On the 30th anniversary of his death, many European Royals reunited in Motril, Spain, to celebrate the life and legacy of King Baudouin of the Belgians.
On Monday, 31st July, the Andalusian city welcomed King Philippe of the Belgians, nephew to King Baudouin and eventual successor to his throne. King Philippe was accompanied by his younger daughter, Princess Eleonore.
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An historic area of England which contains one of the most unusual collection of royal artefacts in the world is about to get another bit of regal history. Rutland, home to Oakham Castle’s famous display of royal horseshoes, will soon have a sculpture of Queen…
Community, grief and glamour: King Felipe and Queen Letizia land in Germany for state visit
18th October 2022
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain are undertaking a State Visit to Germany; they left Madrid on 16 October and will return on the evening of 19 October.
Their Majesties left Madrid’s main airport after receiving an official send-off, which always happens before…
After the glittering celebrations for his daughter’s 18th birthday, it was back to business for Crown Prince Haakon, as he attended the sombre inauguration ceremony for a monument to the victims of the Utøya massacre.
On Saturday, 18 June, the Crown Prince made the journey to the island off the eastern coast of the Tyrifjorden lake together with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre; the two…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to attend opening of memorial to victims of Manchester Arena attack
6th May 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend the official opening of the memorial for the 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena attack.
The Duke and Duchess will visit ‘Glad of Light’, a white marble halo that will have the name of each of those who lost…
The King and Queen of Sweden attend Holocaust remembrance event and forum focused on fighting anti-semitism
14th October 2021
The Swedish city of Malmö welcomed international heads of state and dignitaries this week for ‘Remember-React’ – a forum focused on remembering the Holocaust, as well as the dangers of antisemitism and other forms of racism & discrimination that still…
On what would have been Diana, Princess of Wales’s 60th birthday, her sons Prince William and Prince Harry have unveiled a statue of their mother in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace. The gardens were one of Diana’s favourite places in the palace grounds and she would regularly admire the changing floral displays and talk to the gardeners who cared for them.
Since 2019, five…
The memorials to a long-forgotten prince
6th April 2021
His name was Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein. Born 14 April 1867, he was the eldest son of Princess Helena, the third daughter of Queen Victoria. On 29 October 1900, Prince Christian would die of typhoid fever after coming down with malaria in Pretoria, one of…
Princess Anne unveils “Soldier and Horse” Memorial
22nd September 2018
In commemoration of the upcoming 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, Princess Anne was present for the unveiling of the ‘Soldier and Horse’ Memorial. This memorial is purposed with remembering the important role that horses have played in…
The Queen unveiled a memorial in London today, recognising the Armed Forces contribution in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
The stone sculpture, in Victoria Embankment Gardens, features a large, two-sided bronze medallion depicting the memorial’s theme of “duty and service”. Its creator, sculptor Paul Day, said it gave “equal prominence to the civilian and military…