Queen Silvia has leant her support – and
her name – to a new affordable housing scheme for those suffering
from memory loss. The SilviaBo project will make housing safe and
accessible for dementia patients in Sweden and is part of BoKlok, a
partnership between IKEA and Swedish construction company Skanska.
The two companies joined forces in the 1990s to create affordable…
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg has
visited the victims of the towns that were hit by a rare tornado. A
wind rush also caused damage in Amsterdam in the Netherlands but it
is unclear if these were severe enough to be classified as a
tornado. The towns of Pétange and…
Danish Crown Princely Family shares images from time aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog
11th August 2019
The Danish Crown Princely Family has been
enjoying a holiday aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog, sailing around
Denmark and stopping into various places along the way. Their
adventures have been posted on the family’s Instagram account. The
Royal House stressed that this…
Princess Benedikte watches opening match at the European Championships in wheelchair rugby
10th August 2019
Princess Benedikte opened the
International Wheelchair Rugby Federation’s European championships
Wednesday, celebrating a home team win at DGI House in Vejle. The
Princess, who serves as patron of Parasport Denmark, attended the
match between the Danish and the Polish men’s national team.
Parasport Denmark, which works to promote physical and competitive
sports for people with…
The Queen Paola Foundationwas created in
1992 as an initiative of Belgium’s Queen Paola to promote the
integration and training of socially vulnerable youth. Her husband,
King Albert II abdicated the throne for health reasons in 2013, but
Queen Paola…
Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro
Sánchez and his government seek to remove the noble titles of 37
families. The government has submitted a proposal which will remove
37 noble titles from the Spanish nobility. All the 37 noble titles
that are proposed to be removed…
King Felipe VI of Spain has welcomed
politicians, community leaders and high profile members of the
local community to a special reception held on Mallorca. The
Spanish monarch was joined by his wife, Queen Letizia, and his
mother, Queen Sofia, for the event which marks the royal family’s
annual stay on the island. Felipe, Letizia and Sofia hosted the
reception at the Royal Palace of La…
Queen Máxima will attend the launch of
the National AI Junior course in Toldijk, which will be the first
artificial intelligence course taught to young students in the
Netherlands, next month. The National AI Junior course was
developed by the National AI Course…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has
agreed to stop using the title of Princess in her business
activities, the Norwegian Royal Household has announced. The
Princess came to this decision after consulting with her family.
Princess Märtha Louise will continue to use her…
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess
Katherine of Serbia delivered a new cardiotocography machine worth
4,100 Euros and 10 Striker electric beds worth 27,000 Euros to the
Clinical Center in Zemun, Serbia, this week. This is the latest of
their donations to Serbian hospitals this summer. “Last year a
donation of 500,000 Euros was provided to Zemun hospital. It is
proof of excellent…
