The number of audiences and meetings attended by Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko held at the Imperial Palace are to be significantly reduced within the next year, it was reported by a Japanese news agency last week. Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako will undertake some of these duties instead.
The official duties will be reduced to about ten, as reported by the…
King of Bhutan personally thanks the medical team who served during the birth of his son
17th May 2016
During an audience with the King of Bhutan at Lingkana Palace, His Majesty’s Kidu Mobile Medical Unit team were all personally thanked for their not only their service to their country but also in the assistance during the birth of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey.
The…
After days of speculation surrounding his health, the Royal Household Bureau in Thailand has announced that King Bhumibol Adulyadej is being treated for swollen lung and knees.
A statement released on Saturday said that the 88-year-old monarch developed a fever, accompanied…
Queen Rania of Jordan has met with refugees at the Kara Tepe refugee camp on the Greek Island of Lesbos last Monday. Speaking of the refugees, Queen Rania said they had, “seen unspeakable horror and experiences unthinkable tragedy”. Queen Rania was enthusiastically received by the refugees, who clapped and cheered as she walked through the camp. The refugees at the Kara Tepe camp are…
Son of the King and Queen of Bhutan receives his name in naming ceremony
17th April 2016
The son of Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema has been named Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck in an official naming ceremony.
The name is explained on the King’s official Facebook page. Jigme means fearless, and invokes the strength to…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet the Dragon King and Queen of Bhutan
14th April 2016
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge left India today morning to travel to Bhutan, the second country on their itinerary during their week long tour of Southern Asia. This leg of the tour has been much anticipated by royal watchers, who were eager to see William and Catherine…
It has been announced by the Royal Gazette in Thailand, that the November issue of the women’s magazine “Marie-Claire” has been banned. The magazine transgressed the country’s strict rules about coverage of royal matters. Something which is taken very seriously in Thailand, and each perceived insult can carry a jail sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
The announcement by Thailand’s…
On Friday, April 8th the Royal Hashemite Court welcomed a new addition with the birth of the third daughter of Their Royal Highnesses Prince Hamzah Bin Al Hussein and Princess Basma Hamza—Her Royal Highness Princess Badiya bint Hamzah.
Half-brother to King Abdullah II bin…
The King of Saudi Arabia,Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has beenimplicatedin the Panama Papers scandal along with many otherpowerful figuresacross the globe.
According to the leaked papers, King Salmanused an offshore British Virgin Island…
Saudi Prince Sultan Bin Turki has disappeared after allegedly being kidnapped by the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia. On 1st February, the defected royal boarded a flight from Paris to Cairo. It didn’t arrive at it’s destination, but was rumoured to actually have been a Saudi plane taken which returned to the Middle Eastern country.
One of the Prince’s associates said: “There was…
