BelgiumCoronavirus

Belgian National Day 2020: in pictures

It was a very different National Day for Belgium’s Royal Family today. A day of celebration became a moment for commemoration as King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and their children paid tribute to those who have lost their lives to coronavirus and to those who have worked over the past months to fight the disease and support others. Masks and social distancing replaced the celebratory aspect of…
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Belgium

King Philippe praises the courage of Belgians in National Day speech

King Philippe of the Belgians has praised his fellow citizens for their ”courage and creativity” in confronting the many challenges of the coronavirus pandemic in an emotional and hard hitting speech to mark his country’s National Day. Speaking on July 20th 2020, on the eve of the celebrations, King Philippe had glowing words for all those who had worked to overcome the difficulties and…
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CoronavirusMonaco

Prince Albert's daughter diagnosed with COVID-19

Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, the eldest daughter of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, has tested positive for the coronavirus. She revealed her diagnosis in an IGTV video titled “My Covid-19 Experience from the ❤️ Heart.” View this post on Instagram My hope is to help at least one person with this video ??. #wearamask #staysafe #pandemic #covid19 A post shared by…
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European Royals

Prince Ernst August of Hanover admitted to psychiatric clinic after police incident

Prince Ernst August of Hanover, the estranged husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, was admitted to a psychiatric clinic on Wednesday after an incident at his lodge in Grünau. According to police reports seen by RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland, the Austrian prince called for police assistance on Wednesday night claiming that somebody wanted to kill him. When police attended the scene…
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