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Royal reactions to New Zealand tragedy

The British royals are not the only royals who have sent condolence messages and condemned the terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday. Denmark’s Queen, the King and Queen of the Netherlands, Sweden’s King and a Jordanian Queen as well as others have shared messages via press releases or on social media. On Friday, a white supremacist terrorist live streamed his attack…
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Norway

King Harald approves new Justice Minister following the arrest of former minister’s partner

In an ordinary council of state this morning at the Royal Palace in Oslo, King Harald of Norway approved a new temporary minister of justice. The appointment took place following the arrest of the partner of the incumbent justice minister. The Minister of Justice, Tor Mikkel Wara, has not formally resigned but has been granted a leave of absence for an indefinite time. The King has accepted the…
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Sweden

Family affair as Crown Princess Victoria celebrates name day

Yesterday, in the Inner Courtyard of the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Crown Princess Victoria celebrated her name day, as she does each year. Her husband, Prince Daniel and their two children, seven-year-old Princess Estelle and three-year-old Prince Oscar also attended as the Crown Princess was presented with flowers and greeted the hundreds who had come out to see them. The Swedish Armed Forces…
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Luxembourg

Princess Tessy attends exhibition "Women and Femininity" in support of women and domestic violence victims

On Friday in her native Luxembourg, Tessy Antony, Princess of Luxembourg attended the opening of the charity exhibition “Women and Femininity” in support of women and domestic violence victims at the hotel Sofitel Luxembourg Europe. The event itself began at 6 pm local time, but Tessy and the organisers mingled starting at 4:30 in the hotel with some of the evening’s…
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