Belgium

King Philippe of Belgium modernises Coat of Arms

King Philippe has made some changes to the Coat of Arms of the Belgian Royal Family. His Majesty also introduced a Coat of Arms for his father King Albert II, and Princess Elisabeth has now her own Coat of Arms. For the first time in over 100 years, a Belgian monarch has changed the Coat of Arms of the Royal House. King Philippe has signed a new Royal Decree in which the changes to the Coat of…
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Spain

Queen Letizia visits the National Library of Spain

Her Majesty Queen of Letizia of Spain made a visit to the National Library of Spain on Tuesday of this week. The Queen visited the library to inaugurate two of the newly renovated reading rooms, the general hall, which now goes on to be called María Moliner, and the press…
Serbia

Crown Princess Katherine donates equipment to Serbian hospital

On Tuesday of this week, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia visited the Cacak General Hospital in central Serbia and officially delivered medical equipment worth 40,300 euros to the departments. The donation of a new Samsung ultrasound machine was the result of the Lifeline London 25th anniversary dinner at the Claridge’s Hotel in London, where Royal Central’s Senior…
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European Royals

The Duke of Braganza defends Portuguese bullfighting

The Duke of Braganza and pretender to the Portuguese throne, Dom Duarte Pio, has said in an interview with Portuguese media that “all those who oppose bullfighting, oppose Portuguese traditions and culture” even though he “understands that for emotional and sentimental reasons” many people are ”shocked by some aspects of bullfighting”. This is reported by the…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe visits the new suburbs of Sønderborg

Queen Margrethe of Denmark is currently on summer holiday with her family at Gråsten castle. On Saturday, she took a short break from her vacation to visit the people at the small village of Sønderborg. This Danish city has created a brand new suburb and the Queen accepted the invitation to take a closer look at it. In addition to inspecting a new Multicultural House with library and art…
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