King Philippe of Belgium will invite four
‘corona heroes’ for a personal meeting at the Royal Palace. All
Belgians are encouraged to submit their stories about people who
have distinguished themselves during the COVID-19 crisis. Out of
these submissions, four stories will be selected and those people
will be thanked by the King during an audience. King Philippe of
the Belgians has…
Queen Máxima has visited a funeral home
in The Hague to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the funeral
industry in the Netherlands. During her visit on July 2nd 2020,
Queen Máxima spoke with directors of the Engelen & Spoor Funeral
Services, the director of the…
We’re caught in a flux, of sorts, as the
world begins to ease out of lockdowns and restrictions imposed by
the COVID-19 pandemic, but countries remain cautious about how to
proceed so as not to cause another spike in cases. As businesses
begin to reopen, one thing seems…
Queen Máxima has paid a visit to the GGZ
Noord-Holland-Noord mental health care institution to speak with
practitioners about treating patients in their home environments.
The Royal House website said that Queen Máxima also discussed
“recovery and personal direction and the provision of digital care
and prevention” with the experts during her visit on July 2nd. She
discussed the protocols…
Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg on first public engagement since birth of son
2nd July 2020
Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie
returned to royal engagements on Wednesday, nearly two months after
giving birth to her first child, Prince Charles. Stéphanie was
joined by her husband, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, for a visit
to the Caritas Fairness Centre in…
King Felipe attended the symbolic
reopening of the Spanish border with Portugal on Wednesday, another
step to re-opening the country following the COVID-19 pandemic. The
border between Spain and Portugal is referred to as ‘la raya’ or
‘the line’ and was closed for…
The birthstone of July, the ruby, has
been used as a symbol of royalty for centuries. Today we’re looking
at the history behind the most famous ruby tiara in the Danish
Royal Family’s collection: the Danish Ruby Parure. Now most closely
associated with Crown Princess Mary, who has worn the tiara
exclusively since her 2004 wedding, the Danish Ruby Parure has been
used by a long line of…
They were an unexpected king and queen
and their royal romance has weathered several storms but today King
Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium will mark their sixty first
wedding anniversary. The couple, who married on July 2nd 1959
in Brussels, now live quietly following…
Queen Máxima has paid a visit to the
Nieuwe Regentes Theatre to meet with its Creative Coalition and
discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected artists and other
freelancers. The Creative Coalition was formed last year to bring
together 42 different professional…
Crown Princess Mary has launched a new
campaign to combat loneliness amongst young people, working with
her Mary Foundation to support the cause. Crown Princess Mary said
of the Look for Loneliness campaign: “Loneliness is a major problem
among young people – not just during Corona, but also before and
after. With the campaign, we will help break the taboo of
loneliness and appeal to the…
