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The Earl of Wessex takes on the role of chaperone for day 2 of President Ramaphosa's State Visit

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26th November 2022
On the second day of South Africa’s President State Visit to the United Kingdom, it was up to the Earl of Wessex to take on the role of chaperone. His Royal Highness led President Cyril Ramaphosa through two visits that have a lot to do with the partnership work in conservation between the two countries. The day’s first stop was Kew Gardens, one of London’s leading…
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European RoyalsThe Netherlands

Third time's the charm? New dates for twice-postponed Dutch State Visit to Greece

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7th September 2022
The Royal House of the Netherlands has announced new dates for King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima’s State Visit to Greece.  The visit has been postponed twice in the past year. Initially, the royals were supposed to be in Greece in late 2021, but the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic forced plans to be changed.  The visit was then supposed to occur in March, but the outbreak of…
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European RoyalsSweden

Sweden pulls all the stops on first day of crucial Finnish State Visit

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19th May 2022
The Swedish Royal Family pulled out all the stops for the first day of the Finnish State Visit, a crucial engagement that comes when the two nations have officially begun the process of obtaining full NATO membership. The official welcome took place at the Royal Stables, where Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and First Lady Jenni Haukio met with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia.
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Milestones of a Monarch: A controversial state visit to Yugoslavia

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11th May 2022
In October 1972, nearly a little over 20 years into her record-breaking reign, The Queen made history as she made her first state visit to a communist country, Yugoslavia. Dictator Marshal Josip Broz Tito personally asked Her Majesty to come in honour of his 80th birthday. During the visit, she was accompanied by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, and their daughter, then-22-year-old Princess…
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