After yesterday’s elections, King
Philippe of Belgium is currently holding consultations with the
various political party leaders and the Presidents of the Senate
and Chamber of Representatives to form a new federal government.
The King, who will later appoint an “informateur” and/or
“raporteur”, plays a crucial role in the new government formation.
Yesterday, the Belgian people went to…
King Juan Carlos of Spain is retiring
from public life. The former monarch will stop carrying out
engagements from June 2nd 2019, the fifth anniversary of the
announcement of his abdication. Juan Carlos, who ruled Spain from
1975 until 2014, confirmed he would be giving up…
Several Belgian royals cast their vote
today for the regional, federal and European elections. Only King
Philippe and Queen Mathilde, who need to remain neutral and above
politics, will not go vote today. They are exempt from Belgium’s
compulsory voting system. Legal…
Queen Mathilde has given a rare interview
in connection with the final of the Queen Elisabeth Competition
Violin 2019. In the exclusive interview with Canvas, Her
Majesty talked about her love of music, her four children and the
close relationship she had with Queen Fabiola. On Saturday evening,
the laureates of the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition Violin
2019 were announced. As Honorary…
This past week, Princess Alexandra of
Luxembourg celebrated the centenary of women getting the right to
vote in Luxembourg by attending an academic session on 22 May. The
Princess was also able to view the exhibit “100 years of feminine
democracy” sat front row as…
The Brazilian chief Raoni Metuktire is
currently on a European tour. His purpose is to gather royal
support for his tribe and help to stop the deforestation that
heavily impacts his tribe’s way of living. So far the chief has met
with Grad Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Prince…
On 22 May, Crown Princess Victoria took
part in her 22nd hike, this time in Södermanland. The hike in
Södermanland began at Nerhyttan’s farm, where County Governor,
Liselott Hagberg welcomed the Crown Princess. Crown Princess
Victoria then rode an Icelandic horse to the Skottvång mine where
she met with members of the public who wanted to take part in the
hike alongside her. Photo: Raphael…
The Greek Royal Family had much to
celebrate this week as Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark
– commonly referred to as Olympia – graduated from New York
University (NYU)’s Gallatin School for Individualized Study in New
York City. Watching her graduate were…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway
participated in the award ceremony for the prestigious Abel Prize
on Tuesday. The Abel Prize 2019 was awarded to Karen Keskulla
Uhlenbeck for her recent breakthrough in geometric partial
differential equations, gauging theory and integrable…
Last week, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Alexander of Serbia hosted a traditional dinner at the White
Palace in Belgrade in honour of the regular annual Holy Assembly of
Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The dinner was attended by
His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia with Metropolitans and
Bishops of the Church, among others. The Serbian Orthodox Church is
one of the Eastern Orthodox…
