Denmark

Happy birthday to Princess Benedikte of Denmark - take a look at her extraordinary life so far

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29th April 2018
Her Royal Highness Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid, Princess of Denmark, was born on 29 April 1944 at Frederik VIII’s Palace, in the Amalienborg Complex, Copenhagen. Having been born during World War II, Denmark was in the middle of Nazi occupation, which made impossible for the Danish Armed Forces to celebrate the birth with the traditional 21-gun salute associated with royal births. One…
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Denmark

Annual report released for Danish Royal House

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29th April 2018
The Royal Danish House released its Annual Report for 2017 late last week, outlining the activities of the Danish Royal Family. There was a deficit of 2.8 million krone, which the Royal House says “can be attributed to the extraordinary expenses of the Royal Danish House…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden "sexually harassed"

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28th April 2018
Three anonymous witnesses have told the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet that they have witnessed Crown Princess Victoria being sexually harassed by Jean-Claude Arnault, a Swedish cultural figure. The Royal Court does not wish to comment. For weeks now, newspapers in Sweden have been full of the crisis surrounding the Swedish Academy. Royal Central has reported earlier on this crisis. The…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria hikes in snowy Lapland

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28th April 2018
Crown Princess Victoria completed one of her latest hikes through the Swedish landscape, this time in snowy Lapland. It took place on Wednesday, 25 April in Tärnaby and Hemavan and was Her Royal Highness’s seventh hike through Sweden. Victoria’s day began at…
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon comments his father’s medical leave

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27th April 2018
It was announced yesterday by the Norwegian Royal Court that King Harald is on medical leave, due to pain in his foot. Crown Prince Haakon commented on this when he met the Norwegian press during the last day of his Baltic trip.Since the medical leave was announced, it has also been announced that His Majesty will only be away from his work the rest of this week. King Harald is, therefore…
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The Netherlands

Several new photos released to mark five years on the throne for Dutch King Willem-Alexander

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27th April 2018
Several new photos of the Dutch Royal Family have been released by the Government Information Service (RVD) in celebration of the five year anniversary of being on the throne for King Willem-Alexander on 30 April. They were released yesterday, the day before his 51st birthday today. All of the images were taken by Erwin Olaf in March at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam and includes photos of the…
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