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 speeches were given by the Prime
Minister of Luxembourg, the President of the Chamber of Deputies,
Mayor of Luxembourg…
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 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 her parents and her at least
two of her brothers, Princes Alexios and Achileas. Her two youngest
brothers, Princes…
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…
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 Presidential Palace. King Carl XVI
Gustaf inspected the guard of honour and took part in a tree
planting ceremony. Photo: Sara…
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…
While on a visit to South Korea, Crown
Princess Mary opened a Hans Christian Andersen exhibit in Seoul –
the Korean capital. The exhibit was opened on Tuesday, 21 May at
the Seoul Museum of History in the late afternoon after a
jam-packed day full of various engagements. The Crown Princess was
joined by several Korean children during the opening and took a
tour of the exhibit which details…
