Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William sees cutting edge work on important navy vessel

As the Royal Family continued Holyrood Week, Prince William has visited a major shipyard in Glasgow. On the morning of Tuesday June 29, the Earl of Strathearn was at BAE Systems where work is underway on a major new combat vessel for the British Royal Navy.  During his visit, Prince William had an advance look at their newest model, the City Class Type 26 Global Combat Ship, which will…
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Monaco

Princely Palace releases unseen video series for Princely Couple's 10th anniversary

On Thursday, Princess Charlène of Monaco posted a video on Instagram in anticipation of her and Prince Albert’s 10th wedding anniversary.  Their Serene Highnesses met at the 200 Mare Nostrum swim meeting in Monaco, with then-Ms Wittstock being a swimmer representing South Africa. They made their public debut at the Turin Winter Olympics in 2006, shortly after Prince Albert had become Prince…
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The Netherlands

Queen Máxima visits UMC Utrecht for healthcare

On Tuesday afternoon, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visited UMC Utrecht, where she held four meetings.  During the first roundtable, she heard how the facility is taking care of postponed health checks; several routine health checkups have been postponed because of the coronavirus emergency, and now the healthcare system is trying its best to catch up on all the missed…
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Belgium

Queen Mathilde injures her left thumb

During a visit to a pharmaceutical company on Tuesday, Queen Mathilde of Belgium was seen sporting a wrist brace on her left hand.  When asked for comment, a Palace spokesperson said that Her Majesty hurt her left thumb in a wrong move, and that the injury is not serious.  Queen Mathilde has been seen injured before; famously, in 2015 she had to use crutches for a while after hurting her…
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