The King of Belgium and his sons, Princes Emmanuel and Gabriel, attended Belgium’s World Cup match against Tunisia in the Spartak Stadium in Moscow on Saturday.
Prior to the tournament kicking off, King Philippe posed for a selfie with the squad, posted on defender Vincent Kompany’s Twitter account. He was then presented with a signed shirt printed with his name on the back.
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Grand Ducal Family celebrates Luxembourg's National Day
24th June 2018
For the first time since 2015, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa were surrounded by all five of their children and their daughters-in-law to celebrate Luxembourg’s National Day. The National Day is 23 June and marks the Grand Duke’s official…
King Harald will attend the World Championship in sailing
24th June 2018
The World Championship in sailing will begin next Saturday and will last until 12 August. Perhaps the most prominent athlete competing for the championship title is King Harald V of Norway. The Royal Court calendar confirms that the King will participate in the competitions…
On Friday, Princess Marie visited a project sponsored by the National Association for Autism as their patron, as well as the Youth Education Center.
Since 2007, The Youth Education Center in Værløse has specialised in supporting autistic young adults. The educational institution offers the ‘specially adapted youth education programme’ and collaborates with the project ‘Ready…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway was accompanied by Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide on Friday at the UN headquarters in New York. On behalf of Norway, the Crown Prince announced Norway’s candidacy for a seat in the UN Security Council for…
Queen Sonja visits royal viking ruins
22nd June 2018
On Thursday this week, Queen Sonja went on a historical tour to the south of Norway. Her Majesty went with the royal yacht “KS Norge” to the island community of Karmøy where she was received by Mayor Jarle Nilsen. Upon arrival, the Queen received flowers from…
King Willem-Alexander opens new railway line
22nd June 2018
Wednesday lunchtime this week, King Willem-Alexander was in the Northern part of Groningen where he officially opened the extension of the railway line from Roodeschool to Eemshaven.
The line has been in use since March and is an extension of the Sauwerd-Roodeschool line which has been running since 1893. He was joined on the trip by schoolchildren from the area and unveiled a plaque to mark his…
Prince Laurent backtracks on decision to sue MP for slander
22nd June 2018
It came to light on 20 June that Prince Laurent of Belgium wanted to sue a Member of Parliament (MP) in Belgium, Peter Buysrogge, for slander if he did not apologise. The Prince wanted an apology from the MP after the politician accused him of fraud in May 2018.
Buysrogge…
First female bodyguard appointed to the Belgian Royal Family
22nd June 2018
All across the globe, stigmas between male and female are being broken on a daily basis. Jobs that once were deemed fit only for men to perform have now crossed the gender line to be fulfilled by both males and females.
Careers such as in politics and business are working on…
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie to move to London
22nd June 2018
The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg announced yesterday that Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie would move to London later this year.
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume will begin a post-graduate training course at the Royal College of Defence Studies in September, where he will acquire additional expertise for his future responsibilities as Grand Duke. He has…