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…
King and Queen of the Netherlands announce state visit to the United Kingdom
3rd July 2018
His Majesty King
Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands will pay a state visit to the United Kingdom at the
invitation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The state visit is
set to take place on 23 and 24 October 2018. The King and Queen
will be…
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is
to receive an honorary doctorate from Glasgow Caledonian
University’s law faculty today at the Glasgow Royal Concert
Hall. The Princess is receiving the honour in recognition of her
work and contribution to human rights across the…
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince
Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia hosted, for the
seventeenth consecutive year, the traditional reception for more
than 600 best high school students from Serbia and the Republic of
Srpska. The reception was held at the White Palace in Dedinje on
Friday last week. Every secondary school in Serbia and
the Republika Srpska selected the best among…
Tessy Antony, Princess of Luxembourg
bravely revealed her heartbreaking miscarriage yesterday. The child
would have been the third for her and Prince Louis of Luxembourg –
who she is currently in divorce proceedings with in London. The
miscarriage took place several…
The Belgian Royal Family has held a photo
call at Villers-la-Ville in Walloon Brabant on 24 June 2018 while
they spent the evening at the site of the abbey. Pictured in the
images are King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and their four
children: Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of…
On Thursday, Their Royal Highnesses Crown
Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia attended a
Holy Liturgy officiated by His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch
Irinej. The Holy Liturgy was held in Lazarica church in Krusevac,
as well as a wreath-laying ceremony and memorial service at the
monument for the Kosovo heroes in the city centre. Patriarch
Irinej, Bishop David and clergy of…
In the series “Before they were royal” we
are taking a look at their young lives, education, and professional
lives before gaining their royal title. The second edition focuses
on Queen Máxima of the Netherlands or Máxima Zorreguieta
Cerruti as she was known…
It has been announced that for the third
year in succession that the Noordeinde Palace will once again open
to the public on specific days. This will offer people a chance to
see what this modest Dutch palace looks like on the inside. It has
been decided that two of the…
After an unusually cold and snowy winter,
Norway is now in a heat wave that has been there since the
beginning of May. There has been too little rain, and many farmers
are now at risk of losing their crops. It was also announced last
week that there is a lack of CO2 to clean the drinking water. This
led to the City of Oslo on Monday announcing a ban relating to
water use in gardens. It is now…
