carl…
Norway

King Harald’s heart surgery a success

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9th October 2020
On Friday morning, His Majesty King Harald underwent heart surgery to replace a heart valve he first had operated on in 2005. It has now been confirmed that His Majesty’s operation is complete and was successful.The full statement from the Royal Court states: “His Majesty the King underwent heart valve surgery today at Rikshospitalet. The operation was successful, and the…
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Norway

King Harald to undergo heart surgery

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8th October 2020
King Harald is to undergo heart surgery on Friday. The news was announced on Thursday afternoon by the Royal Court. The King will have the heart valve he had operated on in 2005 replaced. His Majesty was admitted to Rikshospitalet hospital this morning ahead of the procedure.In 2005, the King underwent an operation on the valve between the heart and the main artery – the aortic valve.
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Denmark

Princess Nathalie heartbroken after her Olympic-winning horse dies aged 23

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7th October 2020
Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is in mourning after her beloved horse Digby, which she competed on at the Olympic Games in Beijing, was euthanised. On Saturday morning, according to Danish and German media, Nathalie had to say goodbye to her beloved horse who was located at Berleburg Castle. Digby had just turned 23-years-old.In a statement to the Danish horse-webpage…
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