It was the perfect finale for an intense
four-days celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and the
Royal Family showed up in full force to support her. The
Platinum Jubilee Pageant was a three-hours long event that saw
thousands of people parade down the Mall and in front of Buckingham
Palace to pay tribute to everything that the Queen stands for.
Buckingham Palace had…
The Lord Mayor of London hosted a
reception for the Royal Family following the Service of
Thanksgiving for the Platinum Jubilee. The lunch was also open to
political authorities, like Prime Minister Boris Johnson and
Interior Secretary Priti Patel, as well as former…
One big absence tinges the Platinum Jubilee with sadness, as The Queen misses "one familiar laughter"
2nd June 2022
The Platinum Jubilee is a unique
celebration. Enormous crowds were lining the Mall, with people
ready and eager to celebrate Her Majesty’s 70th anniversary
reigning over the country and Commonwealth. But “one familiar
laughter” was missing. We knew this Platinum…
President Macron and former President Obama lead global tributes for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
2nd June 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron and
former US President Barack Obama have led the tributes that poured
in for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. In a video
message, which he published on his social media accounts, President
Macron praised the Queen for being one of the “very few constants
at the international level”. He said: “Through these
transformations, your devotion to…
Just hours after hosting NATO leaders at
the Royal Palace, Queen Letizia changed perspective and landed in
the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on the evening of Tuesday, 31
May. Her Majesty is travelling with the Secretary of State for
Cooperation, Pilar Cancela, and was…
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians held a
video call with Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska. Connecting
from her office in the Royal Palace, the Queen “expressed her
solidarity” to the Ukrainian people for the incredibly difficult
situation they have been facing…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde watch the first final of the Queen Elisabeth Music Prize
1st June 2022
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attended
the first session of the finals for the Queen Elisabeth Music
Prize, which this year was opened to cellists. The royal couple
arrived at the Bozar Centre of Fine Arts in Brussels in the evening
of Monday, 30 May, to watch the first two finalists perform a piece
of music of their choice and the unpublished work of Jorg
Widmann. This is the…
King Felipe hosted a series of events
connected with NATO’s summit taking place in Madrid, which, in
turn, coincided with the 40th anniversary of Spain joining the
Atlantic defence alliance. In the morning of Monday, 30 May,
King Felipe, accompanied by Prime Minister…
Prince Albert sends President Biden a condolence letter as the US struggles to cope with mass shooting grief
1st June 2022
Prince Albert of Monaco has made public a
statement of condolences he sent to US President Joe Biden
following last week’s tragic school shooting in Texas. “On
behalf of my family and of the people of Monaco, I wish to convey
my deepest condolences and sympathy to…
After months of speculation, Princess
Haifa bint Mohammed confirmed that Saudi Arabia is not planning on
revising alcohol rules for tourists. The conversation about this
topic started when the country announced that they were starting
construction on Neom, a city designed to incorporate the latest
smart technologies and function as a tourist hub. Speculation about
the revision of…
