European RoyalsThe Netherlands

Third time's the charm? New dates for twice-postponed Dutch State Visit to Greece

The Royal House of the Netherlands has announced new dates for King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima’s State Visit to Greece.  The visit has been postponed twice in the past year. Initially, the royals were supposed to be in Greece in late 2021, but the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic forced plans to be changed.  The visit was then supposed to occur in March, but the outbreak of…
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Spain

King Felipe commemorates 500th anniversary of world’s first circumnavigation

This year is the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the sailor, Juan Sebastián Elcano, after the first circumnavigation of the earth. King Felipe VI of Spain marked this moment by overseeing a major naval exercise near Cadiz. It took Juan Sebastián Elcano three years to sail around the world on his ship, “Victoria”. The Spanish King commemorated the circumnavigation by attending a…
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Norway

Queen Sonja finds herself back in her old classroom

This week, Queen Sonja was able to help mark a special anniversary for her. On September 6th 2022, the Queen of Norway was present at the 100-year commemoration for Slemdal school, where she herself attended class. The queen was shown around the school grounds by…
Norway

King Harald hands out the Kavli Award

The Kavli Award is three research prizes awarded every other year in Oslo by the American Kavli Foundation and the Norwegian Academy of Sciences. King Harald of Norway has handed out the Kavli Award for 2020 and 2022. This happened, firstly, in an awards ceremony which was held in the Oslo Concert Hall. A reception and dinner followed, attended by His Majesty, the winner, and other guests in…
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Monaco

Princess Charlene reveals how Princess Gabriella prepared for the first day of school

Princess Charlene has revealed how her daughter, Princess Gabriella, prepared for her first day of school this year. The Princess of Monaco took to Instagram to share two photos of Gabriella and her twin brother, Prince Jacques, ahead of their first day of school on Monday, 5 September. Charlene revealed that Gabriella cut her own hair and then gave her brother a haircut ahead of the new…
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