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Hans Jacobs - royal correspondent, editor/coordinator magazines Royalty & De Oranjes, writer, commentator. Traveller. https://www.royalblog.nl
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Do not forget Ukraine

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Warm weather. Everyone out and about in Leiden

Sixty years Maple Leaf Forever

Wishing everyone a LOVEly day

Universiteit Leiden viert Dies Natalis (450 jaar) met Prinses Beatrix

Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, has died in Lisbon, aged 88.

Stand up

Princess Beatrix celebrates her birthday

Coming to shops and subscribers in Belgium and The Netherlands this week: the new edition of ROYALTY Also available to download

Auschwitz commemoration TODAY: King Filip & Queen Mathilde (BEL), King Frederik & Queen Mary (DEN), Hereditary GD Guillaume & HGD Stéphanie (LUX), King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, Pr Amalia (NED), CrPr Haakon (NOR), King Felipe & Queen Letizia (SPA), King Charles (UK), CrPr Victoria (SWE)

Birthday anniversary of the Duke of Parma and Piacenza

Strengthening the mental health of young people with feelings of loneliness: that is what the Join Us Foundation is committed to. Queen Máxima visits this winner of an Appeltje van Oranje 2024 and speaks with young people about what Join Us means to them.

Reading time with Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien

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Birthday of Princess Margriet, a.k.a. Canada's Princess as she was born OTD in 1943 in Ottawa, while the family was in exile during WW2.

Netherlands today: national tulips day! Get some colour!

New update on Queen Sonja

News update from Norway

Auschwitz commemoration January 27, confirmed: King Filip & Queen Mathilde (BEL), King Frederik & Queen Mary (DEN), Hereditary GD Guillaume & HGD Stéphanie (LUX), King Willem-Alexander & Queen Máxima (NED), CrPr Haakon (NOR), King Felipe & Queen Letizia (SPA), King Charles (UK), CrPr Victoria (SWE)

Better news from Norway. Queen Sonja is 87.

Kritische beschouwing van keuze afvaardiging naar uitvaart van president Jimmy Carter

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News from Norway

Coincidence? I don't think so. A nice find in a second hand shop - of all days right on January 10, the royal wedding anniversary!

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Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece awarded to Queen Sofia of Spain, by her son King Felipe. It is the highest order of Spain.

58th Wedding anniversary of the Princess - aka Canada's Princess - and the Professor - Margriet and Pieter. Granddaughter, daughter and sister to a Queen, aunt to the current King of the Netherlands.

GOOD NEWS! You can never be too early. One day after removing the Christmas tree, the chocolate EASTER EGGS are already on the shelves at the Spar! After all, Easter is already on April 20th. Just in time. But actually bizarre.

King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands will pay a state visit to Kenya at the invitation of President William Ruto, accompanied by Queen Máxima. The visit will take place from Tuesday 18 to Thursday 20 March.

Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg would have been 104 today, born in 1921. This month marks 20 years since the death of his wife Joséphine-Charlotte, born Princess of Belgium and sister of Kings Baudouin and Albert II. Grand Duke Henri (69) is their eldest son. He is to abdicate in October.

Powerful delivery by King Frederik of his first New Year's speech. But in 2025 it might be time to think about a teleprompter - the shuffling of his papers is cute, charming and such, but slightly old fashioned for this day and age...

SULTAN JAMSHID of Zanzibar passed away Dec 30, aged 95, in Oman. He led the island nation to independence from Britain in 1963 but was deposed some 6 months later in January 1964. Zanzibar joined with Tanganyika to form Tanzania. The Sultan lived in the UK for 56 years, before moving to Oman

Princess Mabel worked with former President Jimmy Carter when she worked for Nelson Mandela instigated The Elders. In 2008 they visited Cyprus in a quest fir peace and unification for the divided island nation. gpdhome.typepad.com/nieuwsberich...

Televisie tip voor zaterdagavond op NPO2: Oranje Van Boven - de keukens van de Koning (19:10 u) en daarna het NOS Oranje jaaroverzicht (20:05) - een mooie terugblik op een koninklijk jaar

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Can you run a marathon and say you have finished at 42 km? And just forget about the last 195 m? Can you celebrate 25 years on the throne when you are short a few days, which can easily be avoided by abdicating 5 days later? Trying to make sense of Luxembourg logic