The Norwegian Royal Family is currently
on a long private holiday in northern Norway using the royal yacht
“KS Norge”. Thousands of Norwegians now follow the ship’s journey,
and where the royals go ashore, they are greeted with flags and
cheers. Many private boats also follow the ship at a good distance
during parts of the trip. In recent days, the Royal Family has been
on a holiday…
On Monday, the Belgian Royal Palace
announced that the traditional concert for the National Day
celebrations has been cancelled due to the declaration of a
nationwide mourning day for victims of the floods. Belgium’s
National Day is celebrated every year on the 21st of…
In a turnaround, Prince Julian of
Sweden’s christening next month will be televised – albeit
differently than his older cousins and brothers. Swedish public
broadcaster SVT will be in the church and record the ceremony. They
will later air a 45-minute summary…
Tessy Antony de Nassau, 35, is set to
marry her Swiss fiancé, Frank Floessel, next week. The exact date
will remain private. Tessy made the announcement on her Instagram
account on Saturday, saying, “Everyone is super looking forward for
Mama and Papa to formalise this relationship before little bean
arrives.” Tessy’s two sons, Prince Gabriel and Prince Noah, are set
to…
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and
their daughters Princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane duly appeared
for their annual summer photocall but there were mixed feelings all
around. © RVD / Mischa Schoemaker © RVD / Mischa Schoemaker At the
photo call, King…
On Thursday, Queen Margarethe of Denmark
began a visit to the Faroe Islands that will continue until Monday,
the 19th of July. She arrived in Tórshavn, the capital city
of the Faroes, located on the island of Streymoy, the biggest and
most populated…
On Thursday, the 15th of July 2021,
during a visit to Amsterdam’s Red Light district to inaugurate a 3D
printed bridge, Queen Máxima told the public that her eldest
daughter, Princess Catharina-Amalia, would receive her high school
diploma later that day. The Princess graduated with honours last
month, and, following a Dutch tradition, hung her rucksack to a
Dutch flag and then raised them…
Bad weather has been affecting the
Germany-Belgium-Netherlands area for about two days, and damage is
already evident. And while Germany seems to have the highest price
to pay, Belgium’s Liège province seems to be heading for disaster
as well. Their…
The Government Information Service of the
Netherlands has announced that, due to the current travel
restrictions, King Willem-Alexander will not be able to travel to
Tokyo for the Olympic Games as previously scheduled. With the
Games set to start on the 21st of July…
It was shortly after 8:30 am on Thursday
when King Felipe and Queen Letizia officially entered a deadly
silent and sunny Plaza de la Armería, inside Madrid’s Royal Palace,
to pay homage to the victims of COVID-19 and to celebrate the hope
the vaccination campaign is slowly bringing back. Their
Majesties, dressed in semi-mourning (meaning dark colours, but not
full black), had already…
