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Princess Benedikte's dresses go on display

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6th July 2020
A special exhibition of Princess Benedikte of Denmark’s dresses is now on display at the Amalienborg Museum to coincide with her birthday.‘Princess Dresses’ opened on 4 July and consists of 21 dresses that Danish designer Jørgen Bender created for Princess Benedikte during the period of 1968 to 1999.The exhibition includes dresses “spanning birthday dresses, a silver wedding…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit Benidorm and Valencia

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6th July 2020
King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited Benidorm and Valencia on Friday, the latest stop on their tour of the autonomous communities of Spain.In Benidorm, Their Majesties undertook the first official visit to the city by a reigning monarch and consort. They met with Ximo Puig, the President of the Valencian Government; Salvador Navarro, the President of the Business Confederation of the…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit Castilla-La Mancha

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5th July 2020
King Felipe and Queen Letizia continued their visit through Spain on Thursday, visiting the city of Cuenca in the Castilla-La Mancha with a trip focused on young people and adults living with intellectual disabilities.Their Majesties arrived at the ASPADEC facilities and…
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The Royal Week in Pictures

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4th July 2020
Usually, as July gets under way, we expect the royal diary to start to slim down as summer holidays beckon. However, 2020 is proving different there, too. A lockdown begins to ease in countries across Europe, the continent’s royal families have had their busiest time in months as they head on engagements. From supporting tourism and business to showcasing their own country’s best bits…
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Queen Máxima hears of cost of pandemic for funeral directors

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3rd July 2020
Queen Máxima has visited a funeral home in The Hague to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the funeral industry in the Netherlands.During her visit on July 2nd 2020, Queen Máxima spoke with directors of the Engelen & Spoor Funeral Services, the director of the Sector Certified Dutch Funeral Enterprises and the director of the Roman Catholic Cemeteries Foundation to learn about the…
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