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. …
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 birthday – as…
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 to Start’…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
