HistorySpain

Queen Letizia presides over "International Day of the Secure Internet"

Queen Letizia of Spain presided over the “International Day of the Secure Internet” earlier this week at the National Museum Reina Sofía Art Center in Madrid. The Queen presided over the event, with 12 and 13-year-olds in attendance, organised by the Secretary of State for Digital Advance in Spain and the National Institute of Cybersecurity (INCIBE). The aim of the…
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Sweden

Stolen Swedish Crown Jewels recovered by police

The Swedish Royal Regalia which was stolen last year has been recovered by police. The Crown Jewels were found on Monday night – It is uncertain whether all or only parts of the regalia have been discovered. According to Swedish media, they were found hidden in a…
Denmark

Prince Joachim and Princess Marie take children to Lego movie premiere

Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark took their two children, Prince Henrik (9) and Princess Athena (7) to take in the new LEGO movie at its Danish premiere on Sunday, 3 February. The two royal children, who are in the target age for the picture, seemed to thoroughly enjoy the new film, LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part at the Imperial Cinema in Copenhagen. Prince Henrik also showed his…
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FeaturesHistoryRoyal WeddingsThe Netherlands

Royal Wedding Dresses: Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

On 30 March 2001, Queen Beatrix announced the engagement of her son and heir, Prince Willem-Alexander to the Argentine-born investment banker Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti. The couple were married on 2 February 2002. Today, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima are celebrating their 17th wedding anniversary! To celebrate, let’s take a look back at Máxima’s stunning wedding ensemble: the…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway opens education centre

The Crown Prince of Norway has opened a new learning centre for young people in Gol. The centre, “UngInvest“ has a new department for up to fifteen young people and aims to help more people in the area complete upper secondary education. Crown Prince Haakon was greeted…
BelgiumEuropean Royals

King Albert II of Belgium refuses to give a DNA sample in paternity case

King Albert II of Belgium, who abdicated in 2013 in favour of his eldest son, has refused to give a DNA sample in the paternity case of his supposed natural daughter Delphine Boël. Late last year the Court of Appeals in Brussels ordered King Albert to undergo a DNA-test in order to determine if he is the father of Delphine Boël. The King has now decided to take his case to the Court of…
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