The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is marking the 50th anniversary of The Princess Royal becoming its patron.
In honour of the milestone, the Princess is expected to receive a tortoise sculpture from the much-anticipated Tortoise Takeover art trail set to open in Jersey next summer. A small number of artists have been invited to submit designs for the sculpture with the goal of…
Belgium's King Philippe enjoys an afternoon at the museum
22nd September 2021
King Philippe of Belgium spent an afternoon looking at an art exhibition at the MOU Museum in Oudenaarde.
The facility, located in the small town of Oudenaarde in the Eastern Flanders province, is approximately 70 kilometres west of Brussels.
His Majesty visited at…
Queen Sofía of Spain awards namesake art prizes in Madrid
16th September 2021
Queen Sofía of Spain has been a patron of the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors since 1964, and on the night of Wednesday, she undertook a rare engagement to hand out the Queen Sofía Awards for Painting and Sculpture.
Her Majesty arrived at Casa de Vacas…
Appeal to raise £60K for completion of landmark King George IV statue for Ramsgate Harbour
30th July 2021
Organisers of the celebrations marking Ramsgate’s 200-year status as a Royal Harbour are appealing for £60,000 so a landmark statue of King George IV can be finished. The bicentennial weekend events are planned for 24-26 September and will boost the fundraising needed for the 15ft statue’s bronze casting, site groundworks, and plinth.
While the statue will be in honour of the King…
A multi-million pound sculpture by famed artist Pablo Picasso is at the centre of a legal battle between New York art dealer, Larry Gagosian and representatives for the Qatari royal family.
Both parties are asserting claims that they are the rightful owners of the 1931 Bust…
