DenmarkEuropean Royals

Crown Princess Mary talks about love of Greenland in new interview

Crown Princess Mary has spoken about her love for Greenland in a new interview with Danish magazine Billed Bladet. The Crown Princess paid a visit to Nuuk, Greenland, at the end of August with the Mary Foundation. She sat down with a reporter from Billed Bladet on the first day of her three-day visit to talk about its progress and her work within the country. “It is a very short but…
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European RoyalsThe Netherlands

Queen Máxima's American visit begins in San Francisco

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…
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DenmarkEuropean RoyalsFeatures

The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark commemorate Flag Day

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 Efforts…
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BelgiumEuropean Royals

Belgium's modern royal weddings

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…
British RoyalsFeaturesQueen Elizabeth II

An ancient tradition hitting the headlines again - what is the 'kissing of hands'?

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…
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