The Queen has welcomed King Abdullah II
and Queen Rania of Jordan to Buckingham Palace. Elizabeth II was
joined by the Princess Royal for the meeting which was also
attended by Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan. Their Majesties King
Abdullah II and Queen Rania, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, HRH
Crown Prince Al Hussein and HRH Princess Anne at Buckingham
Palace. London, United Kingdom / 28 February…
It has been announced that Princess Sara,
the Dowager Duchess of Harar passed away in Addis Ababa aged ninety
last weekend. She was born Sarah Gizaw on the 1st January 1929. Her
father was Gizaw Abera, a civil governor from Axum in Tigray,
Ethiopia, and was educated at the…
Where is Princess Lalla Salma? Mystery brought to forefront after Spanish state visit to Morocco
17th February 2019
After the much-delayed state visit of
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain to Morocco, Princess Lalla
Salma has been brought back in the news. In 2018, rumours
circulated outside Morocco that King Mohammed of Morocco and
Princess Lalla Salma had divorced. However, as…
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
the Ruler of Dubai and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates,
said over the weekend that he welcomed a visit by Pope Francis to
the UAE. In a statement about the upcoming visit of the Head of the
Catholic Church, His Highness stated, “We welcome the visit of Pope
Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, to the UAE. We, as UAE
leadership and people…
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmanof Saudi
Arabia has chaired the first meeting of the Defence Council in
Riyadh. The purpose of the Council is essentially to have a
strategic overview of Saudi Arabia and its defence capability. The
meeting created governance councils to…
The Thai Royal House has released a
bulletin stating that Princess Soamsawali has suffered a brain
haemorrhage and that she has high blood pressure. She is currently
recovering in the Chulalongkorn hospital and no further
details on her prognosis have been released. In…
Following the abdication of Muhammad V,
and a meeting of the Conference of Rulers on 24th January, it has
been announced that the new King or Supreme Head of the
Confederation of Malaysia will be Sultan Abdullah of Pahang. He
will take office as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (meaning he who is
made Lord) today, on the 31st January and will be the 16th holder
of the office since Malaysia gained…
There have frequently been comments in
the United Kingdom about the cost of policing official visits
especially the controversial ones like the recent visit of
President Donald Trump. However, nothing could probably have
prepared Queensland Police for what happened after a…
To mark the Principality of
Liechtenstein’s 300th anniversary, Hereditary Princess Sophie has
given an interview to Liechtenstein’s Vaterland to moving to
Liechtenstein, her family, and her social work. About her first
trip to Liechtenstein, Her Royal Highness…
The Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh
Hamdan bin Mohammed, attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) this
week in Davos, Switzerland, to talk about the WEF’s partnership
with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The theme for the
2019 WEF is “Globalisation 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture
in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.” Sheikh Hamdan,
commonly just referred to as Fazza…
