Part 3 of our look back at the European royals in 2016 covers September through December.
September:Â
The month of September was very busy and had the christening of Prince Alexander of Sweden, Princess Madeleine and Queen Silvia making a young girl’s dream come true, the Norwegian royals hosting a garden party and viewing of the film The King’s Choice in Jubilee Park, various royals…
A young girl namedLerato Letube,who is from Langa, Cape Town, South Africa, has received the Queen’s Young Leadership Award by Her Majesty The Queen. Her Majesty awarded Lerato at Buckingham Palace earlier this year.
Project Playground said in a press…
In a continuation of our series of the memorable moments of 2016 in the European royal houses, we have events from June through August below.
June:Â
The month of June saw Sweden’s National Day and the King and Queen travel to Bhutan, Queen Máxima opened the…
The Belgian Royal Court has announced that Her Majesty Queen Paola of Belgium has been admitted to the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc in Brussels after suffering a vertebral fracture from a fall. It added that the fracture did not cause any neurological complicates but that her recovery will take several months.
Queen Paola is the wife of the abdicated King Albert II of Belgium. She was…
We have compiled a list of events and photos from the European royal houses, for our readers to enjoy and look back on. Events from January through May are featured below.
January:Â
King Harald and Queen Sonja celebrated 25 years on the Norwegian throne. They became the…
His Royal Highness Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg was hospitalised a few days ago according to the Grand Ducal Court.
The doctors of His Royal Highness are satisfied with his progress and are confident he will make a full recovery.
In a press release, the Grand Ducal Court…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has called for the return of reason in his annual Christmas speech.
“Celebrating Christmas can be confrontational and make us think. Close to the place where the crib once stood, there is now fear and violence. The hardships of the regular people there – including many young children – in Syria, but also in other countries are…
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden has been released from hospital. In a press release, the Swedish Royal Court said, “The Queen has left Danderyd Hospital and is back home at Drottningholm Palace. The Queen has recovered and is feeling well under the…
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg has given his annual Christmas Eve address to the people of Luxembourg. The speech was aired at 7:00 pm (6:00 pm GMT) in the small landlocked country.
HRH Grand Duke Henri – Grand Ducal Palace – Luxembourg – 15.12.2016 © 2016…
Queen Silvia will spend another night in hospital following being admitted on Friday evening with a heavy cold and dizzyness.
Her Majesty is being kept under observation and doctors will decide whether to discharge her tomorrow morning.
This means The Queen will spend Christmas morning in hospital, and this visit could be extended further.
The Royal Court has said that Her Majesty has suffered…
