Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia find out there's no such thing as a private date night for royals

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25th August 2024
It was supposed to be a regular date night for them and yet King Felipe and Queen Letizia soon found themselves the centre of photography flashes and cheers from the crowd that had gathered at the restaurant’s entrance.  On Thursday, 22nd August, the Royal couple took advantage of the empty nest and went out for dinner in a restaurant on Plaza de Oriente, very close to the capital’s Royal…
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Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary meet VIP (very important puppy)

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22nd August 2024
You meet all sorts of people on royal tours, from all walks of life, but when you run into a very important puppy, it makes headlines. King Frederik and Queen Mary are halfway through a week-long tour of Denmark aboard the royal yacht, their first since ascending to the throne earlier this year. On Wednesday, the royal couple were visiting Assens municipality when they came across a dog with…
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European Royals

The king whose just been told abdication is not an option by his country

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20th August 2024
In recent years, abdication has become increasingly common among Europe’s monarchies but one king has just been told by his country that they’d rather he didn’t consider it. A new opinion poll in Norway has found that almost three quarters of those asked don’t want King Harald V to step aside. The King of Norway is now 87 and has experienced some health problems in…
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The Netherlands

Dutch Royal Family congratulates athletes on successful Olympics

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12th August 2024
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima have shared their congratulations for Dutch athletes on social media at the close of the 2024 Summer Olympics. King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, Princess Catharina Amalia and Princess Alexia were in Paris for the first week of the 2024 Games and were able to see several historic medals won for the Netherlands.  While the family was not able to…
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