Over the course of the last few weeks,
the Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple of Luxembourg and their son,
one-year-old Prince Charles, have decided to undertake a tour of
the country’s care homes. During all the visits, Their Royal
Highnesses were accompanied by Corinne Cahen, Minister of
Family. On Tuesday, the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Court posted
on Instagram a series of ten pictures…
Dutch King and Queen's state visit to Germany rocked by attempted assassination of journalist in Amsterdam
7th July 2021
On Tuesday evening, prominent Dutch
journalist Peter R De Vries was shot and seriously wounded in
Amsterdam. Mr De Vries was was exiting a television studio
after being a guest on the live show RTL Boulevard to talk about
the case of a hairdresser who was murdered in…
A most unusual arrival - King Willem-Alexander pilots government plane to Germany for a state visit
6th July 2021
On Monday July 5th, King Willem-Alexander
and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands arrived in Germany to begin a
three-day state visit to the country. The Dutch state plane landed
at Berlin Brandenburg Airport around 11am carrying Their Majesties
and three government…
An unusual state dinner closes day one of the Dutch King and Queen's state visit to Germany
6th July 2021
On Monday, King Willem-Alexander and
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands started a three-day State visit to
Germany. The visit began with Their Majesties and the three
Ministers accompanying them descending from the State plane, which
was co-piloted by King Willem-Alexander himself, under a light
drizzle at Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Once they disembarked the
plane, the Dutch dignitaries…
Victoriadagen (Victoria Day in Swedish)
is the traditional festivity celebrating Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden’s birthday. It falls every year on the 14th of July, the day
the Crown Princess was born, and has been celebrated since 1979. It
is usually…
Norway’s Prince Sverre Magnus, the
younger child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit, is set to attend Oslo’s Elvebakken High School in the
autumn. The Prince will study under the line of Information
Technology and Media Production (IM). His…
On Saturday, Denmark played against the
Czech Republic in the quarter-final match of the European Football
Championships. The Danish team won the match 2-1, and
celebrations for the victory were abundant in every Danish
community around the world. The team naturally dedicated their
victory to teammate Christian Eriksen, who is now out of the
hospital following the cardiac arrest he…
After about a year and a half, Queen
Margarethe of Denmark is set to hold audiences for the public again
beginning in September. On Thursday, the Royal Danish House
released a press release announcing that the Queen would resume her
receptions for members of the public…
On Thursday, Queen Silvia of Sweden took
part in the digital inauguration of Children-Haus in Ortenau,
Germany. The facility is an orphanage to house children
suspected of having been victims of physical violence or sexual
abuse. This is the fifth building of…
On Friday, Princess Beatrix of the
Netherlands appeared in the stands of the Concours Hippique
International Officiel (CHIO) [Official International Equestrian
Competition] after about a month’s absence from public life
following surgery. The Royal House of the Netherlands
published a press release in the afternoon on 11 June, saying that
Princess Beatrix had undergone surgery on her…
