To analyse the religious situation in
Spain, one must consider faith and diplomacy as inextricably
linked. Spain is one of the world’s most religious countries,
officially, with some statistics putting the percentage of the
population that ascribes to the Roman Catholic Church as high as
96%. To put that number in context, that same survey put
Italy’s percentage of Roman Catholics at…
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is to
undergo major back surgery in the coming weeks. The Danish Royal
Household announced that Queen Margrethe, who is 82, will have the
operation at the end of February. The procedure will involve a long
period of rehabilitation. The…
King Harald of Norway has attended the
celebration of Sami National Day at the Oslo City Hall. Five
hundred guests were in attendance at the event, which has been a
tradition in Oslo since 2003 to celebrate the indigenous group in
Norway who has faced challenges in…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia make history with visit to Angola
8th February 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have landed
in Luanda for the beginning of their three-day state visit to
Angola, the first of their reign and the first from a Spanish
monarch in general.They are travelling accompanied by the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel
Albares, and the State Secretary for Commerce, Xiana Méndez. Their
Majesties landed at…
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…
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 earthquakes. King Charles released
his condolences on social media: The King has sent a message
following the recent…
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…
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 towards development projects in various
parts of the world. Specifically, the theme for 2023 is “Help
the World’s…