King Albert II of Belgium has undergone two successful heart procedures in the past couple of weeks. The first was on 19 April with the Belgian Royal Palace saying that it had been successful. A second surgery, which was said to be a minimally invasive procedure, took place on 30 April; the 83-year-old King had a new valve put in place.
The procedures took place at the Cliniques Universitaires…
Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium has attended the session of the first round of the well-known Queen Elisabeth Competition at Flagey in Brussels. The Queen was accompanied by her youngest son, Prince Emmanuel.
This afternoon Queen Mathilde and her son, Prince Emmanuel…
The thought of Donald Trump and his family mingling and dining with various royals has brought up a lot of aggression and anger throughout Europe. Not only royalists but most others too have strong opinions on if Trump should be able to meet and be solemnly welcomed by…
On 30 April, Princess Marie attended the launch of GeoPark’s Children Art Project, the biggest children’s art project in Denmark. GeoPark Odsherred was the first GeoPark opened in Denmark and is now sponsored by UNESCO.
Geokids is an art project and educational offer for school students in Odsherred which started in 2014. In connection with the project, the students have been…
As is tradition, King Carl XVI Gustaf’s birthday was celebrated yesterday morning and afternoon in the Outer Courtyard of Stockholm Palace. The event began at 11:15 with many gathering to hear the Swedish Royal Navy and Army’s band performing a music programme…
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway is today back at work as monarch of Norway again after he had to take a few days of medical leave last week as a result of pain in the foot. Even though His Majesty is back to work today, he has no official duties before…
On 26 April, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg hosted an audience at the Grand Ducal Palace. She met with Hanan Al Hroub who received in 2016, the “Global Teacher Prize”, which is the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for Teaching, by the Varkey Foundation.
The Global Teacher Prize aims to promote the status of the teaching profession. This annual award from the Varkey Foundation is…
Happy birthday to Princess Benedikte of Denmark - take a look at her extraordinary life so far
29th April 2018
Her Royal Highness Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid, Princess of Denmark, was born on 29 April 1944 at Frederik VIII’s Palace, in the Amalienborg Complex, Copenhagen.
Having been born during World War II, Denmark was in the middle of Nazi occupation, which made…
The Royal Danish House released its Annual Report for 2017 late last week, outlining the activities of the Danish Royal Family.
There was a deficit of 2.8 million krone, which the Royal House says “can be attributed to the extraordinary expenses of the Royal Danish House…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel mark Latvia's 100th anniversary of renewed independence
29th April 2018
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel have visited Latvia to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the country’s independence. The pair will also be travelling to Lithuania and Estonia later this year.
On Friday morning the Crown Princess Couple was welcomed by Latvia’s president Raimonds Vējonis and his wife Iveta Vējone at Riga Castle. An official welcoming…
