King Felipe of Spain has been joined by
other authorities for the inaugural journey of one of Spain’s
biggest infrastructure innovations. After swearing in the new
Minister of Culture, on the morning of Monday, 20th December, King
Felipe, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the Minister of
Labour and Social Economics, the Minister of Transportation,
Mobility and Urban Agenda and…
Queen Letizia presides over meeting of Cervantes Institute directors in last engagement before holidays
21st December 2021
In her last event before the Christmas
holidays, Queen Letizia travelled to San Sebastián, in the
Autonomic Community of Basque Country, to preside over the annual
reunion of Cervantes Institute directors. On Monday, the 20th of
December, the Queen arrived at the…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has
directed a donation of $50,000 to the Gisèle Kambou Centre in
Burkina Faso through her eponymous Mary Foundation. In a statement
on the Mary Foundation’s website, Crown Princess Mary said: “Girls
and young women in Burkina…
Highs and lows: a look back at the year for Belgian royals
21st December 2021
2021 was a year of many firsts for the
Belgian Royal Family. King Albert and Queen Paola were among the
first royals, at least in Europe, that we saw in line at a COVID-19
vaccination centre, waiting with other vulnerable citizens to
receive their shots. This had undoubtedly given them peace of
mind when, just last month, they came in close contact with a
member of the government who…
King Juan Carlos in Covid scare after first public appearance in months
21st December 2021
King Juan Carlos I of Spain has made his
first public appearance in months, sitting in the stands in Abu
Dhabi to watch tennis. But his outing ended up making more
headlines. On the 17th December 2021, Spanish player, Rafael Nadal,
played Britain’s Andy Murray in…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden has brought
along her children to accept the Christmas trees at the Royal
Palace of Stockholm. The Princess and her family recently returned
to Sweden for the Christmas holidays, and she brought her children
along to take part in the…
Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar of
Sweden have sent their annual video Christmas greetings. The two
children of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel usually
appear with their parents for a family video, but this year, the
pair appeared on their own in the Royal Chapel of Stockholm Palace
for the Fourth Sunday of Advent. The siblings held hands as they
entered the church before…
Happiness in the dark: the Luxembourg year brought the joy we needed in the royal world
19th December 2021
The end of the year is fast approaching,
marking the end of the second calendar the world spent flipping
anxiously while worrying about health safety restrictions.
Despite the uncertainty, it was a year of mostly happy things for
the Grand Duchy of…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s two
daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, shine in the Royal
Family’s 2021 Christmas card released by Casa Real. In the image,
the King and Queen stand behind their two teenage daughters in an
outdoor setting. The…
It’s a tale of two parties. As Christmas
approaches, quite a few minds are turning to celebrations but in
these strange and challenging times in which we all live, every
movement has meaning as two royal families have discovered with
differing consequences this week. On the one hand, the House of
Orange is in the eye of a media storm for a birthday gathering
while the House of Windsor is…
