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June's Jewels: Spain's Best Pearls

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11th June 2020
Asturias Fleur-de-Lys Tiara[getty src=”469827298″ width=”396″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”]Queen Letizia is reported to have received this tiara as a fifth anniversary present from her husband, King Felipe, but didn’t wear it in public until 2015 when she chose it for Queen Margrethe II’s 75th birthday celebrations. The main piece, a diamond…
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HistorySweden

A royal gun and the inquiry into the murder of Sweden’s Prime Minister

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10th June 2020
Swedish police have named the man they believe killed Olof Palme, the country’s Prime Minister, who was assassinated in 1986. Mr Palme, who served twice as Premier of Sweden, was shot on February 28th 1986. Swedish police now believe long time suspect Stig Folke Wilhelm Engström, also known as The Skandia Man, was responsible for the murder of the country’s Prime Minister.Stig…
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CoronavirusNorway

King Harald back at work at the Royal Palace

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10th June 2020
King Harald of Norway is back at work at the Royal Palace in Oslo. He has given an audience in honour to this year’s recipients of the awards handed out by the Royal Guard. The two awards “The Royal Guards watch” and “Brigadier Leif Schanche’s honour-award” were handed over in the presence of the King.The commander of the Royal Guard, Colonel Lieutenant Vegard Flom…
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Belgium

Statue of King Leopold II removed in Belgium

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9th June 2020
A controversial statue of King Leopold II has been removed in Belgium after it was vandalised by protesters.The statue is to undergo repairs, however, it is unlikely to return to public display and could end up in a museum.There have long been calls for the statue of Leopold to be removed due to the former King’s exploitation of Congolese slave labour which left millions of people…
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