Spain

Queen Letizia in mourning for her beloved grandmother

The Queen of Spain has lost one of the most influential figures in her life. Queen Letizia’s grandmother, Menchu Alvarez del Valle, has died at the age of 93. Letizia was extremely close to her paternal grandmother and followed in her footsteps as a journalist. The bond between them was evident on the day that Letizia Ortiz married into the Spanish Royal Family as Menchu gave a reading at…
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Greece

Greek Royal Family returns home for holiday

The Greek Royal Family is gathered in Greece. Over the past several weeks, several members of the Greek Royal Family have shared photos on social media of their visits to Athens and several Greek islands, among other places. King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie…
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GALLERY: Royals at the Summer Olympics

You can often spot royals in attendance at the Olympics cheering on their countries’ athletes. Let’s take a look at some royal attendance over the years! Greek and British Royals: 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece [getty src=”78958823″ width=”594″ height=”406″ tld=”ca”] The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in…
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The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima tweet their support for Dutch Olympic team

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are officially open! After much anticipation, the Japanese edition of the biggest sporting event in the world has begun, and royal support for the various teams is pouring in.  Despite the current situation preventing many royals from travelling to Japan for the occasion, as they had done many times in the past, they still want their citizens to feel their support…
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Spain

Queen Letizia shows support for major medical organisation

Queen Letizia has paid a visit to a meeting of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC). She was joined by members of the National Council for the AECC, both in person and via video conference. She delivered a greeting to the Association’s president, Ramón…
Norway

Norway’s Royal Family remember those lost on 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks

Ten years ago, on July 22, 2011, Norway was hit by its the worst terrorist attacks since World War II. The tenth anniversary was commemorated with several moving tributes attended by the Royal Family. The first commemoration was outside the Government Quarter where the bombing took place. Four wreaths were placed at the memorial to the dead, including a wreath from the Crown Prince and Crown…
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