Denmark

Crown Princess Mary opens new Holmegaard Works

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9th June 2020
Crown Princess Mary explored the history of glassmaking in Denmark as she officially opened the design museum Holmegaard Works (Homegaard Værk) in South Zealand on Monday.Built on the site of the former Holmegaard Glassworks, the new museum showcases glass, ceramics, and design and describes itself as “Denmark’s new hot spot for art-craftsmanship and tradition.”The…
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HistoryHistoryNorway

The failed attack on King Harald and Queen Sonja

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8th June 2020
The 7th of June is a special day in Norwegian history. On that day, the Norwegians celebrated both the end of the Union with Sweden in 1905 and the return of King Haakon in 1945 following the Second World War. This year, there was no celebration because of the coronavirus, despite the jubilees. During the grand celebration in 2005, the Norwegians also celebrated that it was King Harald’s…
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HistoryHistorySpain

The failed assassination attempt on King Juan Carlos of Spain

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7th June 2020
In 1997, the life of the Spanish King came under threat as a plot was made to kill him during the opening of a new museum. The failed assassination attempt on King Juan Carlos was discovered by Spanish police by chance and resulted in an international hunt for the men who wanted to kill the Spanish monarch. Eneko Gogeaskoetxea Arronategui was the master of the plan together with some other members…
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Sweden

Traditional National Day photo released in Sweden of Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar

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6th June 2020
Sweden’s Crown Princess Couple have released the traditional photo of their children, eight-year-old Princess Estelle and four-year-old Prince Oscar, for National Day.It has been a tradition since Princess Estelle was a year old to release a photo or two of her in Sweden’s national costume on the country’s national holiday. When Prince Oscar was born in 2016, he joined his…
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