Jordan The Kingdom of Jordan was one of
the first to respond to the news of the death of Sheikh Sabah Al
Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah by declaring 40 days of mourning. The King
of Jordan also tweeted his condolences. فقدنا اليوم أخاً كبيراً
وزعيماً حكيماً مُحبّاً للأردن سمو الشيخ صباح الأحمد رحمه الله كان
قائداً…
Kuwait’s ruler Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dies aged 91
29th September 2020
The ruling Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah
al-Ahmad al-Sabah has died at the age of 91. An official statement
was read out on national television on Tuesday. He died in a
hospital in the United States. “With great sadness and sorrow, we
mourn … the death of Sheikh Sabah…
NEW: Princess of Asturias quarantined after COVID-infection in class
12th September 2020
Leonor, the Princess of Asturias, has
been quarantined after a classmate was diagnosed with the
coronavirus. Leonor had only just returned to the Santa María de
los Rosales school on Wednesday, and now she and her entire class
will be forced to undergo a 14-day…
Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien unhappy after paparazzi photos published of 18-year-old daughter
28th August 2020
Prince Constantijn – brother of King
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands – and his wife Princess
Laurentien are unhappy after paparazzi photos of their 18-year-old
daughter Countess Eloise were published in Weekend magazine. They
commented to Shownieuws, “First and foremost, Eloise is a private
person with a right to privacy. We expect that this will be
respected. This photo…
Princes William & Harry reveal that a statue of their mother will be installed on her 60th birthday in 2021
28th August 2020
The statue of Diana, Princess of Wales
commissioned by her sons The Duke of Cambridge and The Duke of
Sussex, will be installed on 1 July 2021, which would have been her
60th birthday. The statue was commissioned in 2017 to mark the 20th
anniversary of her death and to…
Alois, Hereditary Prince of
Liechtenstein, held his traditional speech on the occasion of
Liechtenstein’s National Day, known as the Fürstenfest. Due to the
coronavirus measures, the speech took place not in the pasture next
to the Vaduz Castle but in the rose…
King Willem-Alexander commemorates end of Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies
16th August 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
was joined by Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the commemoration at the
Indies Monument for all victims of the Japanese occupation of the
Dutch East Indies. All those present wore a pin with a Melati, the
Indies jasmine, as a symbol of remembrance. On 15 August 1945 – VJ
Day – the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies officially
came to an…
Emperor Naruhito of Japan and his wife,
Empress Masako, have marked the 75th anniversary of the country’s
surrender in the Second World War. Emperor Naruhito is the grandson
of Emperor Hirohito who reigned during the Second World War. The
Emperor expressed a…
The Prince of Wales, known as the Duke of
Rothesay while in Scotland, has visited the site of the fatal
Aberdeenshire train crash. Three people were killed on Wednesday
when the 6.38 am Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street ScotRail train
service derailed near Stonehaven amid…
King of Thailand orders residents to not look out their windows as he visits his mother
12th August 2020
King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand has
ordered residents around the Chulalongkorn Hospital to close their
curtains and to not look out their windows as he visits his mother
in the hospital today. Any washing that has been hung outside to
dry must also be taken inside. Further measures taken at the
hospital include limited lift use and the banning of traffic around
the time of the visit. All…
