King Felipe has visited the reception
centre set up in Spain for those being flown in from Afghanistan.
Felipe VI headed to the base at Torrejon on August 28th 2021 with
the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez. He met many of the
politicians involved in the programme including the Health
Minister, Carolina Darias, and the coordinator of the Task Force
for Repatriations from…
The marriage of Sonja Haraldsen to the
future King of Norway, on August 29th 1968, marked a moment of joy
in a relationship that had caused huge debate as soon as it was
known about. For the bride had no royal blood in a monarchy where
princes were expected to wed regally.
The Queen will oversee the opening of new
sessions of both the Scottish and Welsh parliaments in the coming
weeks as she begins to increase her public engagements. The visits
to the Scottish Parliament and the Senedd are part of a string of
duties lined up for the Monarch…
The first major royal wedding of the 21st
century was a fairytale come true. The romantic bride and groom had
a love story that had enchanted millions while their marriage
ceremony was a first taste of ancient tradition in a brand new
millennium. And that brought another first with it. For the wedding
of the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway, on August 25th 2001,
was also the first real internet…
It’s not often the bridal bouquet gets
its own name but that’s just what happened at the first major royal
wedding of the 21st century. When Mette-Marit Tjessem Hjoiby
married Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, on August 25th 2001 in Oslo,
she carried an unusual arrangement…
It was the first big royal wedding of the
21st century bringing kings, queens, princes and princesses
together for a very modern monarchical marriage. The relationship
between Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessme Hoiby
had been under scrutiny from the moment…
The government in Vaduz has announced
seven days of state mourning for Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein.
The Princess died on August 21st 2021 at the age of 81, several
days after suffering a stroke. Her husband, Prince Hans-Adam II,
and members of her family were with her when she passed away.
Following her death, flags at Vaduz Castle, the official royal
residence were lowered to half…
The Belgian Royal Family has announced
that Prince Gabriel, second child of King Philippe and Queen
Mathilde, is moving to England to continue his education. The news
came as the prince, who is second in line to the Belgian throne,
celebrated his eighteenth…
A new statue of The Queen will take its
place at one of England’s most celebrated churches to mark the
Platinum Jubilee. First glimpses of the sculpture, which will sit
in a currently empty niche on the West front of York Minister, have
been revealed. The statue is…
Poll shows majority of people in Spain want Princess Leonor to undergo military training
16th August 2021
There is strong support for the heir to
the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor, undertaking military training,
according to a new poll. The survey, for leading newspaper ABC,
shows two thirds of those asked want the Princess of Asturias to
train with the military once she has completed her secondary
education. Leonor is set to start studying for the International
Baccalaureate at the UWC Atlantic…
