The fundraising of Captain Tom Moore has been recognised on his 100th birthday with a special military move. Captain Moore has been made an Honorary Colonel by the Queen to celebrate his centenary.
The man who has captured imaginations around the world has been made the first Honorary Colonel of the Army Foundation College as he turns 100. The college is based in Harrogate in Yorkshire, the…
The Countess of Wessex has helped pack food parcels as she continues to support volunteers looking after the most vulnerable members of society during the coronavirus pandemic. She put together emergency supplies on a visit to a foodbank earlier this week.
Sophie spent…
Duchess of Sussex shares message of support for charity's COVID-19 response
29th April 2020
Since moving to virtual service six weeks ago because of the coronavirus pandemic, Smart Works has delivered 200 hours of support to their clients. The Duchess of Sussex, who is patron, shared a message of support for the charity’s efforts and even stepped in to help…
On Tuesday morning, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway met women from minority backgrounds via video conference. The women are affiliated with the MiRA Resource Centre, which the Queen has supported for a long time. This was the first solo job the Queen has performed since she undertook a state visit to Jordan with her husband, King Harald, just before the COVID-19 pandemic took over Europe.
In…
The King’s Day at Home festivities ended at 4 P.M. with a national toast to King Willem-Alexander.
The extended Royal Family including Princess Beatrix, Prince Bernhard and his wife Princess Annette, Prince Pieter-Christiaan and his wife Princess Anita, Princess…
Princess Alexandra has thanked staff working at a hospital treating patients with Covid-19. The Queen’s cousin praised their efforts in a message sent to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex as it marked its 55th anniversary.
The hospital, in Harlow, was named…
King Willem-Alexander and his family have been video calling all around the Netherlands this morning and this afternoon.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima joined a call with several healthcare professionals of the UMC Maastricht Hospital who were eating a traditional tompouce during the break with the Mayor of Maastricht. Maastricht would have been the scene of King’s Day 2020 if…
Queen Máxima and Princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane open digital free market
27th April 2020
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and her three daughters Princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane, opened a digital free market during King’s Day at Home this morning.
While a free market, also known as a flea market, is one of the traditions of King’s Day, it was…
King Willem-Alexander kicks off King's Day at Home with heartfelt speech
27th April 2020
King Willem-Alexander opened his live-streamed birthday speech by thanking the orchestra that played the Dutch national anthem just before. He was joined by his wife Queen Máxima and their three daughters, The Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane.
He…
Home-schooling is unfamiliar to most students, and it can be difficult to find motivation, and most of the students miss their classmates. To show some compassion and support for her fellow students during this time, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, and the other student council representatives at Uranienborg School in Oslo, chose to call their fellow students.
They did this just to check on each…
