The Dutch government has revealed the
cost associated with Queen Máxima’s work as the UN
Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development. The cost, which averages around €150,000 per year,
factors in travel and accommodation costs for Queen Máxima and a
member of the Royal Family Service, who accompanies her. The rest
is spent on “multilateral activities”…
Crown Princess Mary will travel to
Morocco next month to attend the Youth Innovation Summit. “The
large youth population in Morocco provides a great opportunity for
economic growth and development,” per the Youth Innovation Summit’s
official…
Michelle Dockery on Kate's visit to Downton Abbey set: "It was such a special day for everyone"
21st September 2019
Michelle Dockery revealed what it was
like when the Duchess of Cambridge visited the set of Downton Abbey
in 2015 during a promotional appearance for the Downton film. On
Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,
Dockery revealed that she felt like…
Howie Mandel jokes about Duchess of Sussex's time on Deal or No Deal
21st September 2019
Former Deal or No Deal host Howie Mandel
joked about the Duchess of Sussex’s career trajectory, saying that
she was working on her duchess skills while she worked on the game
show. “I used to say to her, ‘Meghan, open the case.’ And she used
to say, ‘Not now, I’m doing some work on becoming a duchess.’ It
was the master plan, so I don’t think she’ll come back for…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
paid a visit to Southwest Drenthe on Wednesday to meet with the
residents, as well as to support entrepreneurs and their business
initiatives – and the Queen got to meet a parrot, as well. Their
visit to Southwest Drenthe saw…
The Countess of Wessex in Kenya: "Gender equality is a fundamental right, but it is not yet the reality for many"
20th September 2019
The Countess of Wessex began a two-day
visit to Kenya on Thursday to attend the Commonwealth Women’s
Affairs Ministers Meeting in Nairobi. Per the Commonwealth’s
official website, the purpose of the meeting is to “turn the words
and aspirations expressed by leaders…
Duchess of Cambridge appears on Blue Peter with young Back to Nature design winner
20th September 2019
The Duchess of Cambridge appeared on
Thursday evening’s episode of the CBBC television show Blue Peter
to reveal the winner of her Back to Nature contest and tour the RHS
Wisley garden with the winner and runners up. The contest,
announced during Kate’s last appearance on Blue Peter in June,
allowed one lucky youngster the chance to design a garden element –
a sculpture – for the…
If you were hopeful that a recent
trademark renewal application for The Tig meant the imminent return
to lifestyle blogging of the Duchess of Sussex, sadly that’s not
the case. The news, which came out last week when Meghan’s business
manager applied for a lasting…
The Duchess of Cambridge made a
previously unannounced visit to the Sunshine House Children and
Young People’s Health and Development Centre in London to learn
more about early years development. The Sunshine House is part of
Evelina London Children’s Healthcare…
Crown Princess Mary speaks about the importance of vaccination at a global health event
17th September 2019
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark put
vaccination at the heart of her agenda as she spoke at the World
Health Organisation Regional Committee for Europe’s 69th session on
its opening day Monday. “I am honoured to once again have the
opportunity to speak to you,” Mary started. “Time goes by quickly
and while preparing for this meeting I realized just how quickly it
does go, as this is…
