King Felipe of Spain has spoken by phone
with Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, as military deployment
are sent to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after thousands of
migrants from Morocco swam on to its beaches at the start of the
week. The influx has resulted in a diplomatic crisis between the
two kingdoms of Spain and Morocco as Spain now claims that Morocco
is not doing enough to keep…
The Spanish royals have lent their
support to the tourism industry, returning to one of the world’s
largest tourism fairs in Spain as the country gets ready to
relaunch itself as a top tourist destination. The FITUR:
International Tourism Fair opened in Madrid on May…
A television series about the early life
of Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is in the works. The series will
be based on the book Máxima Zorreguieta. Motherland by Marcia
Luyten. Millstreet Films bought the film rights from publishing
house De Bezige Bij, and the news…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
The Netherlands are getting into the Eurovision spirit ahead of the
contest’s grand finale in Rotterdam on Saturday. The Eurovision
Song Contest, often described as the Olympic Games of singing, is
being held in the major port city of Rotterdam this year. In a
joint statement this week, the King and Queen said: ”Good luck to
everyone taking…
Queen Máxima received a special birthday
cake to mark her 50th birthday this week, presented to her by one
of her long-standing patronages, More Music in the Classroom. The
decadent cake, presented to the Queen during a special television
presentation entitled ‘Queen…
Two wedding ceremonies, three spectacular
celebrations and one very happy couple. Twenty years ago, on a
string of sunny May days, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
married Laurentien Brinkhorst in The Hague with a host of royal
guests looking on. And while Constantijn…
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has
received his first dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus.
This news was announced by the Royal Court on Facebook and
Instagram with a picture of the Crown Prince as he received the
vaccine. Along with the picture, a short statement from His Royal
Highness was also published. The Danish Crown Prince wrote: “Today
I got my first vaccine. Thank you…
Queen Máxima received Matthijs van
Nieuwkerk at her home at Huis ten Bosch Palace for an interview for
her 50th birthday. The interview took place in her office at the
Palace and was broadcast on the evening of her birthday. The
interviewer brought her a present of a…
Crown Princess Victoria gave the opening
address at SEABOS’s three-day working meeting to discuss research
and innovations related to sustainable seafood production and
marine health. In her speech, the Swedish royal noted about the
coronavirus pandemic that it has…
As Prince Christian of Denmark was
confirmed into the Danish church, there was huge press and public
interest. But as the many photos and videos were played out, one
involving his younger sister, Princess Isabella, got many people
talking. Reporters captured a terse moment between Isabella and her
mum, Crown Princess Mary. The 14-year-old princess made a comment
to her mother which has made…
