Queen Máxima paid a virtual visit to the
Elance Academy on International Women’s Day to learn more about the
projects from the Dutch coaching academy. At Elance, an
organisation first supported by King Willem-Alexander’s and Queen
Máxima’s Oranje Fonds Growth Program, girls and young women are
mentored and trained to “become strong, ambitious women and role
models for the next…
Queen Maxima gives speech about financial equality for International Women's Day
9th March 2021
Queen Máxima has given a speech about
financial equality between men and women to mark International
Women’s Day. The online event, A Call to Action for Reaching
Financial Equality, was hosted by the Better Than Cash Alliance,
UNCDF, World Bank Group and Women’s…
Crown Princess Mary on women's rights: "We must continue to be ambitious"
9th March 2021
Crown Princess Mary celebrated
International Women’s Day with a series of virtual engagements,
including a welcome message for KVINFO’s online event. In her
speech, shared to the Danish Royal House social media accounts, the
Crown Princess said, “[International…
Princess Eugenie filmed a short video
celebrating International Women’s Day with her organisation, The
Anti-Slavery Collective, saying that “women and girls hold up half
the sky.” In the video, posted to The Anti-Slavery Collective’s
Instagram page, Eugenie and her co-founder Julia de Boinville share
their best wishes for International Women’s Day. “We believe that
women and…
The Duchess of Cambridge sat down with a
record-setting rowing champion to discuss her successes on
International Women’s Day on Monday. Kate spoke with the
21-year-old Jasmine Harrison, who completed the Talisker Whisky
Atlantic Challenge—which sees people sail from…
Denmark's Crown Princess Mary and Princess Josephine mark International Women's Day
8th March 2021
Crown Princess Mary shared a personal
story to the Danish Royal Family’s Instagram on International
Women’s Day. The story involves her youngest child, Princess
Josephine, seeing a headline about International Women’s Day and
wondering what it meant. “For…
The Queen urges people to "stay in touch with friends, family and colleagues" in her Commonwealth Day address
8th March 2021
The Queen delivered her annual
Commonwealth Day message, urging the Commonwealth’s members to
“reflect on a time like no other” as we “celebrate the friendship,
spirit of unity and achievements of the Commonwealth” this week.
Her message, broadcast as part of a television special, ‘A
Celebration of the Commonwealth’ on Sunday afternoon, continued:
“Whilst experiences of the…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have
revealed that they are expecting a baby girl this summer. In their
candid interview with Oprah on Sunday evening, Harry and Meghan
revealed that their second child will be a girl. At the beginning
of the programme, Meghan told…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge talk with teen helped by Shout textline
6th March 2021
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spoke
with a teenager who turned to the Shout text helpline in a moment
of crisis last week, hearing about his experience and how the
organisation helped him through a dangerous moment. The young man,
whose name was changed to protect his…
Queen Letizia met with the winner of this
year’s Princess of Girona 2021 Arts and Letters Award on Thursday,
and held a roundtable talk with previous winners, ahead of this
year’s virtual awards ceremony. María Sánchez Rodríguez was named
as the 2021 Arts and Letters Award winner, for her work “as a poet,
writer and activist in defense of rural culture, and especially,
the forgotten…
