Belgium

A King on a skateboard! King Philippe tries his luck on a board as Queen Mathilde watches on

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26th March 2023
A sight you don’t see every day: a King on a skateboard. Yet, that happened during a visit that King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians undertook to Skateistan.  Their Majesties were in Johannesburg, South Africa’s capital, and were visiting the skate park during their ongoing state visit to the country.  The park is part of a project by Belgian company Skateroom aiming to…
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British Royals

Why was France forced to postpone the State Visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla?

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24th March 2023
The French Presidential Palace has just announced that the State Visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla has been postponed indefinitely, following the call for yet another day of strikes and demonstrations for March 28th 2023, which would have been the second day of the State Visit.  For the past two weeks, France has been experiencing increasingly violent protests from people opposing…
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FeaturesHistoryState & Ceremonial

The coronation of England's first ''commoner'' queen

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23rd March 2023
Elizabeth Woodville is considered to be the first commoner to be crowned as Queen of England. Her coronation, soon after her marriage to King Edward IV was revealed, was controversial at the time and would mark a formal beginning to a royal tenure that was filled with drama and conflict. Elizabeth Woodville was born in 1437. She was the first child of Richard Woodville and Jacquetta of…
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The Netherlands

Queen Máxima embarks on a visit to Morocco on behalf of the UN

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22nd March 2023
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands landed in Morocco for a three-day visit as the Special Advocate of the United Nations Secretary-General for Inclusive Financing for Development. On Monday, 20 March, Her Majesty landed in Casablanca, the country’s largest city; she will also visit the capital Rabat before returning to The Hague.  The theme of her visit will revolve around financial…
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