Royal News

Princess Leonor marks a special moment for a little village

After the pomp of the Princess of Asturias Awards in Oviedo on Friday, Princess Leonor and her family traveled to the town of Sotres to bestow upon it its own special award. The future queen of Spain named Sotres the Exemplary Town of Asturias this year, with its citation reading: “for having conserved and promoted, in a high mountain area, a traditional activity based on extensive and…
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Princess Elisabeth celebrates birthday in new portraits

Princess Elisabeth turns 23 today and the Belgian Royal Family has marked the occasion with a new birthday portrait from the United States. The future queen of Belgium is currently studying at Harvard in Massachusetts, and so the Belgian Royal Court wrote “Thank you…
Spain

Princess Leonor receives a new title

Add a new title to the long list attached to Princess Leonor’s name: she’s now the honorary mayor of Oviedo. In a ceremony ahead of the annual Princess of Asturias Awards, the future queen of Spain received the title to highlight her connection to the city that hosts the awards. Her official commendation for honorary mayor indicates that it’s because of “the special connection of the…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit goes on sick leave

Crown Princess Mette-Marit has gone on sick leave due to medicinal side effects. The Norwegian Royal, who last week shared that she has restarted treatments for her chronic lung disease, will be off work for at least a week, according to the Royal Court. In a brief…
Features

What is CHOGM?

King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to attend their first CHOGM since ascending to the throne, so as we prepare for the event, let’s explain what CHOGM is. What is CHOGM? CHOGM is the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings, a biannual summit for all the heads of Commonwealth nations to gather for meetings to discuss shared goals amongst the 56 member nations of the…
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Queen Elizabeth II's first royal visit to Australia

It may be impossible to believe, but Queen Elizabeth II is the only Australian monarch to ever visit the Commonwealth realm. That changes this weekend when King Charles III arrives for his first official royal visit as monarch. Ahead of this historic tour, let’s look…
Denmark

Crown Prince Christian celebrates birthday with new portrait

Crown Prince Christian may be away from Denmark, but that doesn’t mean he’s not celebrating his birthday in royal tradition: a brand-new portrait to mark his 19th birthday. The royal, who earlier this year became Crown Prince of Denmark and has acted as regent on several occasions, is marking his birthday in east Africa. View this post on…
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