The Netherlands

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands presents 'Liberation75' tulip bulbs to Canadian Veteran

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands presented ‘Liberation75’ tulip bulbs to Canadian Veteran Don White yesterday in Het Loo Palace’s garden. Tulips are the symbol of friendship between Canada and the Netherlands. Embed from Getty Images The presentation of the ‘Liberation75’ tulip bulbs symbolises 100,000 of the tulips that the Netherlands is donating to Canada…
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Spain

King Juan Carlos of Spain discharged from hospital

King Juan Carlos of Spain has been released from the hospital after spending a week in the hospital following a triple bypass on Saturday, 24 August at the Quirón de Pozuelo Clinic in Spain’s capital of Madrid. It was decided to have the procedure by the end of August…
Norway

See the official images released for Princess Ingrid Alexandra's confirmation

The Royal Court of Norway released official images from Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s confirmation into the Church of Norway yesterday. The Princess is the daughter of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit and granddaughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja. She is second in line to the throne after her father. The future Queen of Norway is seen in solo photos, alongside her…
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Jordan

Who is Queen Rania of Jordan?

Rania Al-Yassin was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on 31 August 1970, to Faisal Sedki al-Yassin, a pediatric doctor, and Ilham Yasmin, both of whom were Palestinian. Her parents moved from the West Bank to Kuwait just before the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. She has one older…
Spain

King Juan Carlos recovering well after triple bypass

King Juan Carlos of Spain is said to be recovering well from his triple bypass surgery which took place last weekend. Doctors at Quirón de Pozuelo Clinic in Madrid have removed the cardiac stimulation cables from the 81-year-old King Emeritus. The clinic announced…
British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

#Abolishthemonarchy trends on Twitter after The Queen approved controversial suspension of Parliament

After The Queen approved the controversial suspension of Parliament yesterday, #abolishthemonarchy hashtag trended on Twitter in the United Kingdom and the number one hashtag with around 20,000 tweets (and growing) as of writing this article. Of course, The Queen’s approval of the prorogue of Parliament led to the republican support in the UK jumping on the occasion to promote their…
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Japan

Crown Prince Family of Japan conclude trip to Bhutan

Crown Prince Fumihito, Crown Princess Kiko, and Prince Hisahito of Japan have concluded their visit to Bhutan and returned to Japan. It was the first overseas visit for 12-year-old Prince Hisahito, who is second in line to the Japanese throne. The Crown Prince Family arrived in Bhutan on Saturday 17 August for a private trip on the invitation of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel where they were…
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