King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of
the Netherlands have sent a message of support to first responders
after riots broke out in several cities in the Netherlands. “Our
thanks go out to all those police officers, first responders and
municipal employees who are there for our safety. You do fantastic
work under the most difficult of circumstances! We feel for all the
shop owners and…
Crown Prince Haakon speaks of inclusivity on anniversary of racist murder that shocked Norway
27th January 2021
Crown Prince Haakon has commemorated the
murder of Benjamin Hermansen, twenty years after his racial killing
shocked Norway. The Crown Prince sent a digital message on the 20th
anniversary of his death. Benjamin Hermansen was killed in the
infamous “Holmila-murder”…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
attended the EU project DUNC’s digital conference. From her
home-office at Haga castle Her Royal Highness gave a speech and
closely followed the final day of this conference. Development of
UNESCO Natural and Cultural Assets…
This was a book I’d been looking forward
to for a very long time, and it did not disappoint. In the absence
of international travel in 2020 (and probably 2021), it provided a
trip of sorts through Sweden – a place I’d hoped to visit in 2020.
Explore Sweden with Crown Princess Victoria is out in Swedish and
English. It includes a foreword by Crown Princess Victoria where
she…
Queen Mathilde's visit to teenage mothers praised for bringing their story 'out of the shadows'
27th January 2021
Queen Mathilde has paid a visit to
teenage girls receiving support from a youth care facility. Her
visit to Le Tobbogan, a facility in Mons, took place on January
26th after a week’s delay when it was revealed that she may have
come into contact with a staff member at the…
Queen Letizia has chaired the first
meeting of a strategic council in place for Women in Engineering in
Spain, heralding in a project for change within the industry. The
meeting, which took place at the Royal Academy of Engineering in
Spain on January 26th, included women…
The former Greek Royal Palace of Tatoi is
to re-open, but not as a royal palace. The Greek government, who
seized the property when the Greek monarchy collapsed, plans to
reopen the palace as a hotel. Tatoi Palace is the former summer
palace of the Greek royal family and is located at a 10,000 acres
estate, 27 kilometres from the city centre of Athens. For the last
50 years the Palace has been…
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the
Romanian Crown, has become the latest royal to receive the vaccine
against the coronavirus. Her Majesty received the vaccine together
with her husband, Prince Radu of Romania. Their vaccination took
place on January 25th 2021 in a…
The humanitarian organization of Crown
Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia has just
donated large quantities of goods to the needy in Kosovo and
Metohija. “The Kingdom of Serbia Association”, whose patron is His
Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander…
Countess Eloise, the daughter of Prince
Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, has
revealed that she is writing a book on her Instagram account. The
18-year-old granddaughter of Princess Beatrix and niece of King
Willem-Alexander did not reveal what the book would be about. “I’m
so happy! I can finally say that I’m going to write a book.
I’m going…
