His Majesty King Rama V of Siam,
present-day Thailand, also called King Chulalongkorn, was born in
1853 and died in 1910. As a fifteen-year-old, Chulalongkorn
ascended the Siamese throne, but because of his young age, his
uncle acted as his guardian. During his five years of custody, he
was educated by an English governor, Anna Leonowens, in literary
history, language and art. He was King of…
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia met
with young Spanish talents at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on
Thursday, 28 May. Their Majesties, clad in surgical masks, sat six
feet apart from the eight young talents from research, technology,
business, culture and social…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has
spoken out after the death of African American George Floyd by
police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Princess made the
remarks on her Instagram account with a photo of a woman holding a
sign with George Floyd’s name.
Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia has
donated urgently needed Stryker electric beds, mattresses, medical
equipment and supplies to 17 hospitals throughout Serbia. The
equipment is valued at more than 500.000 euros. Even though the
Serbian Crown Prince Couple is in voluntary quarantine in their
castle outside Belgrade, they are continuing to work from home to
improve the situation in Serbia…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has been
hearing more about how the coronavirus pandemic is being handled by
businesses across his country. On video-link, His Royal Highness
met with the Norwegian firms Less, Epiguard and Rocketfarm to hear
more about what they are doing and…
To mark what would have been the 85th
wedding anniversary of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid, the
Danish Royal House shared details about her family heirloom wedding
crown on their social media channels. Queen Ingrid wore a myrtle
wedding crown as part of her bridal…
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain
have led a minute’s silence for the tens of thousands of people who
have died of Covid-19 in their country. The tribute came as Spain
began a period of ten days national mourning for all those who have
lost their lives because of the coronavirus pandemic. The King and
Queen of Spain were joined by their daughters, the Princess of
Asturias and…
The King and Queen of Spain join experts looking at global impact of COVID-19
27th May 2020
King Felipe and Queen Letizia attended a
session of the Scientific Committee of the Elcano Royal Institute
to learn about the international impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Upon their arrival, the King and Queen were greeted by the
President and Director of the Institute…
The Danish Royal Family counts just one
emerald tiara in their collection, but it’s a stunning piece that
features 67 emeralds and over 2,600 diamonds. Let’s take a look at
the Danish Emerald Parure Tiara. King Christian VIII commissioned
an emerald parure for his…
Queen Máxima paid a visit to the OLVG
Amsterdam hospital to learn more about their digital hospital work
during the COVID-19 pandemic. During her visit, Queen Máxima
learned how the hospital’s COVID-19 initiatives, including The
Corona Check app — which tracks symptoms and allows people to talk
with medical professionals within 24 hours if need be — are working
within the existing…
