You can now visit the Royal Palace of
Brussels without moving away from your computer screen. Earlier
this week, the Belgian Royal Palace launched a new website on which
you can discover the Royal Palace at 360°. Each summer, the Royal
Palace of Brussels opens its doors to visitors so they can discover
the main workplace of the Belgian Royal Family. Traditionally, the
Royal Palace is open for…
Princess Benedikte of Denmark and
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg has attended a ceremony commemorating
the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Denmark and honouring the
fallen members of the Danish resistance. The event in Spentrup
should have happened in May, but was…
King Willem-Alexander receives Dutch translation of "The Correspondence of Desiderius Erasmus"
13th October 2020
On Monday afternoon, King
Willem-Alexander received a Dutch translation of “The
Correspondence of Desiderius Erasmus” at Noordeinde Palace. The
King received the text from publisher Ms Exler-Donker who he spoke
to about how the book was translated from Latin…
It was a muted celebration in difficult
times. King Felipe VI has led Spain’s National Day celebrations but
the event looked very different from the spectacle that usually
takes over Madrid. The pandemic always meant that the usual
military parade and reception would be scaled back but just days
ago the city was placed under a State of Alarm by the government
over concerns about a new wave…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway was
discharged from hospital on Monday following his successful
heart-operation last Friday. The news was announced in a press
release form the Royal Court on Monday afternoon. The full
statement form the Royal Court states: “The King…
Crown Prince Haakon was present as the
Church of Norway marked the appointment of a new president in the
Episcopal Conference, a new church meeting and a new church council
with a special service in the Nidaros Cathedral The Norwegian
Church’s new president, Bishop…
Crown Prince Haakon has spoken publicly
about his father’s health for the first time since King Harald
underwent heart surgery. It was during a visit to the city of
Trondheim, on October 11th 2020, that the Crown Prince was asked by
reporters whether the King’s health is improving. The Crown
Prince`s comments came just a day since the last status update from
the Royal Court. On…
European royals in the British line of succession: The Greek Royal Family
12th October 2020
The last in our series, Royal Central is
taking a look at the members of the Greek Royal Family who are in
the British line of succession. How are the two families connected?
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip was born into the Greek and
Danish royal families. Born in…
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has marked
World Mental Health Day with a speech for the World Health
Organisation’s Big Event for Mental Health on Saturday. The Queen,
as a UN Advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals, spoke in
French in a video about the…
The environment, COVID-19, and
sustainable development were among the topics highlighted when
Prince Albert II paid his first official visit to the Republic of
Serbia at the invitation of President Aleksandar Vučić this week,
but the highlight was a new economic agreement between the two
countries. Prince Albert was welcomed at the Serbian Palace in
Belgrade by President Vučić during an…
