Sweden

New photos of one-month-old Princess Adrienne of Sweden released by her mother, Princess Madeleine

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28th April 2018
Princess Madeleine of Sweden has shared three new official images of her one-month-old daughter, Princess Adrienne on her Facebook and Instagram accounts. They were taken by Erika Gerdemark and feature the newborn, her mother and her father, Chris O’Neill. There was no image of the now family of five with Madeleine and Chris’s older children, Princess Leonore and Prince Nicolas. In…
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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…
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Who is King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands?

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27th April 2018
Willem–Alexander Claus George Ferdinand was born in the Utrecht at University Medical Centre on 27 April 1967. He is the oldest child of (the former Queen) Princess Beatrix and German diplomat Claus Von Amsberg. King Willem- Alexander is the first grandchild of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. He was baptised on 2 September 1967 in St Jacob’s Church in the Hague. His godparents are…
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The Netherlands

Dutch royals are hiding spending from public

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27th April 2018
The Royal Family in the Netherlands costs the country around six times more than stated in the national budget, according to Republikeins Genootschap, an anti-monarchy group. The official budget for the royals is around €60 million. However, the republicans claim the real cost to society is €350 million per year, with the family having hidden numerous costs. The fact the Oranjes pay little…
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Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia conclude trip to Japan

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26th April 2018
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have concluded their official visit to Japan. Their Majesties spent their final day with a visit to Keidanren and a trip to the Business Sweden’s seminar Future of Healthcare. Their day began with separate programmes with His Majesty visiting Japan’s leading business organisation, Keidan’s headquarters. The King met…
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