One week after the Thanksgiving Service
at Westminster Abbey in memory of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,
Queen Letizia has met with the Prince of Wales for a joint
engagement. The two royals visited Bishop Auckland in Durham
County to tour an exhibition about Spanish painter Francisco de
Zurbarán and open the Spanish Gallery of Auckland Castle.
Arriving a few minutes before the…
The war in Ukraine continues to dominate.
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited the Norwegian city of
Kirkenes, on the border with Russia, to meet the locals and hear
how it feels to live close to the border with Russia after the
country’s invasion of…
Queen Sonja of Norway has met refugees
from Ukraine at the aid organisation Caritas where she heard from
women and children about fleeing their homes and feeling safe in
Norway. The Queen met some Ukrainian children who have had to flee
their homes, including Siuzanna…
Princess Marie of Denmark has undertaken
a trip to Cambodia in her role as honorary President of
DanChurchAid, the Danish church’s humanitarian foundation.
The program will take Her Royal Highness through some of the most
evocative sites in the country, with her first stop of the trip
being the Killing Fields outside of Phnom Penh, a memorial to the
massacre carried out by Pol Pot’s Khmer…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of
Sweden attended a concert dedicated to Ukraine at the Avicii Arena
on Saturday evening. The event was called “Hela Sverige skramlar”
(“All of Sweden Shouts” in English) and was a concert centred
around human rights…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
hosted a dinner for government members at Huis ten Bosch Palace. On
the evening of Tuesday, 29 March, Their Majesties offered dinner to
the members of the new Rutte government, who were installed on 10
January. The dinner marked…
In the last few days of March, King
Felipe has conducted a number of engagements, all focused on the
Spanish patrimony, heritage and stance around the world. On
the 30th of March, His Majesty presided over the graduation
ceremony for 34 new Embassy Secretaries, that have recently passed
the public test to gain access to this career. Their main job will
be to assist Ambassadors in the…
Queen Letizia has presided over the award
ceremony for the second “Diversity in Series” award, promoting
diversity and its acceptance in the education sector. Her
Majesty arrived at the Reader’s House in the morning of Thursday,
31st March, accompanied by Health…
Princess Maria of Romania has visited the
Isaccea border control station in Tulcea County near Ukraine along
with representatives of the Children in Difficulty Foundation to
see what is being done to help refugees as they flee the wartorn
country. Over the past few weeks…
King Harald of Norway has extended his
sick leave after contracting COVID-19 last week. The King of Norway
was scheduled to return to royal duties on Thursday, 21 March;
however, this did not occur. The head of communications at the
Norwegian Royal Court informed the Norwegian press that the King
was still on sick leave. No further comments have been made. King
Harald was set to receive…
