A special royal tradition that sees the
Swedish Royal Family give their support to children in need has had
a very different look this year because of the coronavirus
pandemic. The annual event, which sees Queen Silvia welcome
fundraisers to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, has gone online.
Queen Silvia usually invites school pupils selling mayflower pins
to her home as the annual campaign gets…
King Willem-Alexander kicks off King's Day at Home with heartfelt speech
27th April 2020
King Willem-Alexander opened his
live-streamed birthday speech by thanking the orchestra that played
the Dutch national anthem just before. He was joined by his wife
Queen Máxima and their three daughters, The Princess of Orange,
Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane. He…
Home-schooling is unfamiliar to most
students, and it can be difficult to find motivation, and most of
the students miss their classmates. To show some compassion and
support for her fellow students during this time, Princess Ingrid
Alexandra, and the other student council…
Children write to King Willem-Alexander about the impact of the coronavirus
26th April 2020
The Orange Foundation called on the
children of the Netherlands to write to King Willem-Alexander to
congratulate him on his birthday but also to tell him of the impact
the situation surrounding the coronavirus has had on their lives.
Over 1500 children have written to him so far. King
Willem-Alexander will celebrate his 53rd birthday tomorrow, and
most celebrations have been cancelled due to…
It has been 80 years since the German
invasion of Norway. Hitler was looking for the Norwegian royal
family, and for a while, he also tried to get the 3-year-old Prince
Harald to rule the nation as a child king. The royal family managed
to escape and lived in exile in the UK…
King Willem-Alexander will spend his
birthday at home with his family, but he will still share the day
with the rest of the country. King’s Day 2020 was meant to be
celebrated in Maastricht, but all celebrations have been cancelled
due to the coronavirus. King…
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía take part in reading of Don Quixote and thank those on the frontlines of COVID-19
24th April 2020
Spain’s Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía
took part in the reading of Don Quixote last evening from Zarzuela
Palace in Madrid. The daughters of King Felipe and Queen Letizia
took part in the traditional reading of Don Quixote in celebration
of Book Day. The royals read part of the first chapter in a video
that was streamed on the Casa Real Twitter and YouTube accounts. ©
Casa de SM…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander
of Serbia has extended his warmest wishes for the beginning of the
Holy Month of Ramadan to the Islamic Community of Serbia. The Crown
Prince aims to bring unity between the various ethnic and religious
groups of Serbia; His Royal…
Laetitia Maria Nora Anna Joachim Zita was
born on 23 April 2003 at the Clinique Saint Jean in Brussels. She
weighed 3.820 grammes and measured 52 cm. Upon her birth, she
received the titles of Princess of Belgium and Archduchess of
Austria-Este. She is the fifth child of…
Prince Joachim and his family will move
back to Schackenborg Castle according to the Danish Royal Court’s
Communication Department, who spoke to the Danish magazine
“Her&Nå”. They are, therefore, moving from their temporary
residence at Amalienborg Palace in the capital of Copenhagen to
southern Jutland. The family has lived in Copenhagen since they
returned from France because of…
