DenmarkEuropean Royals

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary present their annual awards

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3rd November 2020
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have presented their Crown Prince Couple’s Awards, honouring people in culture and social work settings. The Crown Prince Couple’s Awards consists of four annual awards; the Culture Prize, the Social Prize and two Star Sprinkle Awards in the areas of Culture and Social. The Culture Prize and the Social Prize come with a 500,000 Danish kroner…
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Norway

Norway's Royal Guard Camp infected by Covid-19

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2nd November 2020
The main camp of Norway’s Royal Guard in Oslo has been infected by Covid-19. A total of six people have been diagnosed with coronavirus. On October 26th the Armed Forces wrote that three employees and two soldiers in the camp had been diagnosed with the infection. The five…
Norway

King Harald is healthy enough to resume his duties

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2nd November 2020
King Harald has recovered from his heart surgery in October and is now back at work. King Harald was declared healthy enough to be able to resume duties from 1 November, Oslo’s Royal Palace said in a short statement to the press. According to the program published by the royal court, King Harald has no engagements until November 5 2020. Then, the king will receive the foreign minister for…
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European Royals

Royals react to French terror attack

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30th October 2020
After the tragic terror attack in Nice, France, on Thursday, royals from across Europe have expressed their shock and condolences. The Belgian royals expressed their sympathies on Twitter writing: “Deeply shocked by the horrific attack in Nice. We share the pain of…
Sweden

Queen Silvia's Brother, Walther Sommerlath, has died

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30th October 2020
Queen Silvia of Sweden has announced that her brother, Walther Sommerlath, has passed away. He was 86 years old and died on October 23rd 2020 at Karolinska Hospital in Huddinge after a period of illness. He was born Walther Ludwig Sommerlath in 1934 in Brazil. The following statement was published by Her Majesty the Queen on October 29th 2020: “I and my family feel great sorrow and loss…
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Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia visit their duchy

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29th October 2020
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia visited their duchy of Värmland on Wednesday to see how the county has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The couple posted about their visit on their personal Instagram account, writing, “What a day we had in Värmland today!” They continued, “Everyone we visited has been affected by the pandemic in one way or another. And it’s not…
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