The Edinburghs

Prince Edward follows in his father's footsteps for a series of special engagements in Germany and Czechia

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, Jill Gillard, and a lunch at the British Embassy offered to members of the Bundestag. His Royal Highness then…
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Spain

King Felipe honours past military heroes in centuries-old ceremony

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 Aranjuez Royal Palace in Madrid.  Present for the occasion were, among others, the Chief of Staff of the Air and Space…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William marks Mental Health Awareness Week with Navy veterans and a rowing challenge

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 mental health with members of the charity.  The video was shot at the Eton rowing club, on Dorney Lake, in Windsor, and it…
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Norway

King Harald of Norway makes his first public appearance since hospitalisation as the country celebrates its National Day

King Harald of Norway made his first public appearance in more than two weeks following a period of hospitalisation to treat an infection. His Majesty’s treatment meant he was forced him to miss a number of key events, including the State visit from the President of Italy and the beginning of the summer sailing season of the Royal ship Norge.  And what better occasion to celebrate a…
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