His Majesty King Felipe of Spain was the
guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the World Assembly of
Jesuit Institutions of Higher Education at the University of
Deusto. Under the slogan “Transforming Our World Together”, the
meeting aims to reflect on and discuss the challenges to Jesuit and
world institutions such as civic and political leadership,
environmental justice, interreligious…
His Majesty King Felipe of Spain and
former United States President Barack Obama visited the Queen Sofía
National Art Centre Museum on Saturday, 7 July in Madrid. Casa Real
dubbed the trip a “private visit.” The King received President
Obama at the Nouvel Gate upon the…
Tessy Antony, Princess of Luxembourg, has
created an official Twitter account to go along with her official
Instagram account that she has had for several years. She made the
announcement of her new account on her Instagram page. The Princess
said on Instagram, “After…
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria has been
named Öland’s Inhabitant of the Year; this prize is presented
annually as a collaboration between Barometer and Sweden’s
Radio since 1980. She was presented with the award yesterday at
Solliden Palace – the Royal Family’s summer residence on the island
of Öland. King Carl XVI Gustaf, Victoria’s father, was awarded
the same prize in 1996. A…
Yesterday, 4 July 2018, Her Highness
Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal was made Duchess of Coimbra by
her father, HRH the Duke of Braganza, the current pretender to the
throne of Portugal. She was also, by her mother, the Duchess of
Braganza, proclaimed Dame of the Order…
Royals from three nations gathered in The
Hague in the Netherlands to attend the Volvo Ocean Race this past
weekend. Swedish Prince Carl Philip, Dutch King Willem-Alexander of
the Netherlands, Infanta Elena of Spain and her father, King Juan
Carlos of Spain were all present…
Continuing our series, we are taking a
look at the life of Sofia Hellqvist before becoming Princess Sofia
of Sweden. The pristine lakes, forests, and mountains of Älvdalen,
Sweden look straight out of a Disney fairytale. It’s no wonder that
a future princess spent her formative years in such a dreamlike
location. And like the Disney show Sofia the First, there’s another
Princess Sofia who…
It was a quiet country house, described
by several who knew it as ‘’little’’ and a ‘’pied a terre’, given
as a wedding present to a royal couple who were expected to linger
on the fringes of regal life. Yet on July 2nd 1903, it became the
birthplace of one of…
Following an unusual heat wave that has
been over Norway since the beginning of May, the Royal properties
in Oslo had to stop their usual watering last week. Now the City
council of Oslo has given the palace special permission to use
water during the ongoing drought. This…
The official announcement that King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will make a
state visit to the UK this autumn is confirmation of a long-awaited
and hotly anticipated trip. The visit will run between October 23rd
and 24th and will see the Dutch royals hosted at Buckingham Palace.
Ahead of the visit, Royal Central looks back at past trips between
the two nations. One of the…
