Queen Máxima of the Netherlands opened an exhibition on a colourful predecessor of hers this morning at the Loo Palace in Apeldoorn. The exhibition about Anna Pavlovna of Russia, wife of King William II of the Netherlands will open its doors to the public tomorrow but was officially opened this morning by Her Majesty, who arrived promptly at 11am with all due fanfare and plenty of fans waiting to…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima opened the "Mapping Australia: Country to Cartography" exhibition
5th October 2016
Last Monday King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands opened the exhibition “Mapping Australia: Country to Cartography” in the Aboriginal Art Museum (AAMU) in Utrecht. The Royal Couple visited the exhibition in preparation for the state visit…
Crown Princess Mary opens Copenhagen Cultural Children's Summit
5th October 2016
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is back from the USA and she has resumed her national agenda.
Crown Prince Frederik’s wife was in charge of opening the conference in connection with the “Copenhagen Cultural Children’s Summit”…
Grand Duchess of Luxembourg part of Make-A-Wish Day for a sick boy
4th October 2016
A six-year-old little boy named Alexandre got to become a superhero, alongside his best friend Luca, and defend his country of Luxembourg from the Joker. The Luxembourg Make-A-Wish Foundation arranged for Alexandre and Luca to travel around Luxembourg City to battle the villain.
The local police began the day by calling Alexandre to ask him to help defeat the Joker. They told him that the Joker…
King Harald V of Norway stumbles during the opening of Parliament
3rd October 2016
King Harald V of Norway formally opened Norway’s 161st session of Parliament this afternoon in Oslo. The day began with His Majesty being driven in his 1966 Lincoln Continental convertible with Queen Sonja through downtown Oslo before arriving at the Storting…
For a long time now, the Swedish Royal Family has accustomed us to sweet moments shared on social media. Often we are presented with new official photos, but also very spontaneous and unexpected pictures of the newest members of the family. Recently with the arrival of the…
Princess Laurentien, the sister in law of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is well-known for her campaigns of literacy, and this week she paid a visit to the launch of a special project for those where literacy has an added difficulty – they are visually impaired. The project which runs until 14th October is entitled “Read Fest: all children should be able to read”. The event was…
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres died on 28 September at the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer Hospital in Ramat Gan, Israel, after suffering a stroke two weeks ago. The Nobel Peace Prize winner was 93-years-old. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 alongside…
Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands had knee surgery yesterday in the Franciscus/Vlietland Hospital in Schiedam. During the surgery a prosthesis was inserted in the right knee. The surgeons were doctor M.J.M Driessen en doctor S. Breugem. Doctor Driessen…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark have concluded their trip to the United States. They first travelled to Washington D.C. before moving on to Boston, Massachusetts.
It was a packed four-day trip for Their Royal Highnesses as they led a Danish business delegation to the States. The purpose of the visit was to focus on the food, clean tech, healthcare solutions and the…
