Many people are used to thinking about
members of royal families as people with immense privilege and a
life free from pain and suffering. However, this was far from the
truth for King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Born Prince Carl Gustaf
Folke Hubertus on 30 April 1946, he was the last child and only son
of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sybilla. On 26 January 1947,
Prince Gustaf…
King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Princess
Leonor have taken part in the ceremony to hand out diplomas to all
new graduates from the Army Military Academy. Their Majesties,
accompanied by Her Royal Highness, arrived at the Zaragoza General
Military Academy on Friday…
Princess Leonor was joined by the rest of
her family during the culmination of a full agenda during their two
days in Girona. On Wednesday, 5 July, the Spanish royals handed out
the Princess of Girona Awards to five young people who have
excelled in their respective…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde have
visited the Belgian Senate to unveil a tribute for His Majesty’s
10th anniversary as Monarch: a set of two new busts. Their
Majesties arrived in the Senate’s Palace on the afternoon of 5th
July 2023, and were welcomed by local authorities, before being
escorted to the Green Hall. There, they were presented with
two new busts made of them by…
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía carry out joint engagements in Girona in a bittersweet farewell
5th July 2023
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía have
carried out a rare series of joint engagements without their
parents being present as they traveled to Girona to take part in a
meeting with the Princess of Girona Foundation’s team, visit the
Foundation’s headquarters, and meet…
King Charles and Queen Camilla will have
an encore of their most special day in Scotland, as a service will
be conducted to present them with the Honours of Scotland. On
Wednesday, 5th July, the King and Queen will be in St Giles’
Cathedral, in Edinburgh, for the …
A touching tribute to his mother will open the celebration for King Charles' Scottish coronation
1st July 2023
The presentation of the Honours of
Scotland will be a smaller affair than the Coronation, but equally
full of ceremony and history. One of the elements that will be used
in the service will be a sword. The traditional piece used
for this service is known as the Sword of State, or Papal Sword,;
it was given to King James IV by Pope Alexander VI in 1494. It not
been seen in public in recent…
The King and Prince of Wales praise Windrush generation on 75th anniversary of ship docking
25th June 2023
The British Royal Family has paid tribute
to the so-called Windrush generation, on the 75th anniversary of
the ship’s arrival on British shores. Last year, King Charles
commissioned a series of ten portraits, all of which have been
painted by black artists, to…
Prince Albert travelled to New York City
to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Principality of Monaco
being officially recognised as a sovereign state by the United
Nations. This was also an occasion to celebrate the legacy of
Prince Rainier III, Prince Albert’s…
Biotech, Navy, art and a sad goodbye as the Dutch State Visit to Belgium draws to a close
23rd June 2023
Thursday marked the last day of the State
Visit that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima are paying to
Belgium – but last doesn’t mean less busy. The day began in Leuven,
where the four royals visited Imec. This facility works in research
for the chip tech sector, which is assuming an increasing strategic
relevance for the independence of Europe in the semiconductors…
