The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander teases daughter during summer photocall

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17th July 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, his wife Queen Máxima, and their daughters The Princess of Orange, Princess Ariane and Princess Alexia posed for summer photos. They have a photocall twice a year in exchange for privacy for the rest of the year. The winter photocall usually takes place in Lech, where the family goes skiing.The photocall took place in the gardens of Huis ten Bosch…
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Spain

Princess Leonor reminds King Felipe about face masks

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16th July 2020
The heir to the Spanish throne asked her father to replace his face mask after he made one of the most important speeches of his reign. Princess Leonor helped her father maintain pandemic rules as he retook his seat following an emotional address at a National Memorial for…
Spain

Spain's Royal Family leads national memorial for coronavirus victims

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16th July 2020
King Felipe VI of Spain and Princess Leonor stood side by side to lay white roses in memory of all those who have lost their lives to Covid-19 at a national service in Madrid. The Spanish monarch and the heir to the throne led tributes from across Spanish society at the act of remembrance which took place at the Royal Palace.King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia joined…
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CoronavirusSweden

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden celebrates a very different birthday

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15th July 2020
The birthday celebrations for Sweden’s future monarch looked very different this year as Crown Princess Victoria turned 43 without the usual public events that mark her big day. The coronavirus pandemic meant that the popular gathering at Solliden in Sweden, where the Crown Princess and her family greet wellwishers, couldn’t take place. However, celebrations still continued.The day…
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FeaturesSweden

Jewels for July: Sweden’s rubies

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14th July 2020
Surprisingly, Sweden has few rubies in its very vast arsenal of royal jewels. They have a beautiful ruby tiara that Queen Silvia has stunned in and a diamond and ruby brooch worn by several women in the Royal Family.The King Edward VII Ruby TiaraThis tiara arrived in…
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Crown Princess Mary of Denmark delivers powerful speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council

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14th July 2020
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has delivered a powerful speech on women’s rights to open the 44th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.The 48-year-old gave her heartfelt address virtually, as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic meant she was unable to travel to Switzerland.Despite the distance, her words were no less powerful as she discussed how the health…
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