The President of the Belgian Parliament,
Stephanie D’Hose, has tested positive for Covid-19, just hours
after she had close contact with the former Belgian King and Queen,
Albert and Paola. D’Hose has confirmed the news herself in her
social media on November 16th 2021. The day before, she was in
close contact with King Albert and Queen Paola as they marked
King’s Day in Belgium.
As most first days of any State Visit,
the night brought a State Dinner for King Felipe, Queen Letizia and
their Italian guests, President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter
Laura. Shortly after 8:30pm Spanish time, the King, Queen,
President and daughter entered…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcome President of Italy for State Visit
16th November 2021
With all the ceremony due to the
occasion, King Felipe and Queen Letizia have welcomed the President
of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, and his daughter Laura
Mattarella for a two-days State Visit. President Mattarella
landed in Madrid’s Barajas-Adolfo Suarez…
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the
Netherlands has shared her first tiara moment in a new book being
released on the occasion of her 18th birthday. It is a tradition in
the Netherlands for such a book to be written about the heir to the
throne. The book, simply called ‘Amalia’, was written by author,
comedian and singer Claudia de Breij in cooperation with the
Princess. Over the…
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands is in
the United Kingdom to finish her high school studies at UWC
Atlantic, a college in Wales. And in a video posted on the
school’s Instagram account, the royal can be seen marching in a
protest organised by students to demand…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
cancelled her planned visit to the Netherlands. The visit was to
take place on 18 November and 19 November, but due to the high
spread of infection in the Netherlands, the royal family has now
announced that the Crown Princess…
Princess Charlene of Monaco will miss her
country’s National Day celebrations as she continues to recover
from the period of ill health. Just days before the event, the
Prince’s Palace in Monaco issued a statement saying that Charlene
needed ”a period of calm and rest” and so would not attend the
celebrations which will take place, as is traditional, on November
19th…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
visited the Centre for Diabetes at the Academic Specialist Centre
within Stockholm County’s healthcare area, to take part in the
latest research and to highlight World Diabetes Day. World Diabetes
Day is a United Nations…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia take the bus to work as they commemorate Madrid's transport anniversary
16th November 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia kickstarted
a period of intense work by taking the bus! Their Majesties
travelled aboard one of the many surface public transport vehicles
to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Madrid
Public Transport service. The King…
King Albert, Queen Paola and Prince
Laurent took part in a Te Deum (or Thanksgiving Service) in St
Michael and Gudule Cathedral in Brussels. The service is held every
year on the 15th of November in the main church in Brussels to
celebrate King’s Day. The holiday falls on St Leopold’s Day,
Leopold being the name of three Belgian Kings, including the first
two following the…
