In a three-part series, we are taking a look back at some of the most memorable events of the royal year. This series will focus on the royals of mainland Europe and elsewhere, while a separate series will feature the year of the British Royal Family. Take a look below at 2017, from May through August.
May:
The month started off with the King of Thailand releasing several new pictures of his son Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti for his 12th birthday.
Our Europe Correspondent, Laura Dekkers, took a tour of the Royal Greenhouses at Laeken in Belgium.
There were two-day celebrations in Oslo for King Harald and Queen Sonja’s 80th birthdays.
The Norwegian Royal Family took part in the National Day celebrations.
Infanta Sofía of Spain received her First Communion.
The abdication law for the Emperor of Japan was approved by the Japanese Cabinet.
Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau and Antonius Willms married in a civil ceremony in Luxembourg.
King Salman of Saudi Arabia presented US President Trump with the country’s highest civilian honour.
June:
Royals celebrated the centennial of Finland in Helsinki.
New photographs of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden were released ahead of her 40th birthday in July.
The traditional images were released of Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar for Sweden’s National Day.
Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik of Denmark celebrated 50 years of marriage.
Princess Margriet made a working visit to Lebanon.
Prince Nicolas of Sweden turned two.
The King of Saudi Arabia promoted his son to Crown Prince ahead of his nephew who had been the heir.
Photos of the Crown Princess Family of Sweden were released for Midsummer.
The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg celebrated the country’s national day.
Crown Princess Margareta of Romania granted Swiss Nationality.
The Crown Prince Couple of Serbia also held a reception for Serbian students in the White Palace.
July:
Princess Charlene caused controversy for her opposition to killing sharks from the families of shark attack victims.
The Crown Prince Family of Denmark got a new dog, Grace. Grace is related to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary’s old dog, Ziggy, who died earlier this year at the age of 12.
Queen Sonja of Norway turned 80, and there were celebrations throughout the country with the biggest party at the Royal Palace in Oslo.
Royal Central also conducted an exclusive interview with the Crown Prince Couple of Serbia. Europe Correspondent, Oskar Aanmoen travelled to the Royal Palace in Belgrade to conduct the interview.
The Dutch Royal Family posed for their annual summer photo call, as well.
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain went on a state visit to the United Kingdom.
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden celebrated her birthday in style with a two-day event on the 14th and 15th.
Prince Henrik of Denmark, the husband of Queen Margrethe, underwent surgery on his right pelvis.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima opened National Monument Park MH17.
The Belgian Royal Family celebrated National Day.
The Swedish Royal Family released another family photo to celebrate summer.
Prince Philip of Serbia announced his engagement to Danica Marinkovic.
The Grand Ducal Family had to be evacuated from their holiday home due to surrounding wildfires.
King Felipe of Spain commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Barcelona Olympic and Paralympic Games.
August:
Princess Charlene was named the new patron of Lifesaving Sout Africa.
The Spanish Royal Family held their annual summer photocall.
Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia donated sterilisation medical equipment to the value of more than 1.4 million US dollars to hospitals all over Serbia.
It was revealed that Prince Laurent of Belgium, younger brother to King Philippe, could lose his stipend due to his unapproved attendance by the Belgian government at the commemoration of 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. He later deleted his Twitter account.
Princess Athena of Denmark attended her very first day of school. There was a meeting with the press outside the home of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie before the school day began for a very shy princess.
King Abdullah of Jordan represented Her Majesty The Queen at Sandhurst, where his son, Crown Prince Hussein graduated alongside Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg and Prince Wenzel of Liechtenstein. The Grand Ducal Family later released several images from the ceremony to the media.
Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine had their very first day of school. They posed outside the family home with their parents, Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik.
The King and Queen of Spain visited Barcelona and Cambrils after a terror attack that killed at least 13 and injured more than 100.
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands attended her first day in secondary school.
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark was banned from entering an Australian pub due to him not carrying his I.D.
An anniversary concert was held for Queen Sonja of Norway.
Princess Madeleine of Sweden announced that she was expecting her and husband Christopher O’Neill’s third child in March 2018. Unfortunately, it had to be announced earlier than expected due to a leak to the press.
Prince Nikolai celebrated his 18th birthday.
The month ended on a high note as Princess Sofia of Sweden gave birth to her second son, Prince Gabriel.