The third Tuesday of September is
traditionally Princes’ Day, the day on which the reigning monarch
of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the Dutch Senate
and House of Representatives to give the speech from the throne.
The speech sets out the main policy items of the coming
parliamentary session. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
arrived at the Knight’s Hall in the…
Crown Princess Mary speaks about the importance of vaccination at a global health event
17th September 2019
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark put
vaccination at the heart of her agenda as she spoke at the World
Health Organisation Regional Committee for Europe’s 69th session on
its opening day Monday. “I am honoured to once again have the
opportunity to speak to you,” Mary…
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium to star on stamp marking 18th birthday
15th September 2019
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of
Brabant, is to star on a stamp marking her 18th birthday. The
future Queen of Belgium will celebrate her birthday on 25 October.
The new stamp will be released on 21 October – four days ahead of
her reaching the age of…
In a new interview with Swedish magazine
Mama, Princess Madeleine revealed that she was having contractions
during her brother, Prince Carl Philip’s June 2015 wedding to Sofia
Hellqvist (now Princess Sofia). Two days later, her son, Prince
Nicolas was born. The Princess said she was having contractions all
day and was three centimetres dilated all while wearing a tiara and
gown to watch…
Queen Mathilde marks a special anniversary on an anniversary of her own
14th September 2019
Exactly two decades after she began her
path to a throne, Queen Mathilde put the spotlight on a cause that
has been hugely important to her throughout her time as a royal. On
the twentieth anniversary of her engagement to the future King
Philippe, Mathilde celebrated the…
Queen Máxima attends celebrations for the 35th anniversary of Alzheimer Nederland
13th September 2019
Queen Máxima shared a cup of tea and some
comforting words with Alzheimer’s patients on Tuesday as she
celebrated the 35th anniversary of Alzheimer Nederland in
Giessenburg. The Queen visited the Alzheimer Trefpunt De Til, one
of the 246 cafés or “trefpunt”…
On Wednesday this week, Crown Prince
Haakon visited Ørland Air Base where he received a tour and lecture
about the Armed Forces’ new F-35 fighter aircraft. It was part of a
current military exercise in Norway. The Crown Prince was given the
opportunity to see some of the planes which will be part of
Norway’s air defence in the years ahead and even take a seat in the
cockpit for…
Queen Margrethe: “Danes need to know more about the Danes in Germany”
12th September 2019
Queen Margrethe of Denmark spent last
week visiting areas of Germany inhabited by many Danes who has
lived there for almost 1000 years. In a newly given interview with
a German newspaper, Queen Margrethe says that she thinks it is bad
that the Danes in Denmark know little or…
Prince Amedeo of Belgium and his wife,
Elisabetta, have announced the name they’ve picked for their new
son. The little boy, who was born on September 6th 2019, has been
called Maximilian. His name was made public as the couple
introduced their second child to the…
Details of Swedish Crown Princess Couple's visit to Denmark announced
12th September 2019
The program for Crown Princess Victoria
and Prince Daniel’s upcoming working visit to Denmark has been
revealed. The Swedish Royal House published the itinerary on
Wednesday, noting that this is a reciprocal visit to Denmark after
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark paid a
working visit to Sweden in 2017. The three-day stay takes place
from 16 to 18 September and…
