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King Philippe met with the Belgian Heros of the past years. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are still in Scotland. Queen Máxima opened a new National Super Computer. King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcomed the President of Colombia to Spain, and Queen Silvia handed out research grants.
The King and Queen of the Belgians followed up with some of the communities that were hit hardest by the floods that happened in July. The Duchess of Cambridge returned to work today, yay! Queen Máxima opened a new space that will serve as a cultural epicenter. King Felipe had some audiences and some of the Swedish Royal Family took part in a meeting focused on children's rights.
The Duke of Cambridge mingled with some celebrities at an awards show honoring healthcare workers, Queen Margrethe ends her sailing season. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima visited the Salland Region of their country. We learn more about Norway's political system. Queen Letizia visited her alma mater today and spoke of the impact the school had on her life and finally, the season of parliaments opening is upon as King Carl Gustaf officially declared this season of the Riksdag open.
So much is happening this week, that today being slower was totally fine. King Philippe visited a university, coincidently the alma mater of Queen Mathilde, Crown Princess Mary gave an important speech about public health. There were elections in Norway today and there is already a result. Spain is starting with another busy in another busy week. And finally I bring up a royal I almost never talk about in Sweden today.
There were a lot of athletic events this weekend. I think I have found a new favorite royal event in the Danish Royal Run. There were some remembrances of September 11, 2001, from the royals, and a funeral attended by King Felipe in Portugal. It was overall a busy weekend
Today was an interesting day, so we put the episode together on the fly. It's a one-shot update
Today there were so many updates. King Philippe visited a youth center, The Prince of Wales is still in Scotland and had some events there. Handshakes are back in Denmark! Queen Letizia got to hang out with some children and it was great. And the German state visit to Sweden is still going.
It was a day of International Events. Crown Princess Mary is in Italy, King Harald had lunch with ambassadors to Norway, the President of Chile visited Spain, while the President of Germany visited Sweden. Also today, the Belgian Royal Family went back to work.
Well, a lot happened today. There were some new wind farms opened by Crown Prince Frederik in the Baltic Sea, I went on a rant about lack of coverage for a cool event in the Netherlands, King Harald had a fun event, which he doesn't get a lot of, Queen Letizia returned to Royal Duties today in style (as always), and finally when did Sweden start sharing this kind of event.
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A new podcast focused on modern European monarchies. The events they participate in, the way the royals work as modern public servants, and how the pomp and circumstance of royalty plays it's…