European RoyalsThe Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander visits Leeuwarden airbase

His Majesty King Willem-Alexander spent the morning visiting the airbase in Leeuwarden in the north of the Netherlands to view the new F-35A Lightning II fighter plane and the new remotely operated and unmanned MQ-9 Reaper plane. Photo via Ministerie van Defensie King Willem-Alexander met with the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force and the Commander of the Leeuwarden Airbase who…
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Spain

Spanish MPs try to stop King Felipe's visit to Cuba

Spanish Vox party MPs have confirmed they will ask their country’s parliament to cancel an upcoming royal visit this month to Cuba by King Felipe VI. Vox party leader, Santiago Abascal, announced the initiative, describing the visit as “madness”. The request to the…
DenmarkFeatures

Princess Marie attends launch of "Food with Respect" cookbook

Yesterday, Princess Marie returned to official engagements in Denmark following her move to Paris, France, with Prince Joachim and their two children this summer. She attended an event celebrating the launch of the Food with Respect cookbook as part of her important engagement in the fight against food waste. Princess Marie took part in the project by writing the foreword and sharing four…
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European Royals

Monarchists march for the return of the monarchy in Prague

On 28 October, the annual march for the monarchy was held by Czech monarchists in the city of Prague. They wish for a return of the Habsburg monarchy to the country. While the government officials celebrate the 101st anniversary of former Czechoslovakia, monarchist gathered at the St. Wenceslas Statue and walked through Prague. In the welcome speech, Radim Špaček, chairman of the monarchist…
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Sweden

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia talk bullying: "We didn't think it would be as bad as it was."

One of the biggest focuses of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia’s Foundation is combating online hate speech, and the Prince Couple spoke more about bullying in a recent interview with SVT’s Morning Studio. Friday’s interview comes after a new report about online bullying was released from the couple’s foundation at the end of October. Using the hashtag…
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