King Felipe has affirmed his belief in
the power of the Spanish language at the annual meeting of the
board of the Cervantes Institute. In his speech at the meeting on
October 6th 2020, the King said that “Spanish is an undoubted
cultural and economic engine, not only because of its potential as
a learning language in the world, but also because of the values
that it embodies and…
The Duke of Kent has long been a valued
working member of the Royal Family, with his main areas of interest
including war commemoration, rescue, medicine, social care, sport,
innovation, business, engineering, music and fostering relations
between the UK and Germany. On…
The Duchess of Cambridge visited the
University of Derby on October 6th to chat with students about
mental health and the support they receive on campus throughout the
COVID-19 pandemic. Kate’s visit comes just before World Mental
Health Day on Saturday and saw her…
The Countess of Wessex marked World
Teachers Day with a visit to Stepping Stones School in Surrey on
October 5th. The Royal Family social media account shared photos of
Sophie visiting with students outside at their Forest School, where
they showed the royal aspects of their outdoor learning. The
students chatted with Sophie about their teachers and other adults
on staff and told her what makes…
Crown Princess Mary attended the Danish
Rainbow Awards earlier this week to present honorary awards to
businesses and organisations that show support for LGBTQ+ people in
Denmark. The Danish Rainbow Awards “should be inclusive and embrace
broadly,” according to the…
Queen Máxima officially opened Breast
Cancer Awareness Month in the Netherlands on Thursday during a
visit to the Breast Cancer Association Netherlands in The Hague.
During her visit, Queen Máxima met with some of the 230 volunteers
who help out with BCAN to hear about…
Queen Mathilde paid a visit to East
Flanders on Wednesday, visiting local businesses to learn more
about production. King Philippe had originally been scheduled to
join his wife; however, with a new government deal struck
overnight, His Majesty had to remain in Brussels to meet with his
government officials. Queen Mathilde’s visit began at Inex, a
family-run dairy that focuses on providing…
Queen Máxima paid a digital visit to the
community of Alphen aan den Rijn on Wednesday to discuss debt
problems and solutions with a local financial foundation. Queen
Máxima was joined by State Secretary Bas van t’ Wout, the State
Secretary for Social Affairs and…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
spoken with business leaders and first responders from Kangaroo
Island to hear how they have recovered following the devastating
bushfires in Australia earlier this year. Kensington Palace shared
a snippet of their video calls on…
Crown Princess Mary has presented the
Teaching Award, honouring seven Danish teachers for their services
to education and their roles in inspiring their students. The
presentation was made on September 30th at Denmark’s Ministry of
Education and Research in Copenhagen. “The seven award recipients
have in various ways managed to renew and challenge traditional
teaching methods – both…
