To analyse the religious situation in
Spain, one must consider faith and diplomacy as inextricably
linked. Spain is one of the world’s most religious countries,
officially, with some statistics putting the percentage of the
population that ascribes to the Roman Catholic Church as high as
96%. To put that number in context, that same survey put
Italy’s percentage of Roman Catholics at…
The King and Queen celebrate the Bangladeshi community during a visit to London's East End
9th February 2023
King Charles and Queen Camilla have made
a visit to Brick Lane – the heart of the Bangladeshi community in
London’s East End. Their Majesties arrived to crowd cheers on
Wednesday, 8th February, and were immediately surrounded by the
atmosphere of Banglatown, as…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia make history with visit to Angola
8th February 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have landed
in Luanda for the beginning of their three-day state visit to
Angola, the first of their reign and the first from a Spanish
monarch in general.They are travelling accompanied by the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, European Union…
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has
arrived in Bangladesh for a three-day visit to the country in her
role as an advocate for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development
Goals. Her Majesty landed in Dhaka in the morning of Monday,
6 February and was welcomed at the airport by the Bangladeshi
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abul Kalam Abdul Momen, and the
Belgian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Didier…
The Danish Royal House has announced that
the annual Denmark Collection is getting some royal support in
2023. Two royal foundations have joined forces to put together a
total of 800.000 DKK (the rough equivalent of 96.180 GBP or 115.913
USD), all of which will go…
King Charles and Queen Camilla head royal delegation celebrating the UK's Asian community
5th February 2023
The King and Queen attended a reception
at Buckingham Palace this week to celebrate the Asian community
living and working in the United Kingdom. Their Majesties were
joined at the palace by the Princess Royal, the Earl of Wessex, the
Duke of Kent, the Duchess of…
Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana
Rajakanya of Thailand presided over the official opening of the new
structure of Donkoi Sustainable Village, a centre that will teach a
modernised version of traditional dyeing techniques. On
Monday, 23 January, the Princess travelled to Sakon Nakhon to
officially inaugurate the new centre, which was opened following a
previous visit made by the royal to the…
Coverage of royal engagement in Spain hijacked by allegations of a diplomatic snub towards Queen Letizia
26th January 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia hosted the
traditional annual reception for the diplomatic corps in Madrid’s
Royal Palace on. Wednesday, but it was one moment in particular
that caught the attention of all the cameras. At the reception,
Their Majesties met a line-up…
King Felipe watches paratroopers celebrate important anniversary
26th January 2023
King Felipe of Spain took part in the
celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the “Méndez Parada”
Military Paratrooper School, which belongs to the Spanish Air
Force, but trains personnel for all military branches. His
Majesty travelled via helicopter from Madrid…
Princess Margriet and Prof Van Vollenhoven remember Jewish healthcare facility deportations
25th January 2023
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and
her husband, Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the
commemoration event for the evacuation and deportation of patients
from the Het Apeldoornsche Bosch psychiatric hospital. On
Monday, 23 January, Princess Margriet and her husband arrived at De
Prinsehof primary school in Apeldoorn, where the ceremony was held.
Before going inside, the…
