King Charles started his week with a
special engagement as he met a 99 year old veteran. While
visiting The Gordon Highlanders Museum, The King was able to meet
Jim Glennie who is a veteran of the Second World War and took part
in the D-Day landings. He was captured by Nazi forces and held as a
prisoner of war for four months. When the veteran met King
Charles, he joked “long time, no…
Queen Camilla has returned to public
engagements with a visit to the University of Aberdeen where she
met different campus groups. Queen Camilla was named as
Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen in 2013 and has returned
several times. On her latest trip, she…
Why Queen Mathilde made history when her husband took the throne
20th January 2025
Queen Mathilde is a dedicated consort and
in the twelve years since becoming Queen of the Belgians has truly
made the role her own. However, she made history on the day that
her husband took the throne. The Queen of the Belgians was
born Mathilde Marie Christine…
King Charles has been focusing on
community during time in Scotland. The King visited a food bank in
Alloa, Clackmannanshire. He was greeted by cheerful crowds who
braved the chill to see him before heading inside. The Gate
is a charity organisation that provides support and help to those
experiencing food insecurity and homelessness. It provides over
75,000 meals throughout the year and…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway embraced
the cold to launch an exciting year in Norway. The Norwegian
Crown Prince was in Oslo to help launch 2025 as the official Year
of Outdoor Living. The bonfire event in the capital city was one of
700 across the country where…
While several European nations will next
have a queen on their throne, Sweden is the only nation to have two
generations of queens-in-waiting. However, the future Queen
Victoria will not be the first female regnant of Sweden. Which
women have ruled Sweden in the…
The King’s Trust is only a year away from
celebrating a milestone occasion, its fiftieth birthday. What is
The King’s Trust and what does it do? In 1976, the
then-Prince of Wales founded a new organisation. The United Kingdom
was facing high levels of unemployment with young people affected
in particular. Charles decided to use the money earned from his
time in the Royal Navy to help fund…
King Charles has been focusing on history
when he helped begin a time capsule that will be opened in 2125.
And there were two special contributions from The King for this
important memento. The King was at Dumfries House to mark a special
anniversary for The King’s…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden began his
week at great heights with a visit to the highest church in the
country. The Swedish King visited the church at Sälen, the
highest church in Sweden standing at over 700 metres above sea
level. Archbishop Martin Modéus and…
Although Prince Joachim of Denmark now
spends the majority of his time abroad, he is back in Denmark
carrying out official duties. Prince Joachim attended the New
Year’s Gala on 1 January, the first of his elder brother’s reign.
He has remained in Denmark this week for engagements. In his
role as Patron of Denmark’s Veterans, His Royal Highness met with
National Chairman former…
