Ahead of her 50th birthday, we are taking
a look at Queen Rania of Jordan’s namesake foundation: the Queen
Rania Foundation for Education and Development. The Queen Rania
Foundation for Education and Development (QRF) was established in
2013 by Queen Rania to improve education outcomes within Jordan and
the Middle East. The foundation organises and implements programmes
that address…
Thailand’s Queen Mother, Sirikit, will
celebrate her 88th birthday on 12 August, and to mark the occasion,
an elaborate display of colourful orchids has been put on display.
More than 880,000 from nine genera across the country are on
display for the…
Tessy Antony de Nassau has received the
Freedom of the City of London award by the Clerk of the Mayor of
the City. She was presented the award on Friday, 7 August, at a
late-morning ceremony conducted over Zoom due to the ongoing
pandemic. Part of the ceremony consisted…
The Duchess of Sussex has personally
called a fan to thank them for setting up a social media campaign
to fund Camfed. A fan set up the #InspiredByMeghan campaign on
their Twitter account, @freepeeper, and the campaign has now raised
close to $80,000 after other supporters of the Duchess of Sussex
donated and shared the hashtag ahead of the royal’s birthday on 4
August. Camfed is a…
European and African monarchs join Queen Elizabeth and King Abdullah in sending condolences to Lebanon
6th August 2020
Monarchs from across Europe, Africa and
the Middle East have joined Queen Elizabeth II and Jordan’s King
Abdullah in sending condolences to Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun
after the explosion that left massive devastation in Beirut on
Tuesday. King…
Protestors, many holding wands and
dressed as wizards, took to the streets in the Thai capital of
Bangkok to protest the government and monarchy. Those in attendance
chose to dress as Harry Potter characters as a way to represent
what they see as increasing injustices…
The Queen has sent a condolence message
to the President of Lebanon following the massive explosion in
Beirut that took place yesterday afternoon. In her message, Her
Majesty, on behalf of the Duke of Edinburgh and herself, said:
“Prince Philip and I were deeply saddened by news of the explosion
at the Port in Beirut yesterday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with
the families…
Casa Real's Twitter account reaches a million followers hours after King Juan Carlos announcement
4th August 2020
Spain’s Casa Real (or Royal House in
English) now has over a million Twitter followers. They reached the
milestone just hours after the announcement that King Juan Carlos
would go into self-imposed exile. The account was created in 2014
just a month before King…
As the former Spanish king has gone into
self-imposed exile, Royal Central takes a look back at his time on
the Spanish throne (1975-2014). His enthronement on 22 November
1975: [getty src=”114004103″ width=”594″…
Yesterday, Casa Real released a letter
King Juan Carlos sent to his son, King Felipe, in which he revealed
that he would leave Spain to live abroad after a corruption
scandal, involving claims he hid money that came to him via a rail
contract in bank accounts in Switzerland, enveloped him in his
country. Spanish politicians and citizens have been reacting to the
news that the former King…
