Yesterday afternoon, His Majesty King
Philippe of Belgium delivered the annual Christmas Eve address. The
speech was pre-recorded in the three official languages of Belgium:
French, Dutch and German. His Majesty began by recalling a
visit earlier in the month by a group of children to meet him
in the Palace where he was able to show their curious minds the job
of King and even spoke to them about…
His Majesty King Felipe of Spain called
for unity and focused heavily on the Catalonia situation going on
in the country during his Christmas Eve address last evening. The
King of Spain began his speech wishing all Spaniards a happy
Christmas and 2018 on behalf of Queen…
In his annual Christmas address to the
nation, His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg touched
on numerous subjects including populism, climate
change, Luxembourg’s infrastructure and reasons to celebrate.
He discussed the rise of populism saying, “In…
The royal families all across Europe have
released Christmas photos, messages and their Christmas cards to
the public throughout December. From Belgium to the United Kingdom,
they are all listed below: Belgium: The Belgian Royal Family sent
their Christmas wishes on their yearly Christmas card in four
different languages: German, Dutch, French and English. They said,
“Merry Christmas and…
Her MajestyQueen Máxima of the
Netherlands has written a blog post called “Crescendo” after
attending the Christmas Music Gala last week in Rotterdam. She is
the honorary chairman of More Music in the Classroom (Méér Muziek
in de Klas). Among those performing…
In the last official engagement before
celebrating Christmas, Queen Letizia of Spain attended a working
meeting of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (in
SpanishAsociación Española Contra el Cáncer or AECC), of which she
is the Honorary President. Her Majesty, who…
Members of the Royal Family take up
important positions as they represent their country. Therefore,
they are expected to act dignified, diplomatic and are expected to
be on their best behaviour at all times. However, not all royals
succeed in this task. From time to time some royals speak up
unexpectedly. This was no different in 2017. Here are the top five
worst royal quotes of 2017. 5. “My…
Remains of exiled Italian King Victor Emmanuel III returned to Italy
20th December 2017
The remains of His Majesty Victor
Emmanuel III King of Italy, King of the Albanians and Emperor of
Ethiopia, and his wife, Queen Elena, was on Friday of last week
returned to Italy from Egypt where the King had rested since his
death in 1947. Elena died in 1959, and her…
In late November, it became publicly
known that Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway suffered from
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. On Tuesday of this week,
the Crown Princess was interviewed on the popular radio channel P3
in Norway. Then, she commented on her…
Swedish Royal Family has secret room at Stockholm train station
20th December 2017
While walking through Stockholm Central
Station, you would not notice that there is a secret room where the
Swedish Royal Family and their close friends and family are able to
wait in private before boarding their train. The room, accessible
through a side entrance, has been dubbed one of Sweden’s most
secret rooms. It does not get as much use as it used to, as the
Royal Family rarely now…
