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…
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…
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía joined
their parents for an ancient Spanish ritual over the weekend,
paying tribute to the Patron Saint of Spain. The teenage
princesses, who have joined King Felipe and Queen Letizia
increasingly at public royal duties over the past…
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…
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg amongst guests at Imperial Palace in Tokyo ahead of Olympics
24th July 2021
Friday marked the beginning of the
agonised Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Games had to be postponed due to
restrictions for health safety and are finally taking place now,
albeit with limitations. Several royals had to bow out of
travelling to Tokyo for the occasion because…
Together again: Swedish Royal Family releases new family photo after being separated for over a year
24th July 2021
The Swedish Royal Family has released a
new summer family photo after the royals were forced to be
separated for over a year due to the global health emergency. The
new image was taken this month in the gardens of Solliden Palace –
the Royal Family’s private…
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…
On Thursday, King Felipe granted an
audience to Ane Mintegi, the junior tennis player who made history
by being the first Spanish citizen to win a Wimbledon trophy.
Ane Mintegi won the women’s junior title at Wimbledon on the 11th
of July by defeating German…
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…
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…
