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Princess Elisabeth starts military education at initiation camp

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has started the new school year at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. The Duchess of Brabant and the other 169 first year students kicked off their training with an initiation camp in Elsenborn. On Monday the 31st of August, the elder daughter of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians embarked on a new chapter in her life. The 18-year old Duchess of…
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Queen Sofía helps in work with rescue turtles

Queen Sofía helped in the release of a Hipatia sea turtle last week, joining forces with the Palma Aquarium Foundation to help the marine animals and fauna in the Palma area. The Queen, who partnered with the Palma Aquarium Foundation last year through her Reina Sofía Foundation, joined forces with a team to release a Hipatia sea turtle as a symbolic act to renew their partnership for another…
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Queen Silvia receives Butterfly Prize

Queen Silvia received the Butterfly Prize on Monday for her work towards addiction issues and drug-free policies from an organisation in Sweden. The Butterfly Prize is awarded by the Women’s Organisations’ Co-operation Council on Alcohol and Drug Issues, and…
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Danish royal visit to the Netherlands postponed

Crown Prince Fredrik and Crown Princess Mary’s November business trip to the Netherlands has been postponed by the Royal House due to COVID-19. The postponement was announced on Tuesday morning by the Royal House, noting that it will be re-scheduled as soon as possible once restrictions are lifted. In the interim, a virtual conference has been announced to take place at the same time as…
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Greece

Tomb of Greek King and Queen vandalized

On Monday, celebratory news came from the Greek Royal Family concerning the engagement of King Constantine’s youngest son, Prince Philippos and Nina Flohr. Only hours later Greek police reported that the graves of Constantine’s parents, King Paul and Queen…
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King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece announce engagement of youngest son

The youngest son of Constantine II and Anne-Marie, former King and Queen of Greece, is getting married. Prince Philippos has got engaged to his long time partner, Nina Nastassja Flohr. King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie announced the happy news in a brief statement which also confirmed that the couple got engaged earlier this summer while visiting the Greek island of Ithaca. No date has…
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