European RoyalsMonaco

Prince Albert talks about Princess Grace on special RFM radio show

Prince Albert II of Monaco recently sat down for an hour-long radio interview to discuss his famous mother, Princess Grace. The interview, held in honour of what would have been her 90th year, featured Prince Albert talking about her life and legacy with“Une Heure Avec” host Bernard Montiel on Paris’s RFM radio. “It touches me still a lot when I meet people who tell me that they met her…
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European RoyalsSweden

Crown Princess Couple of Sweden attend launch of Pep Report

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel attended the launch of the Pep Report on Wednesday in Stockholm, which saw the results of a survey of 11,000 young people in Sweden – questioning their physical activity and approach to health – published. “Generation Pep works to ensure that all children and young people in Sweden have the opportunity and the desire to live an active and healthy…
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European RoyalsSweden

Prince Carl Philip visits Hanover Fair

Prince Carl Philip was in Germany to attend the Hanover Fair earlier this week, as the event focused on Swedish partnership. On Monday, Prince Carl Philip attended a presentation and roundtable discussion about the digitisation of physical products with data and services…
European RoyalsThe Netherlands

Princess Beatrix opens exhibition "The Garden of Earthly Worries"

Princess Beatrix officially opened a new exhibition at the Paleis Het Loo on Tuesday, The Garden of Earthly Worries. Designed by Daniel Libeskind, a Polish-American artist, architect and designer, the exhibition consists of four sculptures. “Conceived as a sculptural and conceptual counterpoint to the ordered beauty of the palace garden,” per the Paleis Het Loo website, “the gardens of the…
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European RoyalsThe Netherlands

Queen Máxima visits the Fotomuseum

Queen Máxima visited the Netherlands Fotomuseum in Rotterdam on Tuesday to view several exhibitions and learn more about the facilities. One of the exhibitions she saw, during the tour given by Fotomuseum director Birgit Donker, was Shadows by Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar…
British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen leads a royal celebration of volunteers

The Queen hosted a reception on Tuesday evening at Windsor Castle to mark the centenary of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, and met with many long-serving volunteers throughout the charity sector in the United Kingdom. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations, or NCVO, was founded in 1919 and supports over 14,000 member organisations by “providing expert support and…
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