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Royal News January 2022 Photo: Kongehuset/Per Morten Abrahamsen
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Royal News January 2022

Last modified: 6 February 2022 1 January In his New Year’s greeting Emperor Naruhito of Japan offered prayers for the people who have died during the Covid-19 pandemic. He also praised doctors and health care workers for their work, and spoke about his concern for countries lacking access to vaccines and adequate hospital systems. He […]

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Royal News December 2021 © Casa de S.M. el Rey
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Royal News December 2021

Last modified: 9 January 2022 1 December Princess Aiko of Japan, the daughter of the Emperor and Empress, turned 20 today and reached adulthood. In a statement she let know: “From now on, I would like to engage sincerely with each duty as a member of the adult imperial family and help the imperial couple […]

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Royal News November 2021 © Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue
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Royal News November 2021

Last modified: 5 December 2021 1 November Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain delivered her COP26 speech via video message. She had recorded the speech already late October 2021 and let know on 26 October that she wouldn’t attend the event, as she had planned. Many world leaders attend the 26th United Nations Climate Change […]

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Royal News October 2021 Copyright & Photo: Nikolas Kominis / Studio Kominis (Greek Royal Family)
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Royal News October 2021

Last modified: 7 November 2021 1 October Princess Beatrice of York and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have announced that their daughter has received the names Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi. Beatrice said that they’re all doing well. For the 13th year Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has agreed being the patron of the Pink Ribbon […]

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Royal News September 2021

Last modified: 2 October 2021 1 September The Duchess of Cornwall shared her recipe for Victoria sponge cake. Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway has returned to school her father Crown Prince Haakon has confirmed. She tested positive for Covid-19 on 22 August. It is reported that Princess Mako of Akishino (Japan) and her fiancé Kei […]

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Royal News August 2021 Photo & Copyright: Elisabeth Toll/Royal Court of Sweden
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Royal News August 2021

Last modified: 18 September 2021 1 August King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Saturday delivered a speech on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of his accession to the throne. The Sofia Court of Appeal has ruled on 29 July that the former Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his sister Princess Maria Luisa are […]

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Royals opening the Olympic Games Copyright: free of rights; KNVB Fotocollectie (via. Nationaal Archief)
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Royals opening the Olympic Games

The first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece. A winter edition started being organised 1924. Every four years the games would be organized somewhere in the world. Since 1994 the winter games take place in between the summer games. The Summer Paralympic Games take place since 1960, the Winter Paralympic Games […]

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Royal News July 2021

Last modified: 1 August 2021 1 July The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex together have unveiled a bronze statue in honour of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace. She would have turned 60 today. Also present were Dianas siblings Earl Spencer, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and […]

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Royal News June 2021

Last modified: 11 July 2021 1 June King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has confirmed that he has received his first Covid-19 vaccine. A few days ago Scarlett-Lauren Sirgue, the fiancée of Prince Louis of Luxembourg, launched her first fashion collection under the name “Scarly”. Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta died at the San Donato Hospital […]

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Royal News February 2021 Photo & Copyright: Maison du Grand-Duc/Sophie Margue
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Royal News February 2021

Last modified: 7 March 2021 1 February Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia is shocked and saddened by the news of a break-in at the Museum of Karadjordje in Radovanjski lug. Several valuable artifacts were stolen late last week. The museum is dedicated to the great-great-great-grandfather of the Crown Prince. A new study by Professor Tim […]

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