Japan has revealed the name of the era
for Crown Prince Naruhito’s reign which begins on 1 May. Reiwa will
be the name of the new Japanese era, the government announced on
Monday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced on behalf
of the government in a press conference. He explained that Reiwa
came from the 18th-century collection of poetry, Japanese classic
Manyoshu. [getty…
If you are a follower of the Royal Family
and a fan of tv show Whiskey Cavalier, you were in luck this week.
Episode five “The English Job” in the show’s inaugural season sees
the stars (who are part of the USA’s CIA and FBI) have to work with
MI6 to…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s state
visit to Argentina began with a welcome at the presidential
residence, Casa Rosada (Pink House in English), hosted by President
Mauricio Macri and his wife, First Lady Juliana Awada on Monday.
The welcome ceremony provided for…
Emperor of Japan continues with ceremonial rites ahead of abdication with visit to tomb of first emperor
27th March 2019
Japan’s Emperor Akihito and his wife,
Empress Michiko have paid a visit to the tomb of Japan’s supposed
first emperor, Jimmu. This visit is part of 11 ceremonies and rites
that take place ahead of the 85-year-old Emperor’s abdication at
the end of next month. The visit took place on Tuesday when the
imperial couple visited the Nara Prefecture’s mausoleum of the
legendary…
Royal Central has compiled a list of the
public social media accounts of royals the world over that you can
follow. Please note that if a royal under 18 has a social media
account, they will not be listed. We all know the accounts of
members of the British Royal Family…
Luxembourg’s Prince Gabriel, 13, and
Prince Noah, 11, have taken part in their first public engagement
alongside their mother, Princess Tessy in Luxembourg. As a part of
Team De Nassau for the Special Olympics, the trio ran in this
year’s cancer run “Relais…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
are to undertake a state visit to Argentina, the first from a
Spanish monarch in roughly 16 years, beginning today. Their
Majesties arrived in Buenos Aires last night, and their official
agenda starts today in the capital. The King and Queen’s visit
today will include laying a wreath this morning at the monument to
General San Martín (a national hero…
Continuing her landscape hikes through
Sweden, Crown Princess Victoria was in snowy Norrbotten on
Wednesday for the latest venture. Her day began at Filipborg’s
Manor on Kalix River which is one of Sweden’s largest rivers (third
in size by length). There, she…
Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence has
visited New Zealand, representing Her Majesty The Queen, less than
a week after the deadly terrorist attack in Christchurch. The
Princess Royal’s husband signed the Book of Condolence at the New
Zealand Parliament in Wellington…
Today marks 15 years since the former
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, the grandmother of the
Netherlands’ current monarch, King Willem-Alexander, died after
suffering years of ill health at the hands of dementia. By the
mid-1990s, Princess Juliana, who had reverted to being called
Princess after her reign as Queen, was diagnosed with a progressive
onset form of dementia and no longer…
