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On This Day in 1940: King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav were almost killed in a bomb attack

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28th April 2020
It has been 80 years since the German invasion of Norway. Hitler was looking for the Norwegian Royal Family, and for a while, he also tried to get the 3-year-old Prince Harald to rule the nation as a child king. The royal family managed to escape and lived in exile in the UK and the US for the next five years. Crown Princess Martha left Norway with Prince Harald, Princess Ragnhild and Princess…
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CoronavirusThe Netherlands

Dutch Royals make a video call tour of the Netherlands

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27th April 2020
King Willem-Alexander and his family have been video calling all around the Netherlands this morning and this afternoon.King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima joined a call with several healthcare professionals of the UMC Maastricht Hospital who were eating a traditional tompouce during the break with the Mayor of Maastricht. Maastricht would have been the scene of King’s Day 2020 if…
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Sweden

Queen Silvia goes online for a royal tradition

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27th April 2020
A special royal tradition that sees the Swedish Royal Family give their support to children in need has had a very different look this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The annual event, which sees Queen Silvia welcome fundraisers to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, has gone online.Queen Silvia usually invites school pupils selling mayflower pins to her home as the annual campaign gets…
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CoronavirusThe Netherlands

Children write to King Willem-Alexander about the impact of the coronavirus

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26th April 2020
The Orange Foundation called on the children of the Netherlands to write to King Willem-Alexander to congratulate him on his birthday but also to tell him of the impact the situation surrounding the coronavirus has had on their lives. Over 1500 children have written to him so far.King Willem-Alexander will celebrate his 53rd birthday tomorrow, and most celebrations have been cancelled due to…
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