With a state funeral set for 4 May at
Luxembourg’s Notre-Dame Cathedral, European royals are expected to
attend the Roman Catholic service. From Belgium, King Philippe,
Queen Mathilde, King Albert, and Queen Paola are due to attend.
This is a natural choice as Albert was Grand Duke Jean’s
brother-in-law and Philippe is Grand Duke Henri’s first cousin.
Grand Duke Jean married King…
Queen Letizia of Spain has travelled to
the Republic of Mozambique in Africa for a three-day cooperation
trip. The Queen arrived at Maputo International Airport in the late
afternoon on 28 April and will conclude her visit today. She has
been accompanied by Secretary of…
On 27 April, Princess Benedikte opened an
exhibit dedicated to her for her 75th birthday at the Koldinghus
Museum of which she is the patron. The special exhibition called
“Princess of the time. HRH Princess Benedikte and 75-year Danish
history” is based on the…
Prince Carl Philip joined those running
on Sunday to support the Lilla Barnets Fond, or Little Child’s
Fund, a nonprofit association that supports medical research and
development for newborn children and their future health. The
prince has served as patron of the fund since 2009. All proceeds
from the “Spring for Little Life” race, which took part in
Hagaparken in Stockholm…
Sofía de Borbón y Ortiz, the younger
child of King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain, was born at 4:50
pm on 29 April 2007 in Madrid at the Ruber International Hospital.
She was born via caesarian section. Her older sister is Leonor,
Princess of Asturias. [getty…
Princess Benedikte of Denmark is
revealing many of her life stories and opinions in a new biography,
Benedikte – A Royal Princess, and one of them is she thinks royal
women spend too much on clothing. The Princess, who is one of Queen
Margrethe’s younger sisters…
Crown Princess Mary to attend Women Deliver event ahead of Vancouver conference in June
28th April 2019
Crown Princess Mary is to take part in
the Women Deliver handover event next month in Copenhagen ahead of
the 2019 Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver in June. Denmark
hosted the last Women Deliver Conference in 2016, and the relay
event will hand over hosting duties to the Canadian committee.
Crown Princess Mary will be joined by key government and business
figures, including Ulla Tørnæs, the…
The body of Grand Duke Jean has arrived
at the Grand Ducal Palace to lie in state. His remains were
transferred from Château de Berg, and the Grand Ducal Family
followed behind the hearse during the journey which saw many
Luxembourgers line the streets to bid a final…
One of the world’s most prestigious
children’s literature prize ceremonies took place in Spain
Thursday, with Queen Letizia honouring the winners. The Queen spoke
about the impact of literature on young people during the event at
Madrid’s historic Royal…
It was as if it was meant to be, the rain
in Amersfoort stopped just long enough to allow the Dutch Royal
Family to meet everyone along the route. Afterwards, King
Willem-Alexander said, “We, and the sun, have had an amazing party!
I would like to come back, and often too!” King Willem-Alexander
celebrated in his 52nd birthday today. The visit began with a
performance by artist Wudstik…
