The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are
officially open! After much anticipation, the Japanese edition of
the biggest sporting event in the world has begun, and royal
support for the various teams is pouring in. Despite the
current situation preventing many royals from travelling to Japan
for the occasion, as they had done many times in the past, they
still want their citizens to feel their support…
On Thursday, King Felipe granted an
audience to Ane Mintegi, the junior tennis player who made history
by being the first Spanish citizen to win a Wimbledon trophy.
Ane Mintegi won the women’s junior title at Wimbledon on the 11th
of July by defeating German…
Queen Letizia has paid a visit to a
meeting of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC). She was
joined by members of the National Council for the AECC, both in
person and via video conference. She delivered a greeting to the
Association’s president, Ramón…
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…
