DenmarkJapan

Queen Margrethe sends congratulations to Emperor Naruhito

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has sent a congratulatory message to Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito after his ascension to the throne on 1 May after the abdication of his 85-year-old father, Emperor Akihito abdicated on 30 April. The Queen of Denmark said: His Majesty Emperor Naruhito, On the occasion of Your Majesty’s accession to the throne of Japan, please accept my sincere congratulations…
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Norway

King Harald visits Marker and Skiptvet

King Harald of Norway visited the two municipalities of Skiptvedt and Marker in Østfold County, in the southeast of the country on Tuesday. The King began his visit to Skiptvedt at the local kindergarten at the village of Lindormen. Here the king was welcomed by several…
BelgiumEuropean RoyalsThe Netherlands

Queen Wilhelmina’s war time plan for Belgium’s royals

By the end of the Second World War, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands tried to make a deal with the Nazis to save the Belgian royal family, according to newly published diaries of her foreign minister. By March 1945, both Belgium and the south of the Netherlands had been liberated by King Leopold III of the Belgians and his family were being held captive in Austria and it was feared that the…
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European Royals

Royal attendees expected at Grand Duke Jean's funeral

With a state funeral set for 4 May at Luxembourg’s Notre-Dame Cathedral, European royals are expected to attend the Roman Catholic service. From Belgium, King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, King Albert, and Queen Paola are due to attend. This is a natural choice as Albert was Grand Duke Jean’s brother-in-law and Philippe is Grand Duke Henri’s first cousin. Grand Duke Jean married King…
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European RoyalsSweden

Prince Carl Philip runs in race for children

Prince Carl Philip joined those running on Sunday to support the Lilla Barnets Fond, or Little Child’s Fund, a nonprofit association that supports medical research and development for newborn children and their future health. The prince has served as patron of the fund since 2009. All proceeds from the “Spring for Little Life” race, which took part in Hagaparken in Stockholm…
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