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Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel to lead Swedish business delegation in Copenhagen

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24th August 2019
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel will undertake a Swedish business delegation to Denmark in mid-September and will be hosted by their Danish counterparts, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary. The Royal Houses of Denmark and Sweden announced the news on their official websites earlier in the week, noting that the trip comes at the behest of Business Sweden and Svensk…
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Luxembourg

Luxembourg's Prime Minister forms special team to look into palace staff operations

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23rd August 2019
Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has appointed a special commission to look into the Grand Ducal Family’s staff operations and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa’s role, the Luxembourg media has reported. At the end of June, Jeannot Waringo was appointed to be the “representative of the Prime Minister” to oversee how the Grand Ducal Court functions, allowing the…
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Spain

King Juan Carlos to undergo heart procedure

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23rd August 2019
Spain’s King Emeritus, Juan Carlos is to undergo a heart procedure, Casa Real announced last night. King Juan Carlos will undergo the operation on Saturday, 24 August at the Quirón de Pozuelo Clinic in Spain’s capital of Madrid. It was decided to have the…
European Royals

Crown Prince Leka proposes idea to ban political parties in Albania

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23rd August 2019
Crown Prince Leka II of Albania has criticised Albania’s politicians after the country has had what the European Union has described being as chaotic local elections. The head of the Albanian Royal Family pointed out that his grandfather in the 1930s banned all political parties in the country and hinted that he thinks this may be a good idea to do again today. The Crown Prince published…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe opens up about her father's death in new interview

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21st August 2019
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has talked about her father’s death in a new interview with the Danish magazine ALT. The Queen was only 31-years-old when the flags were hung at half-mast across the Kingdom of Denmark after her father, King Frederick IX, died on January 12, 1972. In the interview, Her Majesty spoke of the dramatic time, saying: “Dad became ill with…
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