Donna Paola Margherita Maria Antonia
Consiglia Ruffo di Calabria was born on 11 September 1937 at Villa
Claudia in Forte dei Marmi, Italy, as the seventh and youngest
child of Prince Fulco Ruffo di Calabria, a First World War flying
ace, and Countess Luisa Gazelli, a descendant of the Marquis
de Lafayette, a hero of the American Revolution. Her grandmother on
her father’s side, Laure Mosselman…
After winning his 19th Grand Slam title
over the weekend, Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal received
special congratulations from King Felipe. Shortly after his US Open
win, the Spanish Royal House’s Twitter account posted a message
saying, “His opponents will say…
Denmark's main royal residence, Amalienborg Palace, increases terror preparedness
10th September 2019
The Danish royal residence of Amalienborg
Palace in Copenhagen will soon be closed to all car traffic as part
of moves to reduce the threat of a terror attack. The Danish
news-agency “Ritzau” confirmed the details from Copenhagen City
Council and the Danish Royal Court.
Crown Princess Mary to address health ministers at WHO/Europe's annual meeting
10th September 2019
Crown Princess Mary will deliver a speech
at the World Health Organisation Regional Committee for Europe’s
annual meeting next week. Crown Princess Mary has spoken at the
WHO/Europe’s annual meeting nine times over the previous years and
currently serves as its Patron, a position she’s held since 2005.
According to the World Health Organisation’s website, “important
topics on the…
Queen Mathilde visited the Venice
Biennale last week to view art at the Belgian Pavilion as part of
the illustrious art festival. The exhibition, called MONDO CANE, is
a display of artwork by Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys and curated
by Anne-Claire Schmitz, and…
Princess Beatrix opened the new visitor
centre at the UNESCO World Heritage site Kinderdijk last week.
During her visit Saturday night, Princess Beatrix met with some of
the volunteers who work at the historical site. She attended in her
capacity as patron of the…
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Katherine of Serbia has, through her Foundation, delivered a brand
new Toyota to Cacak General Hospital, worth 10,000 Euros for the
transport of patients from Cacak and the surrounding area for
chemotherapy and dialysis to the hospital as well as other needs of
the hospital. During the handover, Her Royal Highness said: “My
last visit to this hospital was…
Prince Amedeo of Belgium and wife, Princess Elisabetta welcome second child, a son
8th September 2019
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of
Austria-Este – nephew of King Philippe of Belgium – and his wife,
Princess Elisabetta have welcomed their second child, a son. The
baby boy was born on 6 September at 9:05 pm in the UMC Saint-Pierre
Hospital in Brussels. He…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
visited a familiar household name on Wednesday, honouring the 100th
anniversary of appliance brand Electrolux. During their visit, the
Crown Princess Couple got a tour of the company’s Stockholm
headquarters and learned more…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary attend Flag Day events
5th September 2019
Today, the Danish Crown Prince couple
attended events commemorating Flag Day in Copenhagen. Flag Day has
been commemorated on 5 September since 2009. It was created to
honor all the Danish soldiers who were sent on missions abroad
since 1948. Since 2011, members of the royal family always
attend events to commemorate the day along with the military. Crown
Prince Frederik and Crown Princess…
