King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
have hosted a lunch in honour of the President of the Republic of
Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez , who is making a three-day official
visit to Spain. The lunch took place at the Royal Palace in Madrid
on September 16th 2021. Before the lunch, King Felipe VI held a
meeting in the Palace of La Zarzuela with President Duque. During
the meal, His Majesty the…
Princess Benedikte announces end of award in memory of her mother
17th September 2021
Princess Benedikte of Denmark has
announced the end of the award that was established in memory of
her mother, Queen Ingrid, who died in 2000. The Queen Ingrid’s
Honorary Scholarship will come to an end in 2022 after ten years of
providing assistance in the art world.
During a visit to Snellius supercomputer,
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands appeared with her right hand in a
splint. Following inquiries from Dutch newspaper NOS, the
Government Information Service (or, in Dutch, abbreviated in RVD)
confirmed that the Queen had suffered…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde rally around locals two months after devastating floods left 37 people dead
16th September 2021
Two months after the devastating floods
that hit central Europe, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of
Belgium went back to the most affected areas to see the progress
that has been made and discuss strategies for the future. On
15 September, Their Majesties arrived at Hotel de Ville in Verviers
for an initial briefing on the current status of things in the area
and the ongoing efforts to…
Queen Sofía of Spain awards namesake art prizes in Madrid
16th September 2021
Queen Sofía of Spain has been a patron of
the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors since 1964, and
on the night of Wednesday, she undertook a rare engagement to hand
out the Queen Sofía Awards for Painting and Sculpture. Her
Majesty arrived at Casa de Vacas…
Queen Margrethe marks the end of the summer sailing season for the Danish Royal Yacht Dannebrog
16th September 2021
Queen Margrethe of Denmark attended the
traditional ceremony to mark the end of the summer sailing season
for the Danish Royal Yacht Dannebrog. It is a longstanding
tradition that the Danish Royal Family use the Dannebrog during the
summer to travel all around the world…
King Felipe travelled to the Autonomous
Community of Aragona to take part in the annual Army principal
exercise. “Toro 21” is the name of the exercise, which this
year was focused on integrating the new manoeuvre created by the
Castillejos Division, as well as revising the Standard Operative
Procedures at the division level. It was also used to renew the
certification of the camp as an…
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…
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 it…
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 grandfather’s deathbed in
Helsingborg and returned to Stockholm as the new monarch on 16
September. On 19 September…
