Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia return to work after turbulent summer for Spain's royals

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2nd September 2020
The King and Queen of Spain have returned to engagements after a summer which saw them and their family put under scrutiny by politicians and commentators as the fall out from the self imposed exile of King Juan Carlos I continued. Felipe VI and Letizia were back at work after just a fortnight out of the public eye. The couple and their children, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, carried out…
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European RoyalsSweden

Queen Silvia receives Butterfly Prize

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2nd September 2020
Queen Silvia received the Butterfly Prize on Monday for her work towards addiction issues and drug-free policies from an organisation in Sweden. The Butterfly Prize is awarded by the Women’s Organisations’ Co-operation Council on Alcohol and Drug Issues, and Queen Silvia’s citation read: “…for her many years of work and personal commitment to the drug issue and for…
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Greece

Tomb of Greek King and Queen vandalized

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2nd September 2020
On Monday, celebratory news came from the Greek Royal Family concerning the engagement of King Constantine’s youngest son, Prince Philippos and Nina Flohr. Only hours later Greek police reported that the graves of Constantine’s parents, King Paul and Queen Frederica, had been vandalised. The Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports stated that the cross of the grave was found broken…
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Denmark

Denmark’s Royal Family's funding increases

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1st September 2020
Denmark`s social democratic minority government presented on Monday its proposal for the Danish state budget, where an increase in the salary for the Queen Margrethe was included. The Danish government’s budget proposal for next year shows that Queen Margrethe can count on almost 90 million Danish crowns in appanage. The Danish government will give 89.3 million Danish crowns in salary to the…
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