On Monday, King Felipe of Spain presided
over the opening of the 2021-2022 Judicial Year. Despite the
judicial power being completely separated from the Crown/Head of
State power, as well as the political power in the Parliament, King
Felipe is invited to preside this symbolic act every year – a
presence established in the Judicial Power Law. His Majesty
arrived at the Justice…
Sunday, the 5th of September 2021 was the
day of the Dutch Formula 1, with the race being held at the
Zandvoort circuit, which belongs to Prince Bernhard’s
company. The pilots and public equally were surprised by the
appearance of King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima…
Bill Goldston has been made the very
first Honorary Member of the Queen Sonja Print Award in a private
ceremony on the 2 September in Oslo. Bill Goldston joined Universal
Limited Art Editions in 1969, and has been the director and master
printer of the ULAE studio from 1982…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has
visited his country’s second largest city, Gothenburg, to
officially open a brand new bridge. The King began his visit to
Gothenburg by taking part in a seminar on the new bridge, during
which representatives from the project described the construction
work. After the seminar, the King boarded a small barge to get a
guided tour of the bridge from the…
Denmark's Crown Prince and Princess mark National Flag Day
6th September 2021
On Sunday, the 5th of September 2021,
Denmark celebrated its Flag Day, a national holiday designed to
honour those who have been sent out on missions (including the
Armed Forces and medical personnel ) as well as their families. To
mark the day, the Crown Prince…
Prince Albert of Monaco has taken his
six-year-old twins, Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques, on their
first trip to Ireland – his ancestral home. His wife, Princess
Charlene, is still in South Africa, where a severe ear, nose and
throat infection has prevented…
Liechtenstein and Luxembourg rejoice as Princess Maria Anunciata weds Emanuele Musini in religious ceremony in Vienna
6th September 2021
On Saturday, wedding bells rang through
the streets of Vienna as Princess Maria Anunciata of Liechtenstein
married husband Emanuele Musini in a religious ceremony. The civil
ceremony had taken place on the 26th of June at Villa della Tenuta
di Fassia, in central Italy, where the groom is from. Emanuele
Musini is an investor in the pharmaceutical sector and comes from a
family of…
Princess Astrid of Belgium fractures vertebrae while exercising
5th September 2021
On Friday, the Belgian Royal Palace
announced that Princess Astrid had fractured several vertebrae
while exercising. According to the press release, the
accident happened during “a sports activity in the private sphere,”
according to the press release. Fortunately…
The Dutch Sapphire Necklace Tiara [getty
src=”495453309″ width=”594″ height=”428″ tld=”ca”] This is one of
the smaller, but no less opulent tiaras in the Dutch Royal Family’s
collection. Created from a sapphire…
Queen Máxima praises Dutch students in passionate commencement speech
4th September 2021
On Friday, Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands opened Youverta’s new school year with a passionate
speech about the role these students played during the
pandemic. Youverta is one of many MBO schools in the country
– MBO standing for the lowest of three levels of higher education
in the Netherlands and one that teaches skills needed for more
practical jobs. In the speech she gave to…
