Spain’s King Felipe held a
videoconference with the Operations Command on Saturday for Armed
Forces Day at the Retamares Base in Pozuelo de Alarcón. The King
was greeted by Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles; Chief of
Defence Staff, Miguel Ángel Villarroya; Secretary of State for
Defence, Ángel Olivares; Chief of Staff of the Army, General of the
Army, Francisco Javier Varela…
Princess Stéphanie of Monaco visited a
COVID-19 screening centre in Espace Léo Ferré, Monaco, last week.
The royal wore a surgical mask and used hand sanitiser as soon as
she entered the building. Upon arrival, the Princess was welcomed
by Didier Gamerdinger…
Authorities in Andalusia have criticised
Belgium’s Prince Joachim after he was found to have attended a
party in the region last weekend. Joachim’s attendance at the event
in Cordoba was confirmed by the Royal Household in Brussels as it
announced that the prince had…
Princess Birgitta of Sweden has always
known how to make her mark. The second sister of King Carl XVI
Gustaf is known for her originality and her wedding was stand out,
too, for several reasons. Birgitta was the only one of her siblings
to marry a fellow royal and the only one who didn’t choose to marry
in June. She was also the first of the five children of Prince
Gustaf Adolf and Princess…
Prince Joachim, the 28-year-old nephew of
King Philippe of the Belgians, has tested positive for the
Coronavirus after attending a private party in Spain last Tuesday.
[getty src=”805167280″ width=”594″ height=”396″] Spanish newspaper
El Confidencial…
On Thursday this week, it was announced
in a very brief press release that “The Queen Sonja Art Stable”
will open again. The opening date is set to be Saturday, July 4th
with the press expected to get a preview sometime before this date.
The restrictions caused by…
To conclude our May series on royal
emeralds, we are taking a look at the emeralds in the Norwegian
royal vault. The Norwegian Royal Family has a large emerald and
diamond tiara with matching earrings, brooch and necklace. The
tiara is in a neo-classical style and features a centre, square
emerald at the top. Its creation date has never been known but it
is assumed to have been some time in…
Tessy Antony de Nassau, a former UN
peacekeeper, released a video statement yesterday in honour of
National Peacekeeping Day 2020. In her role as patron of UNA-UK,
Tessy recorded a short video to mark the occasion. She first spoke
about the COVID-19 pandemic and how…
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic,
Sweden’s National Day celebrations have to be altered. The Royal
Family usually attends several events throughout the day; however,
the Royal Court has revealed to Royal Central how things will be
different in 2020. “The Royal Court…
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…
