Queen Máxima has visited a funeral home
in The Hague to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the funeral
industry in the Netherlands. During her visit on July 2nd 2020,
Queen Máxima spoke with directors of the Engelen & Spoor Funeral
Services, the director of the Sector Certified Dutch Funeral
Enterprises and the director of the Roman Catholic Cemeteries
Foundation to learn about the…
The Earl and Countess of Wessex volunteer to package meals for NHS workers
3rd July 2020
The Earl and Countess of Wessex joined
volunteers packing meals for NHS workers earlier this week as they
continue their volunteering efforts throughout the pandemic. The
royals joined volunteers at a warehouse for Salute the NHS, a
charitable organisation that aims to…
We’re caught in a flux, of sorts, as the
world begins to ease out of lockdowns and restrictions imposed by
the COVID-19 pandemic, but countries remain cautious about how to
proceed so as not to cause another spike in cases. As businesses
begin to reopen, one thing seems…
Queen Máxima has paid a visit to the GGZ
Noord-Holland-Noord mental health care institution to speak with
practitioners about treating patients in their home environments.
The Royal House website said that Queen Máxima also discussed
“recovery and personal direction and the provision of digital care
and prevention” with the experts during her visit on July 2nd. She
discussed the protocols…
Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg on first public engagement since birth of son
2nd July 2020
Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie
returned to royal engagements on Wednesday, nearly two months after
giving birth to her first child, Prince Charles. Stéphanie was
joined by her husband, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, for a visit
to the Caritas Fairness Centre in…
The Prince of Wales joined the Mayor of
London for a visit to the Transport for London’s Ashfield House
training centre in West Kensington on Thursday morning to thank the
staff who have been working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The
Transport for London network has…
King Felipe attended the symbolic
reopening of the Spanish border with Portugal on Wednesday, another
step to re-opening the country following the COVID-19 pandemic. The
border between Spain and Portugal is referred to as ‘la raya’ or
‘the line’ and was closed for three-and-a-half months during the
COVID-19 pandemic. Both countries are still experiencing spikes in
cases, but the…
The birthstone of July, the ruby, has
been used as a symbol of royalty for centuries. Today we’re looking
at the history behind the most famous ruby tiara in the Danish
Royal Family’s collection: the Danish Ruby Parure. Now most closely
associated with Crown Princess…
Queen Máxima has paid a visit to the
Nieuwe Regentes Theatre to meet with its Creative Coalition and
discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected artists and other
freelancers. The Creative Coalition was formed last year to bring
together 42 different professional…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hosted
a Zoom call with Canadian healthcare workers as a way to mark
Canada Day, Canada’s national holiday. The Royal Family YouTube
page posted the seven-minute video with the description that
William and Kate wanted to “thank staff at Fraser Health’s Surrey
Memorial Hospital in British Columbia, and frontline workers across
Canada for their efforts in…
