King Philippe of the Belgians has stopped
off to buy a bouquet for his queen as he visited a market to find
out how they are coping as restrictions imposed because of the
coronavirus pandemic are lifted. King Philippe of the Belgians
stops off to buy flowers for Queen Mathilde(photo Belgian Royal
Palace Twitter) King Philippe chose red roses for Queen Mathilde,
telling the stallholder that…
Happy Birthday, Princess Madeleine! – 38 facts about the Swedish royal on her birthday
10th June 2020
On 10 June 1982, Her Royal Highness
Princess Madeleine of Sweden was born. To celebrate her 38th
birthday here are 38 facts on the Swedish royal: 1. Madeleine
admitted in an interview on Skavlan that she is naturally
a shy person, but she is “working on it.” 2.
A controversial statue of King Leopold II
has been removed in Belgium after it was vandalised by protesters.
The statue is to undergo repairs, however, it is unlikely to return
to public display and could end up in a museum. There have long
been calls for the statue of…
Crown Princess Mary explored the history
of glassmaking in Denmark as she officially opened the design
museum Holmegaard Works (Homegaard Værk) in South Zealand on
Monday. Built on the site of the former Holmegaard Glassworks, the
new museum showcases glass, ceramics, and design and describes
itself as “Denmark’s new hot spot for art-craftsmanship and
tradition.” The Crown Princess…
Crown Princess Katherine donated £500,000
worth of medical supplies to hospitals across the country to help
fight the coronavirus pandemic. The donation included electric
beds, mattresses and medical equipment which were sent to 17
hospitals throughout Serbia. In a…
Spain’s King Juan Carlos, the father of
reigning King Felipe VI, is under investigation for suspected
kickback payments related to the contract to build the high-speed
train line to Mecca from Medina in Saudi Arabia. The Supreme
Court’s prosecutor made the…
The 7th of June is a special day in
Norwegian history. On that day, the Norwegians celebrated both the
end of the Union with Sweden in 1905 and the return of King Haakon
in 1945 following the Second World War. This year, there was no
celebration because of the coronavirus, despite the jubilees.
During the grand celebration in 2005, the Norwegians also
celebrated that it was King Harald’s first…
Tessy Antony de Nassau receives Professor Honoris Causa from Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition
8th June 2020
Tessy Antony de Nassau has been awarded a
Professor Honoris Causa from the Institute of Brain Chemistry and
Human Nutrition in London for her work in education. The former
royal announced the honour on her Twitter account last week. Tessy
said she was “very…
Prince Daniel of Sweden has inaugurated
the sculpture exhibition “Alice Aycock at Kungliga Djurgården”
through a digital opening ceremony. It is the first art exhibition
to be organised by the newly founded Princess Estelle Cultural
Foundation, named after Prince Daniel…
In 1997, the life of the Spanish King
came under threat as a plot was made to kill him during the opening
of a new museum. The failed assassination attempt on King Juan
Carlos was discovered by Spanish police by chance and resulted in
an international hunt for the men who wanted to kill the Spanish
monarch. Eneko Gogeaskoetxea Arronategui was the master of the plan
together with some other members…
