Queen Máxima of the Netherlands spoke
about the importance of teaching children financial literacy from a
very young age and resisting the temptations deriving from
advertisements. Together with the Minister of Finance Sigrid
Kaag, Her Majesty travelled to Utrecht on Monday, 27 March, to
participate in events marking the opening of Money Week. She spoke
to the national media NOS about the…
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has
postponed a series of summer events as she continues to recuperate
from extensive back surgery. The Danish queen was set to tour a
number of areas of her country in May and June but these visits
have now been moved to 2024 to allow more…
Luxembourg has a new royal baby as
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess
Stephanie welcomed their second child, Prince Francois, on 27
March. The Grand Ducal Court announced that the new royal was named
Francois Henri Luis Marie Guillaume.
The Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of
Luxembourg have welcomed their second child. Princess Stephanie
gave birth to a baby boy on March 27th 2023 at the Grand Duchess
Charlotte Maternity Hospital in Luxembourg. Her younger son arrived
at 10.04am, local time. Both Stephanie and her new son are doing
well. The little prince has been named Francois Henri Luis Marie
Guillaume. He is…
The White Palace in Belgrade was the
setting for a special focus on tourism with a look at links between
Serbia and Greece and aims to encourage people from both countries
to choose each other as holiday destinations. Tourism is a major
contributor to the economies of…
A King on a skateboard! King Philippe tries his luck on a board as Queen Mathilde watches on
26th March 2023
A sight you don’t see every day: a King
on a skateboard. Yet, that happened during a visit that King
Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians undertook to
Skateistan. Their Majesties were in Johannesburg, South
Africa’s capital, and were visiting the skate…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Prince
Mette-Marit of Norway have visited the Scouts on an important
charity day in their anniversary year. Their Royal
Highnesses were informed of the Norwegian Scout Association and the
Norwegian Refugee Council’s collaboration on a special charity
campaign while gathered around a campfire north of Oslo. The
Scouts’ fundraising efforts will support…
The Spanish King recently arrived in the
Dominican Republic to attend an important meeting with
representatives from other Spanish-speaking nations. King Felipe
will attend a meeting that focuses on topics such as politics,
economics and security and is an important…
The Netherlands abides by absolute
primogeniture and has since 1983. It is governed by Article 25 of
the Dutch Constitution. The Netherlands takes the proximity of
blood into consideration when determining the line of succession;
as such, only three degrees of kinship…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians have landed in South Africa for a five-day state
visit. The King and Queen arrived in Pretoria the evening
before the official beginning of the visit, landing in Wonderboom
Airport, north of the capital on 22 March. Their Majesties
have undertaken this trip accompanied by the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Hadja Lahbib, and the Presidents of…
