Japan’s Imperial Family will be ringing
in the new year privately this year. The Imperial Household has
decided to cancel Emperor Naruhito’s New Year’s event at the
palace, due to a rise in coronavirus cases. The news of this
latest cancellation came as Japan recorded a record high of 1,700
COVID-19 cases. This annual event was scheduled for January 2 and
usually draws tens…
Glamis Castle is steeped in history.
Located in Angus, Scotland, it has been the seat to the Earls of
Strathmore and Kinghorne and home to the Lyon family since the 14th
century. An author you may have heard of, William Shakespeare, used
it as inspiration for “Mac, err…
Princess Anne is not letting the
coronavirus pandemic get in the way of her royal duties as she made
her way through another packed week of engagements. Earlier this
week, the Princess Royal met with the first Occupational Therapy
graduates of the University of Central…
The Duchess of Cornwall donned a mask,
gloves and face shield to help prepare and serve food at the Mill
End Lunch Club in Rickmansworth earlier this week. This lunch club
is a place for older people to relax, socialise and enjoy a meal.
It is part of the Royal Voluntary Service, of which Camilla is the
President. The Duchess was invited to visit the lunch club by
86-year-old Doris Winfield…
Following the death of his 91-year-old
half-brother, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Nawaf
al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah, 83, was sworn in as Kuwait’s new Emir
on 30 September 2020. Nawaf was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait on June
25, 1937, and is a son of Ahmad…
Prince Albert II of Monaco took part in
festivities for the 50th anniversary of the Théâtre du Fort Antoine
on 21 August. The former fortress turned open-air theatre is
hosting special events throughout the summer as part of its
50th-anniversary celebrations. Prince…
Spanish royals visit Ibiza as Royal Household confirms former King’s location
18th August 2020
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia took a
day trip to Ibiza, the last of their official engagements during a
stay in the Balearic Islands. Their two daughters, Princess Leonor
and Infanta Sofía, stayed behind in Mallorca. The King and Queen
toured Ibiza, meeting local officials at each stop. At the Puig des
Molins Necropolis and Monographic Museum in Eivissa, they met
Francina Armengol, the…
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau was born
Mabel Martine Los on 11 August 1968 to Hendrik Los and Florence
Kooman in Pijnacker, Netherlands. When she was nine, her father
passed away, leaving her mother, Mabel and her sister. Eventually,
her mother remarried to Peter Wisse…
