National feastday in Monaco on the 50th anniversary of
the inauguration of Prince Rainier III. The Prince
appeared on the balcony with children and
grandchildren. Also present were Princess Caroline
and Prince Ernst August with their 4-month-old
daughter Alexandra.
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November 20th
Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus of the Netherlands
visited Aruba. On a reception of prime minister Eman
the Queen expressed her sympathy with the people at
the Dutch Antille- Islands Sint Maarten
(where 3 people died), Saba (10% of the houses are
destroyed) and Sint Eustatius. She said to find it
difficult to celebrate as her thoughts were with the
people there.
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The Hohenzollern vault at the Dom of Berlin, Germany,
has been reopened today, after 3-years of restoration.
The 97 sarcophags are shown for the first time
together in the 500-year excistence of the
vault. Lately only a few sarcophags were shown. The
Dom used to be the Hohenzollern court's church. The
Hohenzollern reigned Germany as Emperors from 1871 to
1918 and were Kings of Prussia
and electors of Brandenburg before. The Dom hopes also
the sarcophag of King Friedrich Wilhelm I (1688-1740)
of Prussia will be transported from the Mausoleum in
the Sanssouci Park in nearby
Potsdam.
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Previews and posters for "Anna and the King" are
banned by Thai censors as they find them disrespectful
to the Thai monarchy. The film itself may be banned
also.
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Downing Street has quashed claims that the British
government is planning to overturn a 300-year-old law
preventing Roman Catholics ascending the British
throne. Former Tory secretary Lord Forsyth
of Drumlean is proposing changes to the 1701 Act.
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November 21st
The dutch version of the musical "Elisabeth", about
the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, went through
its first night in Scheveningen, the Netherlands.
Among the guests was Pieter van Vollenhoven,
husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands.
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In Monte Carlo Prince Albert of Monaco presented the
prizes for the best athletes of the century to the
dutch Fanny Blankers-Koen and American Carl Lewis.
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Today Queen Margrethe II of Denmark moves from
Fredensborg Castle to the Amalienborg Palace in
Copenhagen, her winter residence.
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On December 2nd a ball will be held in Laeken Castle
to celebrate the wedding of Prince Philippe of Belgium
and Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz. Lots of nobility (many
from the Gotha) are invited.
Unfortunately no press will be allowed to cover it for
the public.
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Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus of the Netherlands will
visit Sint Maarten today, and Sint Eustatius and Saba
tomorrow, to watch the damage after the hurricane
Lenny theirselves.
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November 23rd
King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium started a
3-day state visit to Portugal.
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Mentioned on the newest guestlist for the Belgian royal wedding of the year: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and husband, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden with Queen Silvia, King Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja, the Prince of Wales, Willem-Alexander Prince of Oranje, Crown Prince Felipe of Spain, Prince Albert of Monaco, Prince Dipendra of Nepal, and Prince Naruhito of Japan with his wife.
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