Queen Mathilde and Prince Emmanuel didn’t
miss their traditional appointment and ran the Brussels 20km race
through the streets of the Belgian capital. On Sunday, 28 May, the
Queen and her youngest son were among the thousands that made up
the racing contingent, which snaked their way for 12,42
miles. The Belgian Royal Palace released several pictures of
the mother and son during…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has carried
out an engagement celebrating a school in one of her passions:
literature and reading. Her Royal Highness visited
Lillehammer’s Nordre Ål primary school on Saturday, 27 May. There,
she took part in an activity carried out every…
Prince Edward follows in his father's footsteps for a series of special engagements in Germany and Czechia
27th May 2023
The Duke of Edinburgh has traveled to
Germany and the Czechia to celebrate the young people who have
successfully completed the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme.
The four-days visit began in Berlin on Monday, 22nd May, with a
welcome by the British Ambassador to Germany…
The Princess of Wales carried out an
engagement in partnership with the Kinship Charity this week – a
charity which takes care of children at risk of abandonment. Her
Royal Highnesses undertook the engagement at the Foundling Museum,
an organisation of which she is patron. The Princess was joined by
staff, volunteers and people who are using the charity, as well as
rapper Professor Green…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
of Sweden celebrated the 400th-anniversary country’s first high
school. On 24 May, the couple travelled to Västerås, in the
southwest of the country. The city is considered one of Sweden’s
industrial bedrocks and is…
King Felipe of Spain carried out one of
only two engagements on his agenda this week and presented two
families with posthumous military honours. His Majesty
presided over the ceremony of the Chapter of the Royal and Military
Order of San Fernando, which was held in the…
An exhibition in a shopping mall provides rare glimpse into daily life of Japan's Emperor
24th May 2023
A new exhibition about the Japanese
Imperial Family has opened in a shopping mall in the capital. It
features clothes and other objects used by various members of the
Imperial Family, both on a regular basis and for special
occasions. The main piece on show is the clothing pieces that
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wore for their enthronement
ceremony in 2019, which are full of…
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has begun his scheduled
official visit to Malaysia, which should last until 24 May.
On Sunday, 21 May, the Crown Prince departed the United Arab
Emirates and landed at Kuala Lumpur International…
Prince William marks Mental Health Awareness Week with Navy veterans and a rowing challenge
22nd May 2023
Prince William appeared in a video with
members of the HMS Oardacious charity to mark Mental Health
Awareness Week. On 21 May, the Prince and Princess of Wales’s
YouTube account published a six-minute clip in which the heir to
the throne rows and talks about…
Kensington Palace has marked World Bee
Day by posting a new picture of the Princess of Wales caring for a
beehive. Her Royal Highness was captured by the lens of Matt
Porteous in the summer of 2022 at her home in Norfolk while wearing
a full beekeeper’s outfit: the beige suit and the netted
hood. The Princess is pictured handling a slatted rack that
was pulled from the beehive, and the…
