Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of
Luxembourg has attended the gala celebrating the 25th anniversary
of the Luxembourgish tournament of the Women’s Tennis
Association. During the ceremony on 13 September, Prime
Minister Xavier Bettel and Luxembourg City Mayor Lydie Polfer
handed out the Jana Novotna Prizes for both the 2020 and 2021
winners, which were respectively Julia Görges and Ana…
Queen Letizia celebrates her 49th
birthday today, so let’s take a look at her royal year, from last
September to today, to chart what she’s achieved. Queen Letizia,
along with her husband King Felipe, have worked tirelessly over the
past year to support Spain as…
History Spotlight: The accession of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
15th September 2021
King Carl XVI Gustaf ascended to the
Swedish throne on 15 September 1973 (coincidentally, the same day
his future son-in-law, Daniel Westling, was born) at the age of 27.
He became the King of Sweden after the death of his grandfather,
King Gustaf VI Adolf. He was at his…
Prince Daniel of Sweden celebrates his
birthday on September 15th and he’s got an eventful year to look
back on. Olof Daniel Westling was born on September 15th 1973, the
same day that his father-in-law became King of Sweden. Daniel
married Crown Princess Victoria on June 19th 2010 and since then,
he has carved a royal role all of his own. Known for his support
for business, sports and…
Crown Prince Haakon highlights the crucial role of the sea during visit to Bergen
15th September 2021
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited
the research vessel “Dr. Fritjof Nansen” and opened the ocean
conference “The Ocean” in Bergen. The ocean conference brings
together participants from the maritime industries, research and
academia and is being held for the…
King Carl XVI Gustaf has overseen the
official opening of the Swedish parliament, the Riksdag. The new
parliamentary year has thus begun. The King was accompanied by
Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel. Before the
ceremony in the Riksdag, the royals…
Queen Letizia has travelled to one of
Madrid’s most beautiful places and celebrated an important
anniversary. Her Majesty visited the Villanueva building of
the Prado Museum, where an exhibition opened to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the Friends of the Prado Museum Foundation on 13
September. The exhibition, titled “Forty years of friendship.
Donations from the Friends of the…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia open music festival in Prince Alexander's duchy
14th September 2021
On Sunday, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia travelled to Stenhammar Palace to open the local music
festival. The World of Music at Stenhammar is a festival that
saw its birth only in 2019 and had to be cancelled in 2020. But in
his opening speech, His Majesty…
His Majesty King carl XVI Gustaf of
Sweden has presented “His Majesties The King’s Medal” and “Litteris
et Artibus” awards at a ceremony in the White Sea Room at the Royal
Palace in Stockholm. At the medal ceremony, on September 13th 2021,
the awards were…
Prince Carl Philip heads to Blekinge on latest royal visit to see pandemic impact
14th September 2021
Prince Carl Philip has visited Blekinge
County to see the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic there and how
people are rebuilding. The prince’s visit took him to the city of
Karlskrona and the acting governor Helena Morgonsköld hosted the
visit. Prince Carl Philip began the day in the county
administrative board’s premises where he heard about how the county
was affected by the…
