King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain
marked the 210th anniversary of the Battle of Bailén on 19
July in the city of Bailén in Jaén. They were accompanied
by Reyes Maroto, the Minister of Industry, Commerce and
Tourism and were received upon arrival by Susana
Díaz, the President of the Junta de Andalucía; Alfonso
Rodríguez de Celis, the government delegate in the Autonomous…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is on the
cover of Vanity Fair España‘s August issue. It was available for
purchase at kiosks beginning this past Wednesday, 18 July. On the
cover, it states, “MÁXIMA IS MAXIMUM” in bold with “THE SECRET OF
THE SMILE…
As 59 locations in Sweden are currently
on fire, King Carl XVI Gustaf has released a statement regarding
the forest fires. He praised the work of emergency services working
to bring the blazes under control, as well as expressed support for
those who have been directly…
King Felipe of Spain this week attended
the opening ceremonies for the fifth meeting of the World Congress
for Middle Eastern Studies 2018 (WOCMES). Organised by the Three
Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation, the conference is taking
place from 16 to 20 July in Seville and provides a forum for
presentation, debate and sharing of the latest information and
studies on the Middle East. Covering…
She is Denmark’s future Queen, but today
we take a look at the life of Crown Princess Mary before her
marriage to Crown Prince Frederik. Mary Elizabeth Donaldson was
born on 5 February 1972 in Hobart, Australia, as the third daughter
and youngest child of John…
Sweden and the Swedish Royal Family
celebrated the 41st birthday of Crown Princess Victoria yesterday
at Solliden Palace and Borgholm’s sports venue. Each year
Victoriadagen (Victoria Day) is observed in Sweden in honour of
their future monarch. As is tradition, the…
From 9 to 13 July, as part of the annual
visits organised in collaboration with Luxembourg City Tourist
Office (LCTO), the Grand Ducal Court was pleased to receive 658
students in Cycle 4 of Fundamental Education (10-11 years old) to
the Grand Ducal Palace. As part of their traditional trip for
the end of the school year, 29 classes from 27 schools of the
country have discovered the Grand Ducal…
In an interview for her 40th birthday in
2016, Princess Marie of Denmark said: “I had a great life – I
didn’t need to be rescued by some Prince from Denmark.” Marie
Agathe Odile Cavallier was born on 6 February 1976 in Paris,
France. She is the only child of Alain…
The traditional summer photo session for
the Dutch Royal Family took place yesterday afternoon
at Villa Eikenhorst in Wassenaar. King
Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, 14-year-old Princess Amalia (The
Princess of Orange), Princess Alexia, 13, and Princess Ariane, 11,
took…
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of
Monaco has cancelled a series of engagements due to fatigue, the
Prince’s Palace of Monaco announced on Wednesday. The Prince’s
Palace explained that His Serene Highness’s “state of fatigue
required a health check whose results do not cause any concern.” As
a result of his health check, the Prince has been advised to
lighten his…
