Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has
arrived in Bangladesh for a three-day visit to the country in her
role as an advocate for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development
Goals. Her Majesty landed in Dhaka in the morning of Monday,
6 February and was welcomed at the airport by the Bangladeshi
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abul Kalam Abdul Momen, and the
Belgian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Didier…
The Dutch Royal Family is continuing on
their tour of the Dutch Caribbean and landed in Sint Maarten on
Monday, 6 February. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
briefly switched royals to his “other” job and co-piloted the plane
that flew the Dutch royals to…
Royals across the globe have united in
grief after the devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria
on 6 February. From Europe to the Middle East, monarchs, consorts
and heirs to the throne have shared their condolences and support
for those impacted by the deadly…
Infanta Sofía of Spain has announced that
she will follow in her elder sister’s footsteps in the autumn when
she heads to a new school. The Spanish Royal Family has announced
that Infanta Sofía will attend UWC Atlantic College in the Vale of
Glamorgan in Wales for the International Baccalaureate program. She
completed the entire required selection process through the Spanish
Committee…
It may still be winter, but the Danish
Royal Family is already looking forward to the summer. They have
announced their summer travel plans aboard the royal yacht,
Dannebrog. The Danish tradition of summer cruises throughout
Europe began under King Christian IX, who was…
The Danish Royal House has announced that
the annual Denmark Collection is getting some royal support in
2023. Two royal foundations have joined forces to put together a
total of 800.000 DKK (the rough equivalent of 96.180 GBP or 115.913
USD), all of which will go…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has had to
cancel her private holiday due to health issues. The Danish monarch
will no longer visit Gausdal, Norway, after having to pull out of
the opening of an exhibition at the National Museum in Copenhagen
due to back problems. A statement from the Danish Royal Court said:
“Her Majesty The Queen has cancelled her private stay in Norway due
to problems with…
Princess Amalia of the Netherlands has
been on a trip with her parents, King Willem-Alexander and Queen
Máxima, to the Dutch Caribbean. The Princess of Orange is visiting
Bonaire, Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten, St Eustatius and Saba – all
countries Amalia will one…
Queen Máxima left speechless by King Willem-Alexander's love gesture on their anniversary
4th February 2023
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary this week
while on their Caribbean tour. The King and Queen, as well as
the Princess of Orange, are on a ten-day tour of the Dutch
Caribbean. The royal trio are…
The first princess of African origin: Princess Angela of Liechtenstein
3rd February 2023
In January 2000, Angela Gisela Brown
became the first person of African heritage to marry into a ruling
European family. The marriage was ground-breaking in Liechtenstein,
and the union did receive negative remarks from some of the royal
family. However, most were happy for the couple and did not express
any prejudice towards their new princess. Angela was born in Panama
into an ordinary family…
