A young girl named Lerato
Letube, who is from Langa, Cape Town, South Africa, has
received the Queen’s Young Leadership Award by Her Majesty The
Queen. Her Majesty awarded Lerato at Buckingham Palace earlier this
year. Project Playground said in a press release, “Lerato Letube
grew up with her single mother in Langa. Her father abandoned the
family when Lerato was little. Her uncle is an…
In a continuation of our series of the
memorable moments of 2016 in the European royal houses, we have
events from June through August below. June: The month of
June saw Sweden’s National Day and the King and Queen travel to
Bhutan, Queen Máxima opened the Innovation…
The Belgian Royal Court has announced
that Her Majesty Queen Paola of Belgium has been admitted to
the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc in Brussels after
suffering a vertebral fracture from a fall. It added that the
fracture did not cause any neurological complicates…
We have compiled a list of events and
photos from the European royal houses, for our readers to enjoy and
look back on. Events from January through May are featured below.
January: King Harald and Queen Sonja celebrated 25 years on
the Norwegian throne. They became the King and Queen of Norway on
17 January 1991 after the death of Harald’s father, King Olav V.
The Royal Court released several…
His Royal Highness Grand Duke Jean of
Luxembourg was hospitalised a few days ago according to the Grand
Ducal Court. The doctors of His Royal Highness are satisfied with
his progress and are confident he will make a full recovery. In a
press release, the Grand Ducal Court…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
has called for the return of reason in his annual Christmas speech.
“Celebrating Christmas can be confrontational and make us think.
Close to the place where the crib once stood, there is now fear and
violence. The hardships of the…
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden has
been released from hospital. In a press release, the Swedish Royal
Court said, “The Queen has left Danderyd Hospital and is back home
at Drottningholm Palace. The Queen has recovered and is feeling
well under the circumstances.” In a text message to Expressen, the
Royal Court’s Director of Information and Press
Department, Margareta Thorgren said…
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg has given
his annual Christmas Eve address to the people of Luxembourg. The
speech was aired at 7:00 pm (6:00 pm GMT) in the small landlocked
country. HRH Grand Duke Henri – Grand Ducal Palace – Luxembourg –
15.12.2016 © 2016 Grand-Ducal…
Queen Silvia will spend another night in
hospital following being admitted on Friday evening with a
heavy cold and dizzyness. Her Majesty is being kept under
observation and doctors will decide whether to discharge her
tomorrow morning. This means The Queen will spend…
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden was
taken to the hospital late Friday night, the Swedish Royal Court
has announced this morning. The Royal Court has said that Her
Majesty has suffered from a cold recently and was taken to
Karolinska University Hospital in Solna due to dizziness. The
73-year-old celebrated her birthday with her family yesterday at
Drottningholm Palace. In the press release, the…
