The entire Belgian Royal Family took part
in the traditional ceremony to commemorate deceased members in what
was the first public act in which King Albert and Princess Délphine
appeared together. The Church service took place in the Notre
Dame Church in Laeken, the official residence of the Belgian
Royals. Besides King Albert and Princess Délphine, King Philippe,
Queen Mathilde…
Princess Benedikte of Denmark tested
positive for CoViD-19, the Royal Household announced on the
afternoon of Thursday, 17th February. The Princess, sister to
Queen Margarethe, “is displaying only mild symptoms”, according to
the press release, and is isolating at…
With tensions rising in Europe, Crown
Princess Victoria has participated in two meetings focusing on
foreign and security policy issues. The first meeting, on February
16th 2022, was attended by Jan Eliasson and Joakim Vaverka from
Stockholm International Peace Research…
The 1972 Summer Olympic Games were held
in Munich, Germany, where a young German-Brazilian Silvia
Sommerlath was working as an interpreter and host. At the time, she
was employed at the Argentinian Consulate in Munich. From 1971 to
1973, she worked for the Organising Committee for the Munich
Olympic Games. A polyglot, Silvia’s work at the Olympic Games as an
interpreter was a natural fit. She…
While many of Europe’s royal families are
celebrating many happy anniversaries this year, the same is not the
case for the Dutch Royal Family. On 17 February, it will be ten
years since the Dutch Royal Family was struck by a sudden and
tragic accident. Prince Friso…
King Felipe of Spain continues to test
positive for COVID-19. The King took another PCR test on Tuesday,
15 February, and it came back positive. Casa Real has said His
Majesty’s schedule for the rest of the week has been cleared. They
said that the King is…
Serbia’s Royal Family has celebrated
Serbian National Day with Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess
Katherine attending a reception in the Embassy of the Republic of
Serbia in the United Kingdom to commemorate the Statehood Day of
Serbia. The reception was hosted by the Ambassador of Serbia in the
United Kingdom, who personally greeted Their Royal Highnesses upon
arrival and also…
The Winter Olympics are taking place in
China. Most royal families did not want to attend the Olympic
Games. Some did not attend due to the global health situation,
while others did not attend for diplomatic reasons, as many
countries boycotted sending representatives to…
The Swedish Royal Opera has a long and
close history with the Swedish Royal Family, and the King and Queen
of Sweden, together with Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel,
visited the Royal Opera to see the opera performance “Löftet”
directed by Stefan Larsson. It…
The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg has
released new photos of Princess Alexandra as she marks her 31st
birthday. Both images were taken by Court photographer Sophie
Margue. The Princess will celebrate her birthday privately. ©
Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue Princess Alexandra is the
fourth child and only daughter of Grand Duke Henri and Grand
Duchess Maria Teresa of…
