European Royals

3rd boy for the Archduchess Marie Christine and Count Rodolphe of Limburg-Stirum

Archduchess Marie-Christine, the daughter of Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg and Archduke Carl-Christian, granddaughter of Grand Duke Jean  and her husband, Count Rodolphe de Limburg-Stirum have welcomed their third child, a boy! The newest member of their growing family, Count Gabriel de Limburg-Stirum joins his older brothers: Count Léopold Menno Philippe Gabriel François-Xavier Marie…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe authors book about Denmark's history

Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has written a book entitled The Deepest Roots (De  Dybest Rødder in Danish) to be published in Denmark on 27 October. It was written in cooperation with Danish author and journalist, Thomas Larsen. Her Majesty has written the…
European Royals

Battle of Verdun: Luxembourg royals commemorate 100 years since Verdun

Wednesday the 13th of October saw Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg travel to the town of Verdun in the northeast of France in order to commemorate 100 years since the Battle of Verdun. The couple were accompanied by their eldest son and heir, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and his wife, Stéphanie. Coming mid way through World War I (1914-1918), the Battle of Verdun…
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The Netherlands

Queen Máxima returns home to Argentina for UN Inclusive Finance

Queen Máxima has returned to her home country of Argentina for the first time in her role as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance. Her Majesty was in the Argentinian capital city of Buenos Aires for her two-day trip. The Dutch Royal House said in a press release, “She will speak about the government’s plans to develop a national strategy…
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Spain

Spanish royals commemorate National Day

The 12th of October is the National Day holiday, or Fiesta Nacional de España, in Spain. It is held each year on this date to commemorate Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas on behalf of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella in 1492. Eugene Delacroix painting…
Monaco

A Visit To The Kremlin For Monaco’s Prince Albert

Prince Albert II of Monaco paid a visit to Russia on 6 October to mark the tenth anniversary of renewed diplomatic relations between Monaco and Russia. He had an audience with President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin. Afterwards the two heads of state opened the exhibition…
Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia visit Germany for Official State Visit

From 5 October to 8 October, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden made an official State Visit to Germany. German-born Queen Silvia seemed happy to return again to her home country when they arrived at Berlin’s Tegel Airport on the morning of 5 October. They were received by  German Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Head of Protocol Jürgen Christian Mertens and Sweden’s…
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