King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain
have carried out a three day State Visit to Cuba. The trip, which
some MPs in Madrid tried to stop, took place between November 11th
and November 14th and saw the couple visit Havana and Santiago de
Cuba. The State Visit was intended to strengthen relations between
the two countries as well as celebrate the 500th anniversary of the
foundation of Havana.
There will be no government celebrations
for Liechtenstein’s monarch, His Royal Highness Prince Hans Adam II
this year. The ruling monarch of one of the world’s smallest
independent nations has been the official head of state for 30
years this year, but it has now…
As we mark the 90th anniversary of Grace
Kelly’s birth this month, Royal Central looks back on several
aspects of her life. As Princess Grace died on 14 September 1982,
she witnessed only one of her children’s weddings when her eldest
daughter, Princess…
On 14 November at 6:00 pm Stockholm time,
security exercises were performed at the Swedish Royal Palace per
press releases from the Swedish Royal Court and the Swedish Police.
The exercise was performed inside the palace and in the outer and
inner courtyards of the palace. Personnel from the Stockholm
police, the Swedish Security Service, the Swedish Royal House,
armed forces, rescue services…
Italian Pretender announces the return of the monarchy in Italy
15th November 2019
The heir of the Italian Pretender to the
throne, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, has announced the return of the
monarchy in Italy in a live televised address to the Italian people
on Thursday night. Mediaset aired it live after interrupting their
normal programming for the…
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the
Netherlands is a well-known pilot. He thinks flying is fun and
trained as a pilot for the national Dutch air-operator, KLM. This
week, a special thing happened on one of a KLM flight from
Amsterdam to Paris, under the charge of the…
Grand Ducal Family to celebrate 100th anniversary of Grand Duchess Charlotte's accession
14th November 2019
On 26 November 2019, the Luxembourgish
Grand Ducal Family will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Grand
Duchess Charlotte’s accession to the throne as announced by the
Grand Ducal Court this week. The family will attend the screening
of the movie Léif Lëtzebuerger at the Philarmonie. The 2008 movie
tells the story of Grand Duchess Charlotte during World War II in
English, French and…
Serbia's Crown Prince Couple highlight problems with cancer and orphans
14th November 2019
On Thursday of last week, Crown Prince
Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia organised a formal
dinner at the White Palace in honour of the 56th Cancer Conference
Week. This happened only a day after Their Royal Highnesses
announced that they had made a large…
During her royal career, Princess Grace
was active in supporting Monaco on the global stage. She focused
her charity work to support the arts scene in Monaco, as well as
flowers and gardening, healthcare, children, and motherhood. Today,
we’re going to take a look at…
The Swedish Royal Family was out in
glamourous force Tuesday evening. On 12 November, the King and
Queen hosted the Representation Dinner at the Royal Palace.
Representation Dinners are periodically hosted by the King and
Queen. There is typically one white tie Representation Dinner a
year and a less formal black tie one, but this can vary. Yesterday
evening was a glittery white tie affair…
