On Wednesday, Her Majesty Queen Letizia
reprised one of the most prized traditions of the Spanish Royal
Family and travelled to Zaragoza to open the new school year.
The tradition is for members of the Royal Family to travel to an
institution of each level of education (primary school, middle
school, high school and, sometimes, university) and visit the
facilities to mark the beginning of the…
Crown Princess Mary concludes two-day whirlwind trip to Italy for Milan Design Week
9th September 2021
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Crown Princess
Mary of Denmark travelled to Milan, Italy, to show her support for
the Danish delegation at Milan Design Week, the world’s largest
international furniture and design event. On the first day of
her visit, she was welcomed at the…
Dutch royals host Paralympic delegation at Noordeinde Palace
8th September 2021
On Tuesday, Noordeinde Palace in The
Hague saw a gathering of the best athletes the country has to
offer. Just a month after King Willem-Alexander and Queen
Máxima welcomed the Dutch Olympic delegation, the same Royal Palace
hosted the country’s Paralympic athletes…
A hectic day for King Harald as the 84-year-old King returns to full-time royal duties
8th September 2021
After a period marked by illness and
absence, King Harald of Norway is back at work full time. On
Monday, His Majesty attended an event at the football club
Vålerenga. Tuesday also turned out to be a hectic day for the
84-year-old monarch. The King hosted lunch at the Royal Palace
before attending an award ceremony later that day. It is a
tradition that the King and Queen invite new…
On Monday, His Royal Highness Prince
Daniel of Sweden handed out the Heart-Lung Foundation’s research
grant to a young and promising researcher. The event took place at
the Royal Palace in Stockholm, with this year’s research grant
going to André Nyberg. The…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium end their period of isolation and return to work
8th September 2021
On Tuesday, Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians carried out her first engagement since she was forced to
cancel her agenda last week following one of the younger members of
her family testing positive for Covid-19. It is not known
whether Her Majesty has been vaccinated…
Royals confirm return of sparkling New Year’s traditions after pandemic
8th September 2021
One of the most glittering and stately
events on the Danish Royal Family’s calendar will return in 2022:
the New Year’s Levees and the New Year’s Reception. In a statement
on the Danish Royal House’s website, they note: “For centuries, the
Royal House and the Danes have wished each other a happy New Year.
The origins of today’s New Year’s levee and New Year’s…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcomed
the President of Chile for an official visit to Spain on Tuesday.
King Felipe greeted President Piñera at Zarzuela Palace for an
official meeting. Other guests included the Secretary of State for
Latin America and the Caribbean and…
Queen Letizia of Spain has presided over
the first edition of the Retina Eco Awards in Madrid. The
prizes consist of four categories and reward businesses and
enterprises that have brought significant results in sustainability
and the climate change fight. The…
His Majesty King Harald visited the
Vålerenga football club in Oslo. The King was welcomed by children
from the Valle Hovin Sport kindergarten, young players from the
Vålerenga football club and “the street team” when he arrived at
the home field of Vålerenga at Valle Hovin stadium. In the men’s
locker room at the stadium, King Harald met with representatives
from football…
