Queen Mathilde and Prince Emmanuel didn’t
miss their traditional appointment and ran the Brussels 20km race
through the streets of the Belgian capital. On Sunday, 28 May, the
Queen and her youngest son were among the thousands that made up
the racing contingent, which snaked their way for 12,42
miles. The Belgian Royal Palace released several pictures of
the mother and son during…
The link between the two monarchs goes
back to Queen Victoria, who is the great-great-great-grandmother to
King Charles (through his mother, Queen Elizabeth II) and
great-great-grandmother of King Carl XVI Gustaf through both his
mother and father through two of Victoria’s…
Princess Charlene attended the F1 Monaco
Grand Prix alongside her husband, Prince Albert II, and debuted a
new look. The Princess of Monaco, 45, made a drastic change to her
appearance by dying her blonde locks to dark brown. [getty
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit has carried
out an engagement celebrating a school in one of her passions:
literature and reading. Her Royal Highness visited
Lillehammer’s Nordre Ål primary school on Saturday, 27 May. There,
she took part in an activity carried out every week during which
pupils write down letters to express their feelings. This
activity is considered key in learning how…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
or Lou Gehrig’s disease is a neurological disease that affects
nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. French neurologist
Jean-Martin Charcot discovered the disease in 1869. In 1939, ALS
became well-known after Lou Gehrig, New York…
Queen Silvia was back in her home country
of Germany to receive a special honour in her birthplace. While in
Heidelberg (where she was born in 1943), the Queen of Sweden was
given honourary citizenship in a special ceremony. Lord Mayor
Eckart Wuerzner welcomed Silvia…
There have always been close links
between the Norwegian and British royal houses, all the way back to
the Viking era when Norwegian kings also ruled over parts of what
is today Britain. Fortunately, in modern times, the relationship
has been somewhat more peaceful than it was 1000 years ago. King
Harald and King Charles are second cousins once removed. King
Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
of Sweden celebrated the 400th-anniversary country’s first high
school. On 24 May, the couple travelled to Västerås, in the
southwest of the country. The city is considered one of Sweden’s
industrial bedrocks and is…
King Felipe of Spain carried out one of
only two engagements on his agenda this week and presented two
families with posthumous military honours. His Majesty
presided over the ceremony of the Chapter of the Royal and Military
Order of San Fernando, which was held in the…
Infanta Sofia of Spain has been confirmed
at a ceremony in Madrid. The service was also the first public
appearance for Sofia’s sister, Princess Leonor, since her return to
Spain after completing her studies in Wales. Sofia, 16, and second
in line to the Spanish throne, arrived with 17 year old Leonor, the
heir, on a sunny morning in Madrid. [getty
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