On 23 April 2018, the “Miguel de
Cervantes” award ceremony took place at the auditorium of
University of Alcala and was attended by King Felipe and Queen
Letizia of Spain. This achievement is considered one of the most
esteemed literacy awards in Spain and Latin America. Shaped in the
form of a gong, the award was given to Nicaraguan author Sergio
Ramirez for his creative work in…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark’s sarcophagus
has been completed and been placed in Sankt Birgittas Chapel
in Roskilde Domkirke. It will be there that she will lay upon her
death alongside close to 40 Danish kings and queens going back to
the early Middle Ages up to…
The Romanian Royal Family sends official congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
25th April 2018
Yesterday, Her Majesty Margareta,
Custodian of the Crown of Romania sent her official congratulations
to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in connection with the birth
of their third child. Regarding the congratulatory message, the
Royal House stated: “Her Majesty…
Watercolour paintings by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on Greenland stamps
25th April 2018
One fact that is perhaps not as
well-known to the vast majority of the world regarding the
leadership of Denmark is the not-so-hidden talents of its leading
monarch. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was born in April of 1940
during World War II. By the time she assumed the throne of Denmark
from her father King Frederick IX in 1972, times were
changing. Her position as ruler of the country was one…
Day three is in the books for King Carl
XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden on their trip to Japan. Their
Majesties led separate programmes for the morning before reuniting
for events in the afternoon and evening. Yesterday morning, the
King attended a business forum while…
This week, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown
Princess Mette-Marit perform a four-day journey to the Baltic
nations to celebrate their 100 years as independent states after
they declared themselves independent from Russia in 1918.
Yesterday, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess…
It’s not just the third Cambridge baby
making his debut onto the royal scene this week: Andrea Casiraghi
and his wife Tatiana welcomed their third child in Monaco on
Thursday, 19 April. The news was first reported this weekend
exclusively by Vanity Fair Spain before Hola! was able to get
confirmation yesterday. Casiraghi, the eldest child of Princess
Caroline of Hanover and nephew to Prince…
Norway's Royal Palace manager resigns following a serious breach of internal guidelines
24th April 2018
The manager of the Royal Palace in Oslo,
Ragnar Osnes, has chosen to resign his position with immediate
effect because of a breach in the Royal Court’s internal
guidelines. This was announced Monday evening in a press release
from the Norwegian Royal court. In the…
King and Queen of Sweden greeted by Emperor and Empress of Japan in official welcome to country
24th April 2018
As their visit officially kicked off
yesterday, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden were
formally welcomed by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan
at the Museum Intermediate Theater in Tokyo in the morning. They
were then taken on a guided tour of the…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway started
their four-day visit to the three Baltic States today. As announced
earlier this year by the Norwegian Royal Court, Their Royal
Highnesses are travelling to the Baltic states to participate in
the nations’ celebrations of their 100 year anniversary of
independence from Russia. The first…
