When Queen Margrethe celebrates her 80th
birthday later this spring, it will be commemorated with a series
of special stamps issued by PostNord. The sheet will include five
stamps featuring important moments from Queen Margrethe’s life, per
PostNord Denmark. “We have seen Her Majesty The Queen on the stamp
ever since, as a one-year-old princess, she sat on the arm of her
mother,”…
King Felipe urges courage in the face of uncertainty at the 2020 Pascua Militar
7th January 2020
King Felipe spoke of courage in the face
of adversity in a speech to Spanish soldiers on Monday at the
Pascua Militar in Madrid. The Pascua Militar is an important
Spanish military holiday that recognises the recovery of Menorca
for Spain in 1782, created by King…
Prince Christian, Princess Isabella,
Prince Vincent, and Princess Josephine began their 12-week study
program at Lemania-Verbier International School in Banges,
Switzerland on Monday, accompanied by their parents. The study
abroad opportunity was announced last…
Infanta Pilar, the older sister of King
Juan Carlos of Spain, has been hospitalised again in Madrid
following health problems. The Spanish princess was admitted to the
Ruber International Hospital on Monday according to several Spanish
news outlets. Her health hasn’t been the best over the past year.
In February 2019, she was hospitalised for intestinal issues; and
in May, announced…
New details about Prince Charles's visit to Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories announced
7th January 2020
New details about the Prince of Wales’s
upcoming visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
were released by Clarence House on Monday. Prince Charles will
visit Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories from
Thursday, 23 January to Friday, 24…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are back
to work tomorrow with a special engagement to honour their recent
stay in Canada. Harry and Meghan will visit Canada House in London
to meet with the High Commissioner in Canada to the UK, Her
Excellency Janice Charette. The visit…
Every year in Spain on the 6th of
January, the Spanish Royal Family commemorates Pascua Militar, a
military ceremony at the Royal Palace of Madrid. At the Pascua
Militar, King Felipe receives the “Prime Minister, the Minister of
Defence, the Chief of the Defence Staff, the Chiefs of Staff of all
branches, the Grand Masters of the Royal and Military Orders of San
Fernando and San…
As the decade winds to a close, let’s
look back at the new duchesses of the United Kingdom, the new
generation of royal dukes and duchesses in Sweden, and the new heir
in Belgium. The Duchess of Cambridge Picture by i-Images / Pool
Upon her marriage to…
January The Queen spent Christmas at
Sandringham and continued to stay there through February, so news
was slow at the beginning of the year. Case in point? Our first
story about The Queen in 2019 was titled “Inquiring children’s
minds want to know: does The Queen eat…
As we do each year, we are taking a look
back at the Cambridges’ royal year from charity visits, official
visits and more. Here is a highlight review of their year, and the
stories we covered. January The Cambridges’ royal year began with a
big announcement for Kate: she would be designing a series of Back
to Nature gardens with the Royal Horticultural Society in the
spring and…
