Abu Dhabi and the Spanish royal family
have had a very public links in recent years since King Juan Carlos
decided to go into self imposed exile there in 2020. Now, his son,
King Felipe VI, has visited the country without stopping to see his
father. King Felipe visited the Arab state on May 15th 2022 to
convey condolences following the death of the country’s Emir,
Sheikh Khalifa bin…
Ahead of the beginning of the Finnish
presidential couple’s state visit to Sweden, the Royal Court has
published an open invitation to members of the population to take
part in it. As is tradition, the visit will begin with a
carriage ride from the Royal Stables to…
Norway’s National Day is set to get back
to normal after two years of restrictions due to the global health
crisis. The Norwegian Royal Family will mark the day as they did
before health restrictions were put in place. Crown Prince Haakon
and Crown Princess…
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has
made her way back to the land where she was born for a visit that
was supposed to happen in 2020, coinciding with the 75th
anniversary of Canada’s independence. Her Royal Highness and her
husband, Prof Pieter van Vollenhoven, landed in Ottawa on the
morning of Thursday, 12 May, and began their visit at the house
where the Dutch royals resided…
Queen Silvia of Sweden recorded a video
message in honour of International Nurses Day, celebrated every
year on the 12th of May. In her message, Her Majesty said: “I
would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your
very own day,” as the role of nurses…
The year was 1922 and Spain was under the
rule of King Alfonso XIII. Las Hurdes was a small territory in the
Extremadura province, that, aside from the name, shared little with
the territory it is today. His Majesty decided to explore the area,
but was strongly…
Peter Lodahl, professor of quantum
physics and quantum technology at the Niels Bohr Institute, has
worked his entire life to research on in experimental quantum
optics. This week he received his grandest award so far when Queen
Margrethe II of Denmark awarded him with her own science prize.
Peter Lodahl is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Queen
Margrethe II’s Science Prize. In…
This week, the Serbian Royal Medical
Board has issued a statement to praise Crown Princess Katherine for
her work in Serbia over the past decades. The Serbian Crown
Princess has worked to strengthen the health service in the country
for the past 30 years. Since 2001, she has…
On Sunday, 9 September 2012, the then
Princess Máxima of the Netherlands swam the two-kilometre Amsterdam
City Swim to raise money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
through the canals of the city. She finished the course in just
under an hour. Dressed in a…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
travelled to Pinofraqueado, in the Las Hurdes, to commemorate the
centenary of King Alfonso XIII’s visit to the territory.
Queen Letizia joined her husband, who was already in the area, and
were accompanied by the President of the Extremadura Parliament and
the Minister of Territorial Policy. They received the welcome from
local authorities and the…
