King Maha Vajiralongkorn (or Rama X)
of Thailand has honoured the cave rescuers who saved 12 boys and
their coach from a flooded cave in July. The King named the heroes
as Members of the Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn. The
award for significant voluntary activities was presented by
Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha on behalf of His
Majesty on Friday to 188 people…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
opened Salamaq’18 on Wednesday, 5 September at
the Exhibition Centre of Salamanca. Their Majesties presided
over the opening ceremony for the “Salamaq’18” Fair of the
agricultural sector and 30 International Expo…
The royal heads of state from Belgium,
Liechtenstein and Luxembourg (King Philippe of the Belgians,
Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and Grand Duke Henri of
Luxembourg) concluded their annual meeting of the German-speaking
heads of state alongside leaders from…
Queen Rania delivers keynote address of the XIN Philanthropy Conference
6th September 2018
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah
of Jordan delivered the keynote address of the XIN
Philanthropy Conference on Wednesday, 5 September in Hangzhou,
China. In her remarks at the Alibaba Group’s conference, she called
for a global response to the education crisis. The Queen also spoke
about the importance of charity, stressing that generosity is vital
to the survival of humankind.
The German-speaking heads of state
have begun their annual meeting located in Switzerland this year as
the 2018 host is Swiss President Alain Berset. King Philippe
of Belgium, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, and Hereditary Prince
Alois of Liechtenstein attended as the…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al
Hussein bin Abdullah II of Jordan is to begin a military course in
the United Kingdom, the Royal Hashemite Court has announced today.
The 24-year-old future King of Jordan, who holds the rank
of second lieutenant in the Jordan Armed…
Crown Princess Victoria continued her
series of hikes through the Swedish landscape yesterday
in Dalsland. This was her thirteenth walk in Sweden, and the
next walk will take place on 12 September in Uppland. The walk
began at the Svankila Nature Reserve and continued through the
Dalmatian Pilgrim Trail along the Spången and East Bohemian Lakes
before ending at Upperud to take a canoe ride…
The Belgian Royal Palace announced
yesterday that a mass would be held to mark the 25th anniversary of
the death of King Baudouin of Belgium on the morning of 8 September
at the Church of Our Lady of Laeken. In attendance at the
Thanksgiving Mass will be King Philippe, Queen…
Prince Gabriel of Sweden, the younger son
of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, celebrates his first
birthday today. The Swedish Royal Court released new images in
celebration of the Prince’s first birthday today which will be
celebrated privately with his family.
Queen Sirikit of Thailand has been
discharged from a Thai hospital after a bout with the flu
the Royal Household Bureau said on Thursday. The 86-year-old
queen mother was released from Chulalongkorn Hospital in
Bangkok and has returned to rest at Chitlada Palace. The Royal
Household Bureau released a statement which said, “Her Majesty’s
influenza is better, there is no fever, and the…
