His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium has
taken part in a historic moment for the country. The King has
appointed Sophie Wilmès (MR) as Belgium’s first female Prime
Minister. Prime Minister Wilmès will continue the day-to-day work
of the resigning federal government. This afternoon, King Philippe
received Sophie Wilmès in a private audience at the Royal Palace of
Brussels. During this…
Beautiful new family photos released after Princess Elisabeth of Belgium's 18th birthday
27th October 2019
The Belgian Royal Palace has released
seven new images of the Belgian Royal Family to celebrate Princess
Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant’s 18th birthday. The selection of
images were taken by Bas Bogaerts in the Royal Palace of Brussels’
Louis XVI Salon after the…
While in Japan for Emperor Naruhito’s
Enthronement Ceremony, Grand Duke Henri undertook some engagements
in the country. Specifically, the Grand Duke visited the Japanese
company FANUC in the prefecture of Yamanashi alongside
Luxembourg’s Minister of Foreign and…
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant,
celebrated her 18th birthday yesterday and spoke to the Belgian
people on live television as part of her birthday celebrations. She
was poised and confident as she spoke about her first 18 years and
what she has learned, as well as what she has left to learn. She
thanked her family and teachers for their guidance in her life and
focused on the environment…
The Serbian Crown Prince Couple has
visited New York this week. For the ninth year in a row, Crown
Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia hosted the
Annual Benefit Luncheon in New York. This was done to raise funds
for more medical equipment. The equipment…
On 24 October, King Felipe and Queen
Letizia spent their last day in South Korea, ending their four days
trip to Asia where they also attended the Enthronement Ceremony of
Emperor Naruhito in Japan. The day started with separate events for
the royal couple. King Felipe…
King Harald of Norway met Russia’s
Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, this Friday in the northern
Norwegian city of Kirkenes. The meeting took place only a few days
after Russia claimed that Norway is gearing up for a conflict with
Russia and relations between the two nations are tense. The last
time the two met was in 2014. The Russian foreign minister also met
with the Norwegian prime minister…
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway is
currently on a two-day long visit to Norway’s most northern county,
Finnmark. The first day of the visit went to the Sami areas of the
county to highlight their language and culture. King Harald started
the visit at Karasjok Primary…
Princess Elisabeth invested with Order of Leopold for 18th birthday
25th October 2019
Belgium’s future queen, Princess
Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant was invested with the Order of
Leopold today during her 18th birthday celebrations at the Royal
Palace in Brussels by her father, King Philippe. The Order of
Leopold is the oldest and highest order in Belgium…
Princess Sofia of Sweden attended a
conference on UN Day to discuss the implementation of the UN’s
Global Sustainable Development Goals. Hosted by Entrepreneurship
Forum’s Philanthropic Forum, the guest list included business
representatives who “raised questions about how politics and the
public sector work to achieve the goals, whether economic, social
and environmental goals come…
