On Tuesday this week, Her Majesty Queen
Silvia of Sweden opened the AEPC 2021 Congress with a video
greeting. During the congress, doctors from all over Europe gather
digitally to discuss congenital heart disease in children. In her
opening speech Her Majesty said: “Depending on where they are born,
children grow up under very different circumstances. And yet, they
all have the same basic…
On Tuesday, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe
of Denmark participated in a special festive worship service in
Holmen’s Church. It happened on the occasion of the 50th
anniversary of the Danish Army Priests’ Department. At the service,
which The Queen attended…
Prince Albert of Monaco presented the
final prize to the winner of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix on
Sunday, 23rd of May. The prize went to Dutch pilot Max Verstappen,
who runs for the Red Bull team. Prince Albert had already visited
the Monaco Grand Prix circuit…
The Scandinavian royals are not only
excellent friends, but they are also relatively closely related to
each other. During the Viking Age, the royals in these three
kingdoms were bitter enemies; however, during the Middle Ages all
nations were united under one kingdom under the Kalmar Union and
had a common royal family under, among others, Queen Margrethe I.
Today, all the Scandinavian nations…
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden has attended
his first meeting of the Swedish National Museum`s Friend`s Board.
The prince was elected to be a new member of the board earlier this
month. The prince has long been involved in the association and
has, on several occasions, had…
King Felipe has attended the inauguration
of Guillermo Lasso Mendoza as President of the Republic of Ecuador.
Spain’s king travelled to Ecuador’s capital, Quito, on May 23rd
2021, to begin his participation in the constitutional process of
the new…
The Princess of Asturias will be
confirmed into the Catholic Church in a simple ceremony alongside
her classmates. Leonor’s confirmation will take place on May 28th
2021 at the same church where she made her First Communion, at Our
Lady of Aravaca in Madrid. The ceremony, a year earlier than
expected, will be scaled back for all those taking part, because of
restrictions imposed by the…
The Crown Princess Family of Sweden has
released two new spring-themed images to mark Pentecost. Both
photos were taken by Linda Broström outside of the family’s home at
Haga Palace this month. One photo features the happy family of four
with their dog, Rio, while…
Crown Princess Mary is encouraging
Denmark to recognise the beauty of the country’s nature in a new
project with the World Wild Fund for Nature. ‘Together for Nature’
will encourage Danish people to share photos of their experiences
in nature, as the coronavirus…
Soft, striking and above all, symbolic.
The wedding bouquet carried by the future Queen of Spain, Letizia
Ortiz, at her royal wedding on May 22nd 2004 was filled with
significance. From personal touches to nods to one of the oldest
ruling dynasties in Europe, Letizia filled her posy with meaning.
At the heart of her cascading bouquet were the iris and the lily,
closely associated with the House…
