Queen Margrethe has hosted the Royal
Danish Army’s dinner of honour at Fredensborg Castle. Crown
Princess Mary also attended the event. The arrival of the Queen and
the Crown Princess was announced with royal fanfare. The Queen’s
dog was also present at the dinner to the great delight of the
guests. During the dinner, on September 26th 2021, 52 guests were
invited. The dinner…
King Carl XVI Gustaf has visited the
military camp of Arvidsjaur for a ceremony to re-establish Sweden’s
Norrland’s Dragon Regiment, K4. Flags were hoisted over the camp at
Arvidsjaur on September 24th 2021 to welcome the Swedish King. In
connection with the…
Since 2004, the Danish Crown Princely
Couple has handed out prizes named after them, and 2021 was no
exception. In the evening of Saturday, 25 September 2021, Crown
Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary travelled to Vejle, about
two hours west of Copenhagen, to…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima enjoy night of classical music
26th September 2021
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
enjoyed a night of classical music, celebrating the 100th
anniversary of the Netherlands Bach Society. On the evening of the
25th of September 2021, Their Majesties travelled to Utrecht, where
they listened to the Bach Society ensemble play Die Kunst her Fuge
under the direction of conductor Shunske Sato. The
peculiarity about the piece is that…
As September’s birthstone is the
sapphire, we are taking a look at the royal vaults that contain
sapphires in their collection. The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg
has four tiaras, a necklace (which converts to a tiara) and
earrings that feature sapphires that have…
King Felipe of Spain travelled to La
Rioja Autonomic Community to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the
siege of its capital, Logroño. His Majesty visited several
exhibitions on September 25 that celebrate the history of the place
and its most prominent…
Universities are opening back, and, in
some countries, institutions have taken advantage of the break to
renovate facilities or build new ones from scratch. That was
the case for VIA University College in Horsens, Denmark, which
opened a new campus with Crown Princess Mary serving as the guest
of honour. Her Royal Highness held a symbolic ribbon cutting,
officially opening the new…
A historic pearl and diamond necklace
worn by a Swedish Queen will be going up for auction in Hong Kong
on 12 October. This 19th-century necklace, formally known as the
Leuchtenberg Necklace, is thought to be made by jeweller
Marie-Étienne Nitot, the founder of the…
Queen Sofía of Spain has enjoyed an
evening at the theatre, celebrating two important milestones for
one of Spain’s most famous arts establishments. In a change
of customs, it was Sofia who attended an event that is generally
presided by the King Felipe and Queen…
Queen Máxima travels to New York for UN General Assembly
24th September 2021
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands travelled
to New York City from the 21st to the 23rd of September 2021 to
take part in the 76th United Nations General Assembly. Her
Majesty presented the annual report to United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the 23rd – the report having
been written in her capacity as a United Nations’ Secretary
General’s Special Advocate for…
