On Wednesday, the Belgian government announced that King Philippe is putting his support behind the “Be Heroes” initiative.
The initiative has been created to honour everyday heroes who will be recognised during the National Day ceremonies on the 21st of July.
This will be an occasion to highlight the role ordinary citizens play in the daily life of millions of Belgians and to honour…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia present ABC journalism prizes
23rd June 2021
On Tuesday, King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain presented three journalism awards.
The ceremony, which took place at the new ABC headquarters in Madrid, was held to award three journalism prizes: the “Mariano de Cavia” Prize, which went to Javier Cercas, the…
Queen Mathilde injures her left thumb
23rd June 2021
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…
On Monday, Prince Daniel of Sweden took part in SVT’s ‘Movement Movement‘ programme.
The show, broadcast by SVT (Swedish National Television), was created to welcome summer, and each years has a different theme.
This year’s subject was movement, and the slogan was ‘any movement counts’. The program aims to encourage physical activity of any kind.
Prince…
Queen Margrethe attends première of ballet for which she designed the scenes and costumes
22nd June 2021
Over the weekend, Queen Margrethe of Denmark was present for the première of the ballet ‘The Tinderbox’ at the Pantomime Theatre in Tivoli.
Her Majesty was accompanied by her sister, Princess Benedikte, and was present because of having designed the scenes…
King Willem-Alexander visits most beautiful orange street
19th June 2021
On Thursday, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands made a surprise visit to the street winner of the “Most beautiful orange street” prize. The prize was created to highten the sense of community during the Euro2020 football championships and was awarded…
On Friday,, a school building under construction partially collapsed in Antwerp, Belgium.
Shortly after the news was made public and confirmed by reliable sources, His Majesty King Philippe had a phone call with the Mayor of Antwerp, Mr Bart de Wever.
The Antwerp Fire Brigade had confirmed on Friday afternoon that already more than 10 people had been rescued alive from the rubble and…
On Thursday, King Felipe of Spain welcomed participants in the contest “What is a King for you?” to the Royal Palace in Madrid.
The contest is held every year by the Spanish Institutional Foundation and sponsored by the Orange Foundation (nothing to do with the…
On the occasion of the UN’s assembly on AIDS (UNAIDS), which was held in New York from 8 to 10 June, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco recorded a video message.
In it, she highlighted the Principality of Monaco’s role in the fight against AIDS and complimented the…
Crown Prince Frederik cheers Danish football team before first game without Christian Eriksen
17th June 2021
Crown Prince Frederik has visited the training centre for the Danish football team ahead of their second European Championships match against Belgium. The game will take place at Parken, the Danish Stadium.
Crown Prince Frederik visited the players at their training headquarters in Elsinore, and he praised the team’s actions during the difficult times they faced during their match against…