European Royals

Archduke Karl von Habsburg proposed as President of the European Commission

The Monarchist Party of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia has sent a formal request to the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic to promote Archduke Karl von Habsburg as the next President of the European Commission. Radim Spacek, Chairman of The Bohemian Crown Monarchist Party, told Royal Central: “Currently we are trying to convince our Prime Minister to foster Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen as a…
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King Willem-Alexander speaks to demonstrators after opening museum

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands spoke to a group of demonstrators after opening the new Sophiahof Museum in The Hague. The Sophiahof Museum is meant to be a centre of knowledge, culture and remembrance for everyone who had anything to do with the former Dutch East Indies. Five Indonesian organisations are also involved: the Indisch Herinneringscentrum, the Stichting Moluks Historisch…
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The Duchess of Brabant speaks to the press for the first time during Unicef visit

Princess Elisabeth, the Duchess of Brabant, spoke to the press for the first time today. She and her mother, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have just finished a visit to Kenya for Unicef, and it was the Princess’ first major mission abroad. Princess Elisabeth said, “This is my first visit to a land in East Africa, and I have had many different impressions. It is a very intense and…
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The Duchess of Brabant joins her mother, Queen Mathilde in Kenya for Unicef

The 17-year-old Duchess of Brabant – heir to the Belgian throne – has joined her mother, Queen Mathilde in Kenya for Unicef in her first major mission abroad. Queen Mathilde has been the honorary president of Unicef Belgium for ten years. She previously visited Haiti in 2012, Ethiopia in 2015 and Laos in 2017. Kenya currently houses around 200,000 unaccompanied minor refugees. Queen…
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