Soft, striking and above all, symbolic. The wedding bouquet carried by the future Queen of Spain, Letizia Ortiz, at her royal wedding on May 22nd 2004 was filled with significance. From personal touches to nods to one of the oldest ruling dynasties in Europe, Letizia filled her posy with meaning.
At the heart of her cascading bouquet were the iris and the lily, closely associated with the House…
On 1 November 2003, Spain’s Casa Real announced that the heir to the throne, Felipe, Prince of Asturias was to marry the divorced Spanish television newscaster, Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano. At the time, the announcement came as a surprise to most.
The then Prince Felipe…
Princess Charlene of Monaco is currently unable to return home to Monaco following an illness in her home country, South Africa.
The royal, who has been in South Africa this week participating in wildlife conservation work, had been due to attend the Monaco Formula 1…
Princess Charlene's Foundation supporting the first rugby school in Ecuador
22nd May 2021
Princess Charlene is lending her support to the creation of a rugby school in Ecuador, a first for the Latin American country.
Last week, her husband Prince Albert II received a cheque for €3,000 on behalf of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation from Isabelle Bonnal, the Commissioner-General of the Department of National Education.
The event, organised by the Monégasque Association…
A new portrait of Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark was unveiled at the National History Museum at Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerød. It was the princess herself who unveiled the new portrait. The princess is the sister of Queen Margrethe of Denmark and Queen…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark participated in the conference “Research meets practice – Public leadership succeeds” in Copenhagen. Earlier this month, the same conference was held in Aarhus, and the Crown Prince also attended this…
Princess Charlene of Monaco has revealed her commitment to wildlife conservation in her homeland in a series of Instagram posts.
The Princely Palace confirmed her new commitment on their Facebook page with a post saying: “H.S.H. Princess Charlene is committed to wildlife conservation in Africa.” They also shared an image of Charlene hugging an injured rhino in South Africa; the…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark, accompanied by her son, Crown Prince Frederik, have received the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, at Amalienborg Palace in audience. He was visiting Denmark and was received in an audience with the royals together with the Danish Minister of…
The Spanish royals have lent their support to the tourism industry, returning to one of the world’s largest tourism fairs in Spain as the country gets ready to relaunch itself as a top tourist destination.
The FITUR: International Tourism Fair opened in Madrid on May…
King Felipe of Spain has spoken by phone with Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, as military deployment are sent to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after thousands of migrants from Morocco swam on to its beaches at the start of the week. The influx has resulted in a diplomatic crisis between the two kingdoms of Spain and Morocco as Spain now claims that Morocco is not doing enough to keep…
