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 year, attended
the National Offering to the Apostle Santiago, Patron Saint of
Spain, at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela…
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
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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 summer home on the island of Öland. With
the photo’s release, the Royal Court said: “Together on Öland…
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…
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 Reyes, and the other attendees. The
focus of discussions on this particular occasion was to lay out and
celebrate the…
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…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians are getting into the Olympic spirit this week as they have
held video calls with Belgian athletes in Tokyo for the Summer
Olympic Games. The King and Queen held several video calls in the
Royal Palace of Brussels on…
On Tuesday, Queen Letizia presided over a
conference on the impact the pandemic had on mental health
throughout the different vulnerable groups of the population.
The meeting, which took place in the Audience Room at Zarzuela
Palace, included representatives from various associations with
which Her Majesty has worked for over a decade: the Spanish
Association for Rare Diseases, the Royal…
