Earlier this week, Queen Silvia of Sweden
took part in a virtual roundtable discussion on the issue of doping
and announced a new anti-doping and public health professorship.
Also present at the seminar was Professor Arne Ljungqvist, one of
the biggest names in Sweden’s fight against the doping phenomenon
and one of the founders of WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency,
which supervises…
Throughout the month of May, Queen
Mathilde of the Belgians has carried out various engagements in
connection with the Queen Elisabeth Music Prize. The competition
started on the 3rd of May 2021, with Queen Mathilde releasing a
video message on social media in both…
On Tuesday, June 1st, King Felipe and
Queen Letizia of Spain travelled to Basque Country, in the town of
Vitoria-Gasteiz, to open the country’s first memorial for terrorism
victims. Dressed in sober black clothes, Their Majesties arrived at
the site, where they…
2022 Trooping the Colour rearranged to form part of the bumper celebrations for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
2nd June 2021
In a highly anticipated announcement,
Buckingham Palace has revealed plans for The Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee next year, including a rearranged Trooping The Colour.
Trooping the Colour is usually held annually on the second Saturday
of June. It is The Sovereign’s Birthday Parade, despite the fact it
takes place month after The Queen’s actual birthday on April 21st.
However, next…
On Friday, Queen Emerita Sofìa of Spain
was at Teatro Monumental in Madrid to watch a concert featuring the
debut of the winning composition and to hand out a music prize
bearing her name. Her Majesty, who is still a member of The
Royal Family, despite her husband’s…
King Felipe of Spain received the
coronavirus vaccine on Saturday according to official palace
sources. His Majesty received his jab in the Wizink Centre in
the Spanish capital of Madrid. This came shortly after the
conclusion of the National Armed Forces Day events, in…
On Friday, May 28, King Philippe took
part in the kickstarting of the field hockey summer season in
preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games, due to start towards the
end of July. His Majesty gave the symbolic “first bat” on the
hockey field to start an intensive training session for the Belgian
field hockey teams, called the Red Lions (male team) and the Red
Panthers (female team), who…
The Princess of Asturias receives her confirmation weeks before she heads to Wales to study
29th May 2021
On Friday, May 28, HRH the Princess of
Asturias received her confirmation in Madrid, at the Nuestra Señora
de la Asunción church, with all the rest of her classmates. For her
First Holy Communion, which took place in May of 2015, she was
surrounded by her entire…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
took part in the celebrations for National Armed Forces Day, which
this year fell on Saturday, the 29th of May 2021. The main event, a
military parade, was severely restricted due to Government
restrictions in connection to the ongoing…
His Majesty King Felipe of Spain visited
the headquarters for the Spanish Army’s military operations on
Thursday, May 27. The facility, located in Granada, is in charge of
directing all matters related to training and logistics for the
Army. The centre is under the direct control of the Chief of
Staff of the Army, just one rank below the Chief of the Armed
Forces, a role that belongs to…
