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Royal Wedding Rewind: King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium

They were an unexpected king and queen and their royal romance has weathered several storms but today King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium will mark their sixtieth wedding anniversary. The couple, who married on July 2nd 1959 in Brussels, will celebrate surrounded by family and friends. As they become the first Belgian monarchs to reach a Diamond wedding anniversary, Royal Central looks…
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United Nations Special Rapporteur criticizes Queen Máxima over meeting with Saudi Crown Prince

Agnes Callamard, a United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial execution, joined Dutch lawmakers in criticizing Queen Máxima of the Netherlands over a meeting she held with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the G20 summit in Osaka. She told the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper that it was “more than disappointing” that Queen Máxima has not raised the murder of journalist…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe approves the establishment of a new government in Denmark

Queen Margrethe has approved the establishment of a new government in Denmark following an election earlier in June. The discussions to form a new government started the day following the election on June 6. Queen Margrethe was asked by at the acting Prime Minister’s Council, that the Social Democrats Mette Frederiksen had to lead negotiations on the formation of a government. Frederiksen…
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Serbia

Crown Prince Alexander attends book launch for new biography about King Peter the Liberator

On Tuesday, the Serbian Royal Family attended a very special book launch. This was the royal historical biography by Serbian historian, Dusan M. Babac called “Peter I – The Liberator King”, published by the Belgrade publishing house, Evro Book. The book launch took place at the ceremonial hall of the Belgrade City Assembly, once the court of King Peter the Great of Serbia. The guests at the…
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