Queen Máxima’s economic visit to the
United States began on the west coast in San Francisco with a focus
on LGBTQ+ rights and a message for King Willem-Alexander back home.
Queen Máxima began her American visit in San Francisco, meeting
with Mayor London Breed before visiting the Castro District, a
notable LGBTQ+ community in California. Mayor Breed tweeted about
the royal visit…
Crown Princess Mary has opened a new
campus for the University College South Denmark, viewing Kolding’s
latest educational offering for Southern Denmark. UC SYD posted on
its official Facebook page: “A part of today’s program was composed
by the students. Here…
The Duke of Cambridge sends message of support to Canadians following Saskatchewan attacks
7th September 2022
The Duke of Cambridge has sent a message
of condolence to the people of Canada following a weekend of
attacks in two Saskatchewan communities. Sharing the message from
his official Twitter account, William wrote: “The attacks at James
Smith Cree Nation and Weldon…
The Crown Prince and Princes of Denmark
have marked Flag Day honouring Danish soldiers who have been
deployed on missions abroad. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown
Princess Mary attended engagements in Kastellet, in Holmens Church
and at Christiansborg Slotsplads in Copenhagen. First, the Crown
Prince and Princess laid a wreath at a service at the Monument for
Denmark’s International…
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the
Netherlands began a new chapter when she attended her first
university classes at the University of Amsterdam. The young royal
began her undergraduate studies with an interdisciplinary
bachelor’s degree in Politics, Psychology, Law…
As Princess Maria Laura of Belgium
prepares to marry her British investment banker fiancé William Isvy
in Brussels, her nuptials become the latest Belgian royal wedding.
There’s a short history of modern royal weddings in Belgium: only
four have occurred since…
An ancient tradition hitting the headlines again - what is the 'kissing of hands'?
4th September 2022
When The Queen appoints her 15th prime
minister, she’ll do so with an ancient custom called the kissing
hands ceremony. What is this element of a government change?
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that, on 6 September, The Queen
will receive the out-going Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, for a
farewell audience at Balmoral followed by an audience with the new
Prime Minister—either Liz Truss…
Crown Princess Mary attended the People’s
Movement Against Loneliness conference in Copenhagen this week,
delivering an opening speech that touched upon how far the movement
has come and how much work is still left to be done. Crown Princess
Mary, attending on…
BBC donates profits from Diana interview to seven of her favourite charities
3rd September 2022
The British Broadcasting Corporation has
donated £1.42 million to charities once supported by the late
Diana, Princess of Wales in the aftermath of the controversy
surrounding the infamous 1995 Panorama interview. In a statement on
Friday, the BBC wrote: “The BBC had…
Crown Princess Mary has officially opened
a new UN exhibition, 2030 NOW, to highlight the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals, in Sønderborg. The exhibit aims to show “what
kind of world the UN’s 17 global goals can lead to find we each,
and together, make an effort to make them come true,” according to
the 2030 NOW website. Seventeen artists from across the Nordic
countries were invited…
