Crown Princess Mary of Denmark was the
special guest in a brainstorming session of the Me + We programme,
developed by the Mary Foundation. Her Royal Highness arrived at
Haslev Idrætsefterskole (Haslev Sports Continuation School in
English) on the morning of Tuesday, 14 June, accompanied by the
Director of the Mary Foundation, Helle Østergaard. The two women
were welcomed by the School…
Queen Máxima has landed in Ivory Coast’s
capital Abidjan as part of a four-day visit that will also take her
to Senegal as UN Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development. Her Majesty landed aboard an Air France flight
at around 9 pm local time on Sunday…
During his first day in the Democratic
Republic of Congo, King Philippe decorated the last veteran of
World War II to fight in Burma (today’s Myanmar). The Belgian King
held the ceremony at Kinshasa’s memorial for combat veterans, where
he had previously laid a…
Progress and disappointment: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde land in Congo for historic visit
10th June 2022
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians have embarked on their historic first official visit to
the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the country’s former
colonies. The visit had to be postponed twice; supposed to take
place in 2020 to celebrate Congo’s 60th independence anniversary,
but it had to be cancelled due to travel restrictions. It had been
planned for March 2022…
King Abdullah of Jordan reminisced about
his days in the Armed Forces during a meeting with military
veterans. The monarch was accompanied by senior military
leadership, like the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Major
General Yousef Hneiti, the Director of the…
Fresh troubles are on the horizon in
Spain, as rumours arise that King Juan Carlos was prevented from
visiting the country again. The former Monarch was supposed to
return to Sanxenxo, where he also stayed during his visit in May,
for the second leg of a sailing…
King Felipe of Spain was joined by Crown
Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway in Paris to
watch the final of the tennis men’s individual tournament Roland
Garros. The final was played on Sunday, 5 May by Spanish
tennis legend Rafael Nadal and young Norwegian promise Casper Ruud,
whom Nadal defeated in 3 sets, with a score of 6-3, 6-3, 6-0.
Upon his arrival, King…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
made a poignant visit to Utøya, the site of one of the two attacks
perpetrated by a terrorist on 22 July 2011. The royal couple
arrived on the island via the MS Thorbjørn, one of the ferries
transporting passengers between the two…
Prince Albert spoke to the weekend
newspaper Journal du Dimanche about Princess Charlene’s return to
Monaco. He expressed his joy at his wife’s return and spoke
about what it was like while the family was separated. Monaco’s
Sovereign Prince said…
The Platinum Pageant was the closing
event of the historic four-day weekend that celebrated the Platinum
Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth. One of the main features was a
caravan of seven buses, each representing a decade of Her Majesty’s
reign. The buses hosted people that were dubbed “national
treasures” – celebrities that have marked the cultural history of
the United Kingdom…
