On 20 January, Queen Mathilde of Belgium celebrates her 50th birthday. The Queen has chosen to use this milestone birthday to bring attention to an important cause.
Queen Mathilde has taken part in a special television programme highlighting the importance of providing mental health support.
“Mathilde: in the footsteps of a dedicated queen” will be airing on VTM and RTL-TV1 on Friday…
Tatoi Palace is a Greek estate previously used by the Greek Royal Family for over 100 years as a summer residence.
The land was acquired by King George I, who purchased the estate in 1880.
Tatoi currently holds the record for the highest-ever recorded temperature in…
The Belgian Royal Palace has released two new photographs of Queen Mathilde as she marks her 50th birthday today.
The images were taken by Michel Gronemberger at the Palace of Laeken, and the second photograph features on BPost’s stamp for Her Majesty’s…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain are continuing a hectic week of official engagements. When reunited in Madrid, they opened FITUR, the tourism fair that constitutes an annual appointment for the couple.
Upon their arrival at the IFEMA complex where the fair is hosted, the King and Queen, who were accompanied by many state and local authorities, including the President of the House of…
It has been ten weeks since Princess Märtha Louise left the Norwegian royal house abruptly, primarily due to her engagement to the controversial Shaman Durek. However, seven months after the engagement, no official wedding date has been announced. All inquiries about the…
Princess Margriet celebrates 80th birthday with a series of new portraits featuring her dog, Boogiewoogie
19th January 2023
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has released a set of three new photos to celebrate her 80th birthday today.
The photos were taken in January in the city of Apeldoorn, where Princess Margriet lives with her husband, prof. mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven. Their dog…
A look at Princess Margriet of the Netherlands on her 80th birthday
19th January 2023
Margriet Francisca was born on 19 January 1943 in the Ottawa Civic Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, during the Second World War to then Princess Juliana (future Queen Juliana) and Prince Bernhard. Her family had fled the Netherlands after the Nazi invasion and had resided in Canada since June 1940.
The maternity ward where she was born was temporarily declared, by the Canadian government…
Princess Margriet celebrates her 80th birthday today, and the story of her birth has served as a wonderful reminder of the friendship between the Netherlands and Canada.
When Princess Margriet was born in 1943, the world was in the throes of the Second World War. Queen…
Hereditary Grand Duke or Crown Prince? What to call the heir to the Luxembourgish throne
19th January 2023
A reader recently wrote to us asking what is the correct title for the heir to the Luxembourgish throne. They saw a tweet by the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, who referred to Prince Guillaume as “Crown Prince” when the reader thought his title was…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia return to work following a difficult start to the week
18th January 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain returned straight back to work upon returning to the country from Athens, where they attended the funeral of King Felipe’s uncle – King Constantine II.
His Majesty traveled to the western city of Salamanca where he opened the city hospital’s new building. He was accompanied by the Minister of Health and the Mayor of Salamanca among other…
