King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
have begun a three-day State Visit to Belgium that will see them
travelling all around the country. On Tuesday, 20th June, the
Dutch monarch and consort boarded a train and arrived in Brussels.
They were then driven to the Royal Palace, where they received the
official welcome from King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. The
two monarchs then reviewed…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra has graduated
high school. The Princess finished her schooling at Elvebakken High
School in Oslo, where she had attended for the past three years.
All the graduates from the high school attended a gala performance
and graduation at Olso…
King Abdullah, Queen Rania and Prince
Hashem travelled to Spain to attend the Aqaba Process meeting in
Córdoba, and were welcomed by King Felipe and Queen Letizia.
King Abdullah and Queen Rania landed in Madrid on Monday, 19th
June, and they immediately got on with…
She was the princess whose quiet life in
the English countryside changed forever when she and her husband
were chosen to head a brand new take on a very old monarchy. Maud
of Wales became Queen of Norway when her husband was picked as the
country’s king and confirmed by a referendum he asked for before
assuming power. When Queen Maud came to Norway, she brought a lot
of jewellery with her.
A special tradition observed as Queen Margrethe bids farewell to King Harald and Queen Sonja
20th June 2023
One of the most peculiar and less known
traditions was observed at the end of King Harald and Queen Sonja’s
official visit to Denmark. On Sunday, 18 June, before the monarchs
boarded the Royal Yacht Norge to return to Oslo, they signed one of
the windows at…
It was an historic royal wedding which
created a consort. When Silvia Sommerlath married King Carl XVI
Gustaf of Sweden on June 19th 1976, she became the country’s queen
as she said her vows. The couple are now marking their 45th wedding
anniversary. Let’s rewind…
The 1972 Summer Olympic Games were held
in Munich, Germany, where a young German-Brazilian Silvia
Sommerlath was working as an interpreter and host. At the time, she
was employed at the Argentinian Consulate in Munich. From 1971 to
1973, she worked for the Organising Committee for the Munich
Olympic Games. A polyglot, Silvia’s work at the Olympic Games as an
interpreter was a natural fit. She…
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia have
come together to celebrate the graduation of their granddaughter,
Irene Urdangarin. The eighteen year old, youngest child of Infanta
Cristina, has now completed her secondary education. [getty
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Pearls in June for Queen Margrethe as glittering dinner sets sparkle on official visit from King and Queen of Norway
16th June 2023
The first day of King Harald and Queen
Sonja’s official visit to Denmark was brought to an end by a gala
dinner at Amalienborg Palace, in the centre of Copenhagen. The
Norwegian King and Queen were the guests of Queen Margrethe II, who
was accompanied by Crown…
A meeting of old friends with a focus on the future as Denmark's royals welcome Norway's King and Queen for an official visit
16th June 2023
The King and Queen of Norway have made a
spectacular entry into the capital of Denmark at the start of their
official visit to the country. King Harald and Queen Sonja arrived
on board the Royal Yacht Norge and sailed across the harbour waters
in a launch as flags were flown and gun salutes were fired. There
was music to welcome them as they stepped on shore at Nordre
Tollbod where Queen…
