The Netherlands

Queen Máxima travels to New York for UN General Assembly

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands travelled to New York City from the 21st to the 23rd of September 2021 to take part in the 76th United Nations General Assembly.  Her Majesty presented the annual report to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the 23rd – the report having been written in her capacity as a United Nations’ Secretary General’s Special Advocate for…
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Belgium

Queen Mathilde visits UN offices in Brussels

The United Nations General Assembly is underway in New York City, but a lot of key figures of the various UN programs are participating remotely due to travel restrictions and health safety measures in place. So, in her role as a UN Special Envoy for Sustainable…
Belgium

Queen Mathilde enjoys pastries in Charleroi as she sees the impact of microcredit grants on businesses

Queen Mathilde of Belgium was treated to a roundtable discussion on microfinance over delicious pastries during a visit to a small bakery in Charleroi – the fifth most populous city in the country.  Her Majesty arrived at local bakery Les Tartes Vertes to talk about the impact their microcredit grant has had on the lives of everyone involved in the business.  The bakery requested a…
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Spain

King Felipe celebrates special anniversary for important social organisation

King Felipe of Spain has commemorated the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Economic and Social Council.  His Majesty arrived at the Economic and Social Council headquarters on Tuesday, 21st of September 2021. He was welcomed by the vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz, and the President of the Economic and Social Council, Antón Costas.  King…
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Spain

King Felipe opens new academic year in Córdoba

King Felipe of Spain travelled to the Rabanales Campus of the University of Córdoba to preside over the opening ceremony for the 2021-2022 academic year.  His Majesty arrived on campus accompanied by the Minister of Universities Manuel Castells, the President of the…
The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander among authorities unveiling new monument for Holocaust victims

In a poignant ceremony on the evening of 19 September, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands inaugurated a new monument to the memory of Dutch people killed during World War II.  The monument, called Monument of Names, was commissioned by architect Daniel Libeskind and is made of more than 102,000 stones, one for each of the Dutch Jews, Sinti and Roma people that were persecuted by the…
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