The Netherlands

Dutch Royal Family reunited as Princess Alexia returns home from Wales for the holidays

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12th December 2021
Christmas is right around the corner, and foreign exchange students are making their way back home for the holidays. At UWC Atlantic, the term ended on Friday, 10 December, and on Saturday, the Dutch Royal Household’s accounts were graced by a picture of the reunion of the family.  With the caption: “The holidays are approaching: it’s time to get back home together,” the…
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European RoyalsNorway

Princess Ingrid Alexandra flies in F-16 during military engagement

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11th December 2021
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway paid a visit to the Royal Norwegian Air Force base in Bodø on Saturday, continuing her engagements with the Norwegian military as she nears her 18th birthday next month. On Saturday afternoon, Princess Ingrid Alexandra visited Air Wing 132 of the 331 Squadron in Bodø at the invitation of the Chief of Defence, greeted by the Chief of the Air Force, Major…
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Sweden

Swedish royals attend scaled-back Nobel Prize ceremony

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11th December 2021
Members of the Swedish Royal Family have attended a scaled-back Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm. King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel attended the event in the Blue Hall at Stockholm City Hall without the traditional gala attire. The ceremony was scaled-back again this year due to the global health situation. Usually, Prince Carl Philip, Princess…
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Spain

Queen Letizia makes passionate plea for childhood in post-pandemic era

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10th December 2021
Queen Letizia was one of the many guests of honour at the Caixa Forum in Madrid for the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of UNICEF. Founded on 9 December 1946, UNICEF was created shortly after the end of World War II to protect children and adolescents and try to give uniformity to their rights.  Queen Letizia has been Honorary President of UNICEF Spain since 2014 when she took…
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