Belgium

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde host garden party to celebrate 10 years on the throne

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14th May 2023
2023 is set to be one of the most important celebration years when it comes to European monarchies: the coronation of King Charles III in the UK, the Golden Jubilee for King Carl XVI Gustaf in Sweden, and the tenth-anniversary celebrations for the reigns of King Willem-Alexander in the Netherlands and King Philippe in Belgium.  The latter organised a garden party to celebrate this important…
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Belgium

YEAR IN REVIEW: Belgium's 2022 gives the country hope for the future

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28th December 2022
Belgium’s royal year was filled with joy, grief, and historic firsts. 2022 was opened with the death of Prince Lorenz’s mother, Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta, Archduchess of Austria-Este, aged 91, on 10 January. Princess Astrid’s mother-in-law was laid to rest almost 20 days later, on 29 January, in a ceremony in Switzerland that also saw King Philippe present. In…
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Belgium

Buenos Aires names Princess Astrid of Belgium “Illustrious Visitor”

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28th June 2018
Princess Astrid of Belgium has recovered from her sleep deprivation problems and is back to work. The Princess is currently in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on a Belgian trade mission which began on Saturday. During her trip to the South American country, Her Royal Highness was named by the city of Buenos Aires as “Illustrious Visitor” in celebration of her visit on Monday. She was…
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Norway

New book about King Haakon reveals unknown coup plans

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25th October 2016
For the Norwegian people, it is widely known that one can be grateful to King Haakon VII of Norway that the resistance against the German occupation was as extensive as it was during the Second World War. King Haakon refused to appoint the German friendly Vidkun Quisling as prime minister and he refused to sign the German peace-proposal. After Norway was lost to the Germans, he and Crown Prince…
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