Monaco

Prince Albert of Monaco sends a letter of support to the Australian Prime Minister during bushfire crisis

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9th January 2020
Prince Albert of Monaco is the latest royal to send well wishes to Australia which is in the midst of a bushfire crisis. In the letter, which was addressed to the Prime Minister, Prince Albert said he was “deeply shocked” and sent “thoughts and prayers” to those suffering. The statement reads: Dear Prime Minister, Deeply shocked by the continued bushfires faced…
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Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik accepts new patronage

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9th January 2020
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has accepted a new patronage. His Royal Highness has agreed to become patron of HCØ2020, the Danish nationwide celebration of the 200th anniversary of the discovery of electromagnetism, according to the Danish Royal House in a statement on…
Norway

King Harald of Norway taken to hospital

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8th January 2020
On Wednesday, His Majesty King Harald was admitted to the National Hospital in Oslo because of dizziness. He will probably be discharged before the weekend, the Royal court stated. According to the Royal Court, King Harald is not seriously ill and he is expected to be back…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: the last King and Queen of Italy

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8th January 2020
She was the beautiful princess who had been the subject of endless royal wedding speculation, he was the handsome prince with a crown waiting in his future. When Marie-Jose of Belgium married Umberto, heir to the throne of Italy, in January 1930 their marriage had all the echoes of history about it, a union of dynasties that would secure a throne. Tens of thousands flocked to Rome to see the…
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Spain

Spain's Infanta Pilar has died

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8th January 2020
Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz has died. She was 83. The infanta, sister of King Juan Carlos and aunt of King Felipe VI, passed away in Madrid on Wednesday. Infanta Pilar had been admitted to hospital in the Spanish capital earlier this week. Although details…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Juliana and Bernhard of the Netherlands

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7th January 2020
On a cold, January day in 1937, a happy young couple stepped out into the chilly air to make royal history. Princess Juliana of the Netherlands married Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld before a royal guest list and surrounded by thousands of her fellow Dutch citizens who had come to share her special day. But this was more than just a royal wedding. Juliana was then heir to the throne of the…
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Special stamps issued for Queen Margrethe's 80th birthday

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7th January 2020
When Queen Margrethe celebrates her 80th birthday later this spring, it will be commemorated with a series of special stamps issued by PostNord. The sheet will include five stamps featuring important moments from Queen Margrethe’s life, per PostNord Denmark. “We have seen Her Majesty The Queen on the stamp ever since, as a one-year-old princess, she sat on the arm of her mother,”…
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