Many of us saw the newspaper pictures from the Grand Prix of the new “King of Formula 1”, Lewis Hamilton meeting the “Fresh Prince of Bel Air”, Will Smith. But real royalty was also in attendance at the event, in addition to King Juan Carlos of Spain, Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia took in the Grand Prix as part of a visit to the United Arab Emirates that began last…
Crown Prince and Princess of Japan attend tree festival ceremony
21st November 2018
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan were in the suburban city of Chofu, western Tokyo, this past weekend to attend the 42nd “Zenkoku Ikujusai” national tree festival awards ceremony at Musashino Forest Sport…
Princess Noura bint Faisal Al-Saud, founder of the Saudi fashion community, held a private trunk show in Riyadh this week which brought together well-known and emerging local talent, international designers and industry experts.
Transforming high-end Japanese restaurant…
Japan’s government to delay discussion on creating female Imperial branches
6th November 2018
The Japanese government is holding off on deciding whether or not to allow female members of the Imperial Family to establish their own branches of the family after marriage, according to sources. They will delay discussions on the matter at least under after Crown Prince Naruhito’s accession to the throne on the 1st of May next year.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Diet last week that…
King Salman of Saudi Arabia hosted the King of Bahrain, King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa at the Al Auja Palace in Diriyah on Saturday. Also present at the meeting was Governor of Riyadh, Prince Faisal bin Bandar, State Minister Prince Mansour bin Mitch bin Abdul Aziz, and…
King Mohammed and President Macron to reportedly launch high-speed train this month
5th November 2018
The new dawn of the modern transportation age has resulted in many expansive projects across the globe within our time. This wave of progress continues on the African continent with the addition of a high-speed LGV train with a string of substantial stations located…
On the 12th anniversary of the coronation of His Majesty Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the people of Bhutan are celebrating and looking back on the start of his “golden reign”.
The King’s coronation had three distinct stages. The first saw His Majesty The Druk Gyalpo receive the same Dar Na-Nga that has been presented to all monarchs of the Wangchuck dynasty from the sacred…
Her Imperial Highness The Princess Akishino – better known as Princess Kiko, the daughter-in-law of Emperor Akihito – made a visit to the Children’s Book Museum in The Hague this week. The Princess is known for her interest in and promotion of children’s literature…
It has been announced in Rabat, that King Mohammed VI has given his Head of Government, Saad Eddine El Othmani more time to come up with detailed proposals with regards to curbing youth unemployment in Morocco. The news came from a meeting of the Royal Cabinet and followed a…
Japan’s Princess Ayako weds commoner Kei Moriya in ceremony at Meiji Shrine
29th October 2018
Princess Ayako of Takamado, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito’s cousin Norihito, Prince Takamado, has married commoner Kei Moriya today in a ceremony at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. She officially lost her imperial titles upon marriage. From now on, she will be known as Mrs Kei Moriya.
The wedding ceremony for Japan’s Princess Ayako and company employee Kei Moriya was held on…
