Queen Sofia of Spain arrived on the Greek
island of Leros for a private visit. The mother of Spain’s King
Felipe was accompanied by the Spanish Ambassador to Greece and was
met by the mayor of Leros and the municipal council upon arrival to
her native homeland. On Sunday evening, the Ambassador to Greece
hosted a dinner in honour of the Queen. During the dinner, the
Mayor of Leros held a…
The use of Norway’s Royal Train carriage
has sparked a national debate as a result of the country’s railway
reform. Due to a change in the way the railway system is run, a
museum has taken over the ownership of the carriage, created a
great debate in Norway.
On Friday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Alexander of Serbia hosted the traditional lunch at the
White Palace in honour of the annual Holy Assembly of Bishops of
the Serbian Orthodox Church. The lunch was attended by His Holiness
Serbian Patriarch Porfirije with…
On Friday, Queen Emerita Sofìa of Spain
was at Teatro Monumental in Madrid to watch a concert featuring the
debut of the winning composition and to hand out a music prize
bearing her name. Her Majesty, who is still a member of The
Royal Family, despite her husband’s abdication and self-imposed
exile to Dubai, has presided over the Doña Sofìa music prize since
its creation almost 40 years…
King Felipe of Spain received the
coronavirus vaccine on Saturday according to official palace
sources. His Majesty received his jab in the Wizink Centre in
the Spanish capital of Madrid. This came shortly after the
conclusion of the National Armed Forces Day events, in…
On Friday, May 28, King Philippe took
part in the kickstarting of the field hockey summer season in
preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games, due to start towards the
end of July. His Majesty gave the symbolic “first bat” on the
hockey field to start an intensive…
The Princess of Asturias receives her confirmation weeks before she heads to Wales to study
29th May 2021
On Friday, May 28, HRH the Princess of
Asturias received her confirmation in Madrid, at the Nuestra Señora
de la Asunción church, with all the rest of her classmates. For her
First Holy Communion, which took place in May of 2015, she was
surrounded by her entire family, including both sets of
grandparents. On this occasion, however, restrictions due to the
CoViD-19 pandemic made it…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
took part in the celebrations for National Armed Forces Day, which
this year fell on Saturday, the 29th of May 2021. The main event, a
military parade, was severely restricted due to Government
restrictions in connection to the ongoing…
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau has
co-wrote an impassioned letter to British Prime Minister Boris
Johnson about a cause close to her heart. The 52-year-old, who is
sister-in-law to King Willem-Alexander, wrote to Mr Johnson
and other G7 leaders urging for there to be a…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of
Sweden will be absent from this year’s National Day celebrations on
6 June. Only King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess
Victoria and Prince Daniel will participate in the scaled-down
celebrations. The Royal Court released information regarding this
year’s National Day on Friday, noting that it would be scaled-down
due to the…
