Denmark

Prince Joachim seen for first time since brain surgery

Prince Joachim of Denmark has been seen for the first time since undergoing emergency surgery for a blood clot on his brain last month. The prince was photographed with his older brother, Crown Prince Frederik, who has spent several days in France with Joachim and his family. In a post on the official Danish royal Instagram page, the brothers are seen smiling while enjoying the summer sun at…
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Sweden

Prince Carl Philip opens photo exhibition

The summer is in full swing but the Swedish Royal Family is getting back to work. This week, Prince Carl Philip of Sweden attended the digital opening of the nature photo exhibition “Royal National City Park – 25 Years”. The exhibition, with 28 curated photographs…
Spain

New poll shows increase in support for King Felipe VI after exile of Juan Carlos

A new poll has shown a growth in support for King Felipe VI of Spain in the days following the announcement that his father, King Juan Carlos, was going into exile. The survey, for the paper El Espanol, gives Felipe an approval rating of 64% among those asked with 29% who said they didn’t think he was doing a good job. The last such poll for the paper, a month ago, showed an approval rating…
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The Netherlands

Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau turns 52

Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau was born Mabel Martine Los on 11 August 1968 to Hendrik Los and Florence Kooman in Pijnacker, Netherlands. When she was nine, her father passed away, leaving her mother, Mabel and her sister. Eventually, her mother remarried to Peter Wisse…
Spain

Sisterly love - Princess Leonor helps Infanta Sofia to walk after suffering accident in Mallorca

The heir to Spain’s throne, Princess Leonor, helped her sister, Infanta Sofia, to walk on their first appearance in Mallorca after the younger royal hurt her leg soon after arriving on the island. Sofia, who is thirteen, had a large bandage around her knee as she arrived in Petra, Mallorca with Leonor and their parents, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, for a planned engagement. It’s…
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Spain

A bruising week for Spain's royals ends with more questions than answers

Less than a week after he announced his decision to leave Spain, King Juan Carlos is all the country wants to talk about. The former monarch announced he was going into exile on August 3rd 2020, having already departed, quite possibly in the hope that by going he would take away some of the intense focus that has fallen on the country’s royal family in recent times because of allegations against…
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