On Sunday, Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince
Frederik and Prince Christian travelled to Jutland to mark the
100th anniversary of the territory becoming a part of Denmark. The
first act of the day was a carriage ride along the Denmark-Germany
boarder, south of the town of Kolding. The entire direct succession
line to the Danish throne travelled in the same carriage King
Christian X used when he…
King Philippe of the Belgians will hold
an audience with the President of the United States, Joe Biden, in
Brussels on June 15th 2021. The meeting will happen in the context
of two global summits taking place in Brussels on the 14th and 15th
of June: a NATO summit and a…
On Sunday, King Felipe of Spain travelled
to Cadiz to welcome back a ship that did the 11th circumnavigation
of the globe. His Majesty arrived at the port of Cadiz on
board the ship; there, he watched the solemn flag-raising and the
subsequent port reentry manoeuvre.
On Friday, Princess Sofia of Sweden spoke
at the virtual graduation ceremony of new nurses from Sophiahemmet
University. Similarly to what happened last year, the graduation
ceremony was held virtually in 2021. Before the global health
emergency exploded 16 months ago, all graduation ceremonies for
Sophiahemmet University were traditionally held in the Blue Hall of
Stockholm City Hall. In…
Colombia has started the removal of
several historical statues, including a royal statue of the Spanish
Queen Isabel of Castile. The statue was removed as a security
measure after the statue was tried to be torn down by protesters.
The Colombian Ministry of Culture carried…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary have sent their best wishes to the Danish international,
Christian Eriksen, after he was revived on the pitch during the
team’s Euro 2020 opening match in Copenhagen. The royal couple took
to their official Instagram to…
When the news broke that Prince Carl
Philip of Sweden was dating former reality show participant and
model Sofia Hellqvist, a flood of criticism followed. Many doubted
that this most unlikely romance would be sealed by marriage. Today,
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia celebrate six years of
marriage. In the summer of 2009, Prince Carl Philip met Sofia
Hellqvist through mutual friends at a…
On Tuesday, 9 June, the Netherlands’
Golden State Coach arrived in Amsterdam to be featured in an
exhibition. The coach, used traditionally for state
functions, such as Budget Day, has been undergoing a five
years-long renovation, meaning that King Willem-Alexander…
Queen Letizia speaks out on death of young girl which has horrified Spain
12th June 2021
Queen Letizia has expressed her sorrow
upon learning that the body of a six-year-old-girl, Olivia Gimeno,
was recovered by police on Thursday, 10 of June off the coast of
Tenerife. The Queen was speaking at the closing ceremony of the
Santander WomenNow 2021 Convention on…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands attended
the first day of the Special Olympics National Games on the Sports
Campus in The Hague. The Games, which will take place from
June 11-13, 2021, are a national sporting event for athletes
with intellectual disabilities. The Netherlands has an
estimated 170,000 citizens who are intellectually disabled.
Organisers use the Games to promote a positive public…
