Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of
Monaco made an appearance at the Formula 1 race that took place in
the principality. On Saturday, 28 May, the Princely Couple
descended from the Princely Palace to watch the qualifications and
then the race of the Monaco leg of the F1 circuit. The race
itself saw home hero Charles Leclerc, who runs for Ferrari, place
4th, although in the free trials…
King Felipe VI of Spain took to the
winner’s podium in Paris as Real Madrid made history with a famous
win in the Champions’ League. The Spanish team took the title with
a 1-0 win over Liverpool. It’s the fourteenth time they’ve claimed
the…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of
Sweden have made a two-day visit to the United Kingdom as both
countries prepare to celebrate. The visit, which took place
between Thursday, 26 and Friday, 27 May, was centred around many
topics, including education and culture…
Queen Letizia undertook one of her
favourite engagements and officially opened Madrid’s Book Fair,
hosted in Buen Retiro Park. Donning a bright pink dress, the
Queen arrived at the park on the morning of Friday, 27 May and was
welcomed, among others, by the Minister of Education, Pilar
Alegría, and the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida.
Out of the 378 stands that make up…
King Felipe of Spain received the Foreign
Policy Association Medal at an award ceremony in the United States.
The King of Spain was in the US for a series of meetings and was
presented the award on 26 May at the Harvard Club of New York. The
honour was handed out at…
King Harald of Norway has participated in
the award ceremony for the prestigious Abel Prize. The Abel Prize
of 2022 was awarded to Dennis Parnell Sullivanfor his mathematical
work in topology. His Majesty received the prize winner in an
audience at the Royal Palace…
During a small ceremony at Amalienborg
Palace, Queen Margrethe received a copy of the brand new
translation of “Flatøyboka.” Flatøyboka is an Icelandic manuscript
written at the time Iceland was part of the Kingdom of Norway. The
book tells about the old Norwegian Viking kings and is an essential
source of knowledge regarding the royal families from that time.
Until now, the book…
Trooping the Colour is just a week away,
and several details have been released about this year’s
festivities. For the Platinum Jubilee (and the first Trooping since
the global health crisis began), the 1st Battalion, Irish
Guards will troop the colour. The…
The Swedish Royal Court has released
details for this year’s National Day celebrations on 6 June. After
two years of scaled-down celebrations due to the global health
crisis, things will be back to normal in 2022. King Carl Gustaf and
Queen Silvia will start the…
Princess Estelle of Sweden has visited
her duchy of Östergötland alongside her parents and unveiled her
first portrait. The ten-year-old Princess and her parents, Crown
Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, first travelled to Linköping
Castle, where Estelle unveiled her first portrait, which will hang
in the “Duchess Estelle’s salon” in the castle. The portrait of
Estelle…
