European RoyalsSpain

Queen Letizia and US First Lady, Jill Biden, visit centre supporting refugees from Ukraine

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29th June 2022
Dr Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States of America, travelled to Madrid a day before her husband did for the NATO summit, and took the opportunity to visit some of the projects that are at the core of Queen Letizia’s work. After a meeting with staff, patients and families at the Spanish Association against Cancer on Monday, Tuesday brought on a visit to the centre for Ukrainian…
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Spain

Queen Letizia welcomes Jill Biden as Madrid prepares for NATO summit

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27th June 2022
The Queen of Spain has met the First Lady of the United States as Madrid gets ready for one of the biggest international political summits of the year. Queen Letizia welcomed Jill Biden to the Zarzuela Palace on June 27 2022, just hours before the NATO summit was due to start in the Spanish capital. US President Joe Biden will be among those taking part in the summit which will bring world…
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Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit attends memorial service for victims of Oslo shooting

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26th June 2022
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has attended a memorial service for victims of the Oslo shooting. The memorial service was held at Oslo Cathedral for the victims of the shooting in and around the London Pub and a popular LGBTQ club in Oslo in the early morning hours of Saturday, 25 June. Edvard Grieg’s “Mourning March” began the service led by the President of the…
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Monaco

Monaco marks 100 years since Albert I's death

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26th June 2022
Monaco is marking 100 years since Prince Albert I died and his son, Prince Louis II, took the throne. A series of events have taken place or been planned in Monaco to mark the occasion, and an exhibit is on display in Norway regarding his explorations. Prince Albert II…
Norway

King Harald speaks of horror at Oslo shooting as Royal Family remember those killed

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26th June 2022
King Harald of Norway has spoken about the horror of the Oslo shooting, and the Crown Prince Family has laid flowers at a makeshift memorial. Two people have died, and 21 have been injured after a shooting, which is being treated as a terror attack, in and around the London Pub and popular LGBTQ club in Oslo in the early hours of Saturday morning. The King released a statement the morning…
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