Queen Mathilde has given a rare interview
in connection with the final of the Queen Elisabeth Competition
Violin 2019. In the exclusive interview with Canvas, Her
Majesty talked about her love of music, her four children and the
close relationship she had with Queen Fabiola. On Saturday evening,
the laureates of the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition Violin
2019 were announced. As Honorary…
This past week, Princess Alexandra of
Luxembourg celebrated the centenary of women getting the right to
vote in Luxembourg by attending an academic session on 22 May. The
Princess was also able to view the exhibit “100 years of feminine
democracy” sat front row as…
The Brazilian chief Raoni Metuktire is
currently on a European tour. His purpose is to gather royal
support for his tribe and help to stop the deforestation that
heavily impacts his tribe’s way of living. So far the chief has met
with Grad Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Prince…
On 22 May, Crown Princess Victoria took
part in her 22nd hike, this time in Södermanland. The hike in
Södermanland began at Nerhyttan’s farm, where County Governor,
Liselott Hagberg welcomed the Crown Princess. Crown Princess
Victoria then rode an Icelandic horse to the Skottvång mine where
she met with members of the public who wanted to take part in the
hike alongside her. Photo: Raphael…
The Greek Royal Family had much to
celebrate this week as Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark
– commonly referred to as Olympia – graduated from New York
University (NYU)’s Gallatin School for Individualized Study in New
York City. Watching her graduate were…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway
participated in the award ceremony for the prestigious Abel Prize
on Tuesday. The Abel Prize 2019 was awarded to Karen Keskulla
Uhlenbeck for her recent breakthrough in geometric partial
differential equations, gauging theory and integrable…
Last week, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Alexander of Serbia hosted a traditional dinner at the White
Palace in Belgrade in honour of the regular annual Holy Assembly of
Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The dinner was attended by
His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia with Metropolitans and
Bishops of the Church, among others. The Serbian Orthodox Church is
one of the Eastern Orthodox…
On 22 May, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia of Sweden started their three-day state visit to Ireland.
They spent the first day of the state visit in Dublin where they
were officially welcomed by President Michael D. Higgins and his
wife, Sabina Higgins at the…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden has taken
her eldest children, Princess Leonore and Prince Nicolas on a visit
to the painting atelier of the Brazillian artist Romero Britto. The
Princess and her children helped to paint the portraits of the
Princess’s two oldest…
Soft, striking and above all, symbolic.
The wedding bouquet carried by the future Queen of Spain, Letizia
Ortiz, at her royal wedding on May 22nd 2004 was filled with
significance. From personal touches to nods to one of the oldest
ruling dynasties in Europe, Letizia filled her posy with meaning.
At the heart of her cascading bouquet were the iris and the lily,
closely associated with the House…
