His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the
Netherlands is a well-known pilot. He thinks flying is fun and
trained as a pilot for the national Dutch air-operator, KLM. This
week, a special thing happened on one of a KLM flight from
Amsterdam to Paris, under the charge of the Dutch king. The flight
was overbooked and it was Willem-Alexander who came up with the
great solution that made one…
Grand Ducal Family to celebrate 100th anniversary of Grand Duchess Charlotte's accession
14th November 2019
On 26 November 2019, the Luxembourgish
Grand Ducal Family will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Grand
Duchess Charlotte’s accession to the throne as announced by the
Grand Ducal Court this week. The family will attend the screening
of the movie Léif Lëtzebuerger at…
Serbia's Crown Prince Couple highlight problems with cancer and orphans
14th November 2019
On Thursday of last week, Crown Prince
Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia organised a formal
dinner at the White Palace in honour of the 56th Cancer Conference
Week. This happened only a day after Their Royal Highnesses
announced that they had made a large…
During her royal career, Princess Grace
was active in supporting Monaco on the global stage. She focused
her charity work to support the arts scene in Monaco, as well as
flowers and gardening, healthcare, children, and motherhood. Today,
we’re going to take a look at Princess Grace’s patronages and
charity work. One of her first patronages was taking over the
presidency of the Monaco…
The Swedish Royal Family was out in
glamourous force Tuesday evening. On 12 November, the King and
Queen hosted the Representation Dinner at the Royal Palace.
Representation Dinners are periodically hosted by the King and
Queen. There is typically one white tie…
Yesterday afternoon, King Carl XVI
Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
attended a technology and sustainability seminar organised at the
Royal Palace by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
(IVA) on the occasion of its 100th…
Crown Prince Haakon celebrates 50 years of business relations with Qatar
12th November 2019
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway attended on Monday a ceremony in the Qatari capital of Doha
to celebrate 50 years of business cooperation between Norway and
Qatar. The Crown Prince was accompanied by Norway’s Minister of
Commerce, Torbjørn Røe Isaksen. The Crown Prince and Minister of
Industry also met representatives of the authorities in Qatar.
Among the many prominent…
As we continue our series celebrating
what would have been Princess Grace’s 90th birthday, we take a look
at her Hollywood career as she became a star. Grace’s first acting
role came on Broadway where she had a part in Strindberg’s The
Father while studying at…
Grace Patricia Kelly, the Hollywood film
star who became the most famous princess in the world, was born on
November 12th 1929. Ninety years on, she remains one of the
ultimate regal icons of the 20th century. From the romance that
turned her into a princess to her work to…
Last week, Princess Marie attended the
official launch event of the “Food with Respect” cookbook in
Copenhagen. Princess Marie took part in the book by writing the
foreword and sharing four of her own recipes but a new interview
with the author of the cookbook and founder of the Stop Wasting
Food Movement, Selina Juul reveals that the Princess was heavily
involved in the creation process of…
