Denmark

King Frederik keeps busy schedule while Queen Mary heads home

King Frederik of Denmark has had a busy week of engagements already with a conference and a university visit on the schedule. On Tuesday, the Danish King officially opened the Powering European Identity Conference in Sønderborg. The invitation only conference focuses on several key themes, including industry and societal challenges such as high energy costs and climate change.
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Belgium

Belgian Royal Family releases birthday portraits of Princess Elisabeth

Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, is celebrating her 23rd birthday and the Belgian Royal Palace has released new portraits to mark the occasion. The Belgian Royal Family has shared two new photographs of Princess Elisabeth in honour of her birthday. The two portraits were taken by Max Bueno and show the princess enjoying autumn in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is wearing a…
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Norway

Queen Sonja wears copied tiara for gala dinner

King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway hosted the annual gala dinner, with Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Astrid, for members of parliament. Queen Sonja chose to wear a copy ofa favourite tiara of another queen for the evening.  She wore a somewhat historic tiara for…
Spain

Princess Leonor receives a new title

Add a new title to the long list attached to Princess Leonor’s name: she’s now the honorary mayor of Oviedo. In a ceremony ahead of the annual Princess of Asturias Awards, the future queen of Spain received the title to highlight her connection to the city that hosts…
Belgium

King Philippe officially receives new ambassadors

King Philippe of the Belgians has welcomed four new ambassadors to the Belgian court in a centuries old tradition.  Four ambassadors presented King Philippe with their Letters of Credence: Nicholas Brousseau from Canada, Anne Sherriff from the United Kingdom, Eros Gasperoni from San Marino, and Vicenç Mateu Zamora from Andorra. A Letter of Credence is a formal, diplomatic document…
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