Queen Sofia of Spain arrived on the Greek island of Leros for a private visit. The mother of Spain’s King Felipe was accompanied by the Spanish Ambassador to Greece and was met by the mayor of Leros and the municipal council upon arrival to her native homeland.
On Sunday evening, the Ambassador to Greece hosted a dinner in honour of the Queen. During the dinner, the Mayor of Leros held a…
The use of Norway’s Royal Train carriage has sparked a national debate as a result of the country’s railway reform. Due to a change in the way the railway system is run, a museum has taken over the ownership of the carriage, created a great debate in Norway.
On Friday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia hosted the traditional lunch at the White Palace in honour of the annual Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The lunch was attended by His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije with…
Queen Sofìa of Spain hands out music prize in Madrid
30th May 2021
On Friday, Queen Emerita Sofìa of Spain was at Teatro Monumental in Madrid to watch a concert featuring the debut of the winning composition and to hand out a music prize bearing her name.
Her Majesty, who is still a member of The Royal Family, despite her husband’s abdication and self-imposed exile to Dubai, has presided over the Doña Sofìa music prize since its creation almost 40 years…
King Felipe of Spain receives Covid-19 vaccine in Madrid
30th May 2021
King Felipe of Spain received the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday according to official palace sources.
His Majesty received his jab in the Wizink Centre in the Spanish capital of Madrid. This came shortly after the conclusion of the National Armed Forces Day events, in…
On Friday, May 28, King Philippe took part in the kickstarting of the field hockey summer season in preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games, due to start towards the end of July.
His Majesty gave the symbolic “first bat” on the hockey field to start an intensive…
The Princess of Asturias receives her confirmation weeks before she heads to Wales to study
29th May 2021
On Friday, May 28, HRH the Princess of Asturias received her confirmation in Madrid, at the Nuestra Señora de la Asunción church, with all the rest of her classmates.
For her First Holy Communion, which took place in May of 2015, she was surrounded by her entire family, including both sets of grandparents. On this occasion, however, restrictions due to the CoViD-19 pandemic made it…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain took part in the celebrations for National Armed Forces Day, which this year fell on Saturday, the 29th of May 2021. The main event, a military parade, was severely restricted due to Government restrictions in connection to the ongoing…
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau has co-wrote an impassioned letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson about a cause close to her heart.
The 52-year-old, who is sister-in-law to King Willem-Alexander, wrote to Mr Johnson and other G7 leaders urging for there to be a…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden will be absent from this year’s National Day celebrations on 6 June. Only King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel will participate in the scaled-down celebrations.
The Royal Court released information regarding this year’s National Day on Friday, noting that it would be scaled-down due to the…