The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are officially open! After much anticipation, the Japanese edition of the biggest sporting event in the world has begun, and royal support for the various teams is pouring in.Â
Despite the current situation preventing many royals from travelling to Japan for the occasion, as they had done many times in the past, they still want their citizens to feel their support…
On Thursday, King Felipe granted an audience to Ane Mintegi, the junior tennis player who made history by being the first Spanish citizen to win a Wimbledon trophy.Â
Ane Mintegi won the women’s junior title at Wimbledon on the 11th of July by defeating German…
On Tuesday, Queen Letizia presided over a conference on the impact the pandemic had on mental health throughout the different vulnerable groups of the population.Â
The meeting, which took place in the Audience Room at Zarzuela Palace, included representatives from…
National Day in Belgium has been marked with scaled down celebrations on Wednesday, tinted by a sombre atmosphere.Â
The King was visibly moved when, during the military parade, images of the damage caused by the devastating floods that have hit Belgium in the past weeks were projected on the giant screens. His Majesty was seen drying tears, touched by the tragedy that has caused the death of…
Queen Mathilde becomes emotional as she watches her eldest daughter take part in her first military parade
21st July 2021
Belgium’s National Day took place on Wednesday which was marked with scaled-down festivities that included a thanksgiving service, a military parade and a visit by the King and Queen to two care homes for people with disabilities.Â
2021’s parade saw two royal firsts.
Princess Delphine attends first major public engagement since she became recognised as King Albert's daughter
21st July 2021
Wednesday July 21st marked the celebration of National Day for Belgium. A holiday that was meant to symbolise hope and a slow return to some semblance of normalcy and that instead has been sobered by the death of 31 people due to intense floods that have hit central…
On Tuesday, the Belgian Royal Family was out in full force to celebrate the country’s National Day.Â
King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and their children Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Éléonore were at Brussels’s St Michael and Gudule Cathedral for a traditional Te Deum, or Thanksgiving service.Â
The family walked in the Cathedral with the King and Queen…
King Felipe grants audience to project to regenerate Madrid
21st July 2021
On Tuesday, the King of Spain granted an audience to a representation of the association Madrid Futuro.Â
The NGO was born out of the city’s society and aims to act as a catalyst for projects that would make the Spanish capital recover faster after the hit it took…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians observe minute of silence for flood victims
21st July 2021
On Tuesday, on the occasion of Belgium’s National Day, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde observed a minute of silence in a fire station in Verviers, Belgium.Â
Their Majesties visited the station at the end of a day of private visits with people affected by the…
King Philippe of the Belgians has delivered his annual speech marking his country’s National Day.
The address, on July 20th 2021, came in the wake of disastrous floods that have impacted central Europe, causing short of 200 deaths. Several people are still missing.
His speech came on the eve of National Day when there is usually a concert to celebrate. That has been…