The work of Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of
Luxembourg is in the spotlight after the country’s Prime Minister
said that no specific role was planned for her as he set about
modernising the monarchy. Xavier Bettel’s comments came as he spoke
for the first time since the publication of an investigation into
grievances at the Grand Ducal Court. The Waringo Report was
published last week.
Crown Princess Katherine expresses solidarity with cancer patients
6th February 2020
On World Cancer Day, Crown Princess
Kathrine of Serbia expressed solidarity with cancer patients in
Serbia and worldwide. Her Royal Highness issued a statement where
she said: “On the World Cancer Day I would like to draw your
attention to the fact that cancer is…
Birth and Childhood Mary Elizabeth
Donaldson was born on 5 February 1972 in Hobart, Tasmania,
Australia. She was the youngest child of Donald and Henrietta
Donaldson. She has two older sisters, Jane and Patricia, and an
older brother, John. Mary’s mother died in…
On Tuesday, His Majesty presented the
National Association for Public Health Research Prizes for 2020.
Ulrik Wisløff received the National Association for Public Health’s
Heart Research Award today. This year’s winners of the Dementia
Research Award was Anders Fjell and Kristine Walhovd.His Majesty
the King handed out the awards on behalf of the organization which
he is protector of.
Luxembourg judicial police launch preliminary investigation into alleged physical violence against employees at Grand Ducal Court
4th February 2020
The judicial police in Luxembourg have
launched a preliminary investigation into the alleged physical
violence against employees at the Grand Ducal Court. The
allegations came to light during a recent interview on the RTL
Radio Press Club broadcast where several cases of…
Princess Estelle of Sweden, who will
celebrate her eighth birthday later this month, has a foundation in
her name. The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation (Prinsessan
Estelles Kulturstiftelse) was established in 2019 by her parents,
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince…
Queen Sofía of Spain returned to her
homeland of Greece for the book presentation of “The Journal of
Queen Frederica, 1938-1967”, which is about her mother. Queen
Sofía’s younger brother King Constantine II of Greece and his wife,
Queen Anne-Marie were also present. The three-part journals of
Frederica are based on the 35 handwritten volumes which are
currently being kept at…
King Harald of Norway has ordered the
declassification of secret spy documents. This was made public by
the Norwegian government last Sunday and reported by Norwegian
media. This is very rare and has only happened a few times in
recent history. It was during the weekly…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia were
accompanied by their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía
at the solemn opening of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes
Generales. The royals arrived at the Congress of Deputies and were
greeted by President of the Government…
After a long period of tragedy and
illness, King Harald appeared in public for the first time since 3
January, when Ari Behn was buried. Since then, the King has been on
sick leave and for a week, the King was hospitalised. Now a fresh
monarch was out to show his support for Norwegian skiing in which
he is strongly involved. It was a happy crowd who welcomed the
King. On arrival, His Majesty…
