Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands has been in Jakarta, Indonesia, to speak on financial
inclusion at the Indonesia Fintech Festival and Conference. She is
in the country as part of her role as the United Nations
Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development. Upon arrival at the conference, she was greeted by
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.
Infanta Cristina of Spain and her husband
Iñaki Urdangarin should know their fate on 19 October, after
facing trial for corruption and money fraud earlier in the year.
Cristina and Iñaki were accused of defrauding taxpayers of
funds through embezzlement and money…
The uncrowned Queen Anne of Romania’s
funeral took place today in Bucharest following her death earlier
this month at the age of 92. Although never crowned, the late Queen
received a funeral with full state honours, with a day of national
mourning held in both Romania…
The Norwegian Royal Court announced today
that His Majesty, King Harald is in Toronto, Canada, for the
sailing World Championships. They begin mid-August. His Majesty
will participate in the North American Championship from 12 to 14
August to get used to the conditions in Toronto. The Royal Court
said that the crew of seven have sailed with one another for a
number of years, with the most recent…
Romania’s former King Michael will
miss the funeral of his wife, Queen Anne, this week due to ill
health. Romania’s Royal House announced the news following the
death of The Queen last week, who was married to Michael for 68
years. King Michael, who is currently…
Romania’s former royal house has
confirmed that Queen Anne of Romania, the wife of Romania’s last
monarch, King Michael I, has died today at 1.45 PM at the age of
92. Crown Princess Margareta, Prince Radu, Princess Helen, Princess
Sophie and Princess Marie were…
The new mobile game, Pokémon Go has
caused security issues at Solliden Palace in Öland, where King Carl
Gustaf and Queen Silvia, alongside Crown Princess Victoria, Prince
Daniel, Princess Estelle, and Prince Oscar are currently in
residence for the summer. This is the traditional location of where
the Crown Princess family and the King and Queen meet with
well-wishers for Victoria’s…
Crowds in Brussels were treated to the
sight of the whole Royal family attending church to celebrate the
National Day. The Belgian King and Queen were joined by their four
children; Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and
Princess Eléonore, and Prince…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway attended events today to mark 5 years since
the tragic terror attacks in 2011. [getty src=”149028727″
width=”594″ height=”396″] At 9:30am CEST, the Crown Prince and
Princess were…
A 44-year-old man from Kampen, in the
province of Overijssel in The Netherlands, was convicted of
insulting King Willem-Alexander today. He used his Facebook page to
insult King Willem-Alexander, by calling him a murderer, rapist and
a thief. He also posted a doctored photo of an execution, where the
head of one of the victims was replaced by King Willem-Alexander’s
head. He appeared in…
