Ten years ago, on July 22, 2011, Norway
was hit by its the worst terrorist attacks since World War II. The
tenth anniversary was commemorated with several moving tributes
attended by the Royal Family. The first commemoration was outside
the Government Quarter where the bombing took place. Four wreaths
were placed at the memorial to the dead, including a wreath from
the Crown Prince and Crown…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians are getting into the Olympic spirit this week as they have
held video calls with Belgian athletes in Tokyo for the Summer
Olympic Games. The King and Queen held several video calls in the
Royal Palace of Brussels on…
On Tuesday, Queen Letizia presided over a
conference on the impact the pandemic had on mental health
throughout the different vulnerable groups of the population.
The meeting, which took place in the Audience Room at Zarzuela
Palace, included representatives from…
National Day in Belgium has been marked
with scaled down celebrations on Wednesday, tinted by a sombre
atmosphere. The King was visibly moved when, during the
military parade, images of the damage caused by the devastating
floods that have hit Belgium in the past weeks were projected on
the giant screens. His Majesty was seen drying tears, touched by
the tragedy that has caused the death of…
Queen Sonja has lost her sister-in-law.
Lis Haraldsen, has died at the age of 87. The death was announced
by the Haraldsen family in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten. Lis
Ingeborg Elder was born in Denmark on 22 August 1933 and married
businessman, Haakon Haraldsen…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has recently
been on a visit to the Faroe Islands. It was expected and planned
that the Queen would then travel on for a visit to Greenland.
However, on Tuesday, it was announced that the visit was postponed.
Within the past week, Greenland has…
Princess Sophie of Romania presented the
Best Play of the Year Award to Mihai Ignat at the 30th UNITER Gala
in Bucharest on Monday. The Romanian Princess was present in the
Great Hall of the National Theatre in Bucharest to attend the
Romanian Theatre Union Gala Award Ceremony. Her Royal Highness took
part in the gala alongside the Romanian Presidential Adviser and
the Romanian Minister of…
Queen Mathilde becomes emotional as she watches her eldest daughter take part in her first military parade
21st July 2021
Belgium’s National Day took place on
Wednesday which was marked with scaled-down festivities that
included a thanksgiving service, a military parade and a visit by
the King and Queen to two care homes for people with
disabilities. 2021’s parade saw two royal firsts.
Princess Delphine attends first major public engagement since she became recognised as King Albert's daughter
21st July 2021
Wednesday July 21st marked the
celebration of National Day for Belgium. A holiday that was meant
to symbolise hope and a slow return to some semblance of normalcy
and that instead has been sobered by the death of 31 people due to
intense floods that have hit central…
On Tuesday, the Belgian Royal Family was
out in full force to celebrate the country’s National Day.
King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and their children Princess
Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Éléonore
were at Brussels’s St Michael and Gudule Cathedral for a
traditional Te Deum, or Thanksgiving service. The family
walked in the Cathedral with the King and Queen…
