Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf grants wish of cancer-stricken young boy

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden granted the wish of a seven-year-old cancer-stricken young boy when he met him yesterday morning at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. The meeting was organised by Sweden’s Min Stora Dag (My Special Day) which is similar to the Make-a-Wish Foundation. The King’s youngest child, Princess Madeleine is the patron of Min Stora Dag. Akram in the Royal Palace.
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Spain

Queen Letizia visits Oviedo for beginning of school year

Queen Letizia marked the official start of the 2018/2019 school year with a visit to CP Baudilio Arce and the Doctor Fleming Secondary Education Institute in Oviedo. The Queen was accompanied by the Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Isabel Celáa, and the…
The Netherlands

Queen Máxima visits winners of Appeltje van Oranje 2018

Yesterday, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visited one of the winners of Appeltje van Oranje 2018 at the YETS Foundation in Schiedam.  The YETS Foundation is one of this year’s winners of the Appeltje van Oranje 2018. The organisation provides vulnerable young people, through sport and guidance with homework and eating habits, a good start in society. They were given the award in…
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Monaco

Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques begin pre-school

Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques of Monaco, the three-year-old twins of the Prince and Princess of Monaco, began their pre-schooling yesterday. Their mother, Princess Charlene, shared three images on her official Instagram account saying, “First day of school.” The twins, dressed in matching white polo shirts and jeans, are seen hugging before they walk into their classroom and…
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Spain

High support for Leonor as Spain’s future Queen

Among the Spanish population, there is considerable support for Leonor as Spain’s future Queen. That is the result of the poll conducted by the Spanish newspaper La Razon. The result is that 63.4% of Spaniards wish to see Leonor as their future Queen while only 19% do not…
Belgium

Queen Paola celebrates birthday quietly in Italy

Queen Paola of the Belgians celebrated her 81st birthday on Tuesday. She marked this special occasion together with her husband King Albert in her birth country of Italy, without her children. Queen Paola and King Albert of Belgium have not spent many days at their home, Castle Belvédère in Laeken, Brussels this summer. The pair has been spotted in at least three different countries over the…
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