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…
Spanish Tax Agency audits Royal Household payments to King Juan Carlos
4th September 2021
On Friday, Spanish newspaper El País
broke the exclusive news that the Spanish Tax Agency has requested
that the Royal Household hand over documents on all payments made
to former King Juan Carlos between June 2014 and 2018 and that
employees give proof of the origins of…
On Thursday, Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands visited Gulpener Brewery in Limburg, where she got to
experience first-hand what it is like to work in the
industry. Her Majesty got to experience the job in full, from
the picking of beer ingredients from the field (such as…
Crown Princess Victoria visits Västerbotten County alone as Prince Daniel recovers from a cold
3rd September 2021
On Thursday, Crown Princess Victoria
travelled to Västerbotten County for a visit that is a part of the
Royal Family’s effort to travel throughout Sweden to see first-hand
the impact the pandemic had on communities. She was supposed
to travel there with Prince Daniel; however, following a cold that
he got from his children, His Royal Highness preferred to remain
home out of respect for the…
