The King of Spain has paid his last
respects to close friend, Jaime Carvajal, who died unexpectedly
this week. Felipe VI, accompanied by Queen Letizia, was greeted by
Jaime Carvajal’s family on arrival at the funeral home in Madrid
where the funeral chapel has been set up. The royal couple spent
time with his nearest relations including his wife, Xandra Falco,
and their three…
Today we’re looking at the grandparents
of Albert II of Monaco: a Monegasque princess, a French count, an
Olympic rower, and a gym teacher. Unfortunately for Albert, none of
his grandparents were alive to see him ascend to the throne in
2005. Prince Pierre, Duke of…
Crown Princess Mary attended the opening
of a summit in Copenhagen that brought together people and
organisations with ideas of how to rebuild following the COVID-19
pandemic. Hosted at BLOX, a “national and international gathering
place that engages people in…
On Saturday, September 5th 2020, the
confirmation of Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway, the only son of
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, will take
place. The 14-year-old will be confirmed during a service in Asker
church. The service starts at 4 pm will be broadcast live by
Norway’s two biggest TV-channels, NRK and TV2. Due to the
coronavirus pandemic, there is a ceiling…
Project Playground, the charity founded
by Sweden’s Princess Sofia in 2010, celebrated its 10th year of
changing children’s lives this week. Before she married Prince Carl
Philip, Sofia Hellqvist joined her friend Frida Vesterberg to
create an organisation…
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has started
the new school year at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. The
Duchess of Brabant and the other 169 first year students kicked off
their training with an initiation camp in Elsenborn. On Monday the
31st of August, the elder…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia return to work after turbulent summer for Spain's royals
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…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are
now back at the Royal Palace in Stockholm after an absence of
almost six months caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As the virus
took hold, the royal couple moved to Stenhammar Palace, about 120
kilometres southwest of Stockholm.
Queen Sofía helped in the release of a
Hipatia sea turtle last week, joining forces with the Palma
Aquarium Foundation to help the marine animals and fauna in the
Palma area. The Queen, who partnered with the Palma Aquarium
Foundation last year through her Reina Sofía…
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…
