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…
The pandemic has prevented the Norwegian,
and other European, royal families from being able to hold larger
dinners. But now, this is changing. Norway is now a country
completely without any kind of restrictions. And so King Harald has
hosted to a grand dinner to thank all…
The date 10 May has a special
significance for Romania and especially the Romanian royal family.
The day is often referred to as “Monarchy Day” or “Independence
day”. Large parts of the royal family took part in the celebration,
which is also celebrated in…
King Felipe of Spain has opened the 26th
edition of the Ages of Men Foundation exhibition, titled
“Transitus” (“passage” or “transition” in English) in the St Mary
Cathedral in Plasencia. His Majesty toured the exhibition,
which is divided in seven “chapters” plus an epilogue, accompanied
by ecclesiastic and local authorities. The seven chapters are a
narration of the history…
