Our four-part series taking a look back at the year the European and international royals had concludes today with October through December.
October
Queen Letizia of Spain attended the final of the Women’s Basketball World Cup.
Prince Nikolaos and Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark spoke to CNN’s Richard Quest for his series Quest’s World of Wonder in Athens, Greece.
The Norwegian royals attended the state opening of Parliament.
Princess Estelle of Sweden joined her mother and grandfather for a museum trip.
The Spanish Royal Family celebrated their National Day.
Prince Christian of Denmark celebrated his 13th birthday.
The King and Queen of Norway visited China.
Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the annual Princess Grace Foundation USA gala.
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands was appointed a supernumerary Knight of the Garter by Her Majesty The Queen while on a state visit to the UK.
Princess Caroline of Monaco became a grandmother again when her daughter, Charlotte gave birth to her second child.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit was diagnosed with chronic pulmonary fibrosis.
Princess Ayako attended her final imperial event “Choken-no-Gi” before leaving the Imperial Family and married her commoner éfianc later in the month.
November
Luxembourg’s Grand Duchess Maria Teresa took part in a humanitarian visit to Lebanon.
Bhutan celebrated the King’s coronation anniversary.
Crown Princess Mary released a video for World Antibiotic Awareness Week.
King Abdullah of Jordan received the 2018 Templeton Prize.
New pictures were released to celebrate Belgium’s King’s Day.
The deposed King and Queen of Greece announced the engagement of their daughter, Princess Theodora.
The CIA concluded the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia personally ordered the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi – who had been highly critical of the Saudi government and the Crown Prince’s policies.
The Princely Family of Monaco took part in their National Day celebrations.
The Japanese Imperial Family welcomed the King and Queen of Jordan to Japan.
Crown Princess Mary paid a secret visit to Kenya.
December
Prince Sverre Magnus celebrated his 13th birthday with two new pictures released by the Royal Court.
It was revealed that Princess Tessy would receive £4,000 a year in support from Prince Louis of Luxembourg after their divorce.
Princess Marie of Denmark attended several Christmas events.
The King of Sweden handed out Nobel Prizes, and other members of the Swedish Royal Family were also in attendance.
Norwegian royals were also in attendance in Oslo when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded.
Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques turned four.
Queen Rania of Jordan was presented with the Influential Personality of the Year Award.
Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar of Sweden celebrated St Lucia Day.
Serbia’s Prince Stefan was christened in Belgrade.
The Swedish Royal Family gathered at Oscar Theatre to celebrate Queen Silvia’s 75th birthday.
As usual, the Crown Princess Family of Sweden released their yearly Christmas video.
The Belgian Royal Family hosted a Christmas concert.
The Danish Crown Prince Family also released a Christmas video.
The Emperor of Japan celebrated his last birthday in the role.
Take a look at the collective royal Christmas greetings here.
The Christmas speeches of the European royals are here: Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Sweden, and the Netherlands.