Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark
presented today The Queen`s Watch at a military parade on Barracks
of the Danish Royal Guard in central Copenhagen. The Queen`s Watch
is an award handed out each year by Queen Margrethe of Denmark. The
award is given to a soldier who shall end his service in the Danish
army the same year as the prize is awarded. The prize is awarded on
the basis that the…
Princess Birgitta of Sweden alive and well despite Spanish media reports
16th November 2016
One of the largest Spanish multimedia
groups, Vocento, incorrectly reported on several of its news sites
last weekend that King Carl XVI Gustaf’s sister, Princess Birgitta,
had committed suicide. Her Royal Highness currently lives
in Mallorca, Spain. One of the…
Each year on 15 November the Belgian
Royal Family celebrates King’s Feast, a celebration held in honour
of the King. This year King Albert, Queen Paola, Princess Astrid,
Prince Lorenz and Prince Laurent attended the celebration. On
King’s Feast the Belgians…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway attended the presentation of the award for “Role Model of
the Year”. This occurs just a few days after the Crown Prince has
returned from a four-day long official visit to Canada together
with Crown Princess Mette-Marit. The prize was awarded at the
Norwegian Nobel Center and was presented by Solveig Horne, Minister
for Children…
Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple visit Cercle Artistique de Luxembourg
14th November 2016
On Wednesday, 09th November 2016,
Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife,
Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg visited an art
exhibition run by the Cercle Artistique de Luxembourg (CAL). Their
Royal Highnesses were also joined at the…
Yesterday at Zarzuela Palace in
Madrid, King Felipe presided over the ceremony which saw Mariano
Rajoy Brey continue in his role as the Prime Minister of Spain.
This comes after ten months of political deadlock over the
formation of a new government. Brey, a member of the…
On 30 October 2016 Crown Princess
Mary of Denmark was on hand in Odense to present the 2016 Hans
Christian Andersen Literature Award. This year’s winner, Japanese
writer Haruki Murakami, has had his books translated into more than
50 languages. The ceremony took place at Odense City Hall on Sunday
afternoon and saw a guest lecture from the author and the premier
of a new piece of music which…
Princess Irene, sister of former Queen
Beatrix and aunt to current King Willem-Alexander of the
Netherlands, is “deeply hurt” by the content of the new biography
on her mother, Queen Juliana, which was accompanied by a TV
documentary. She spoke on NPO Radio 2…
Schedule for King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima's visit to Australia and New Zealand
26th October 2016
At the special invitation of the
Governor-Generals of Australia and New Zealand, King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will pay a visit to the two
countries at the end of this month. The King and Queen of the
Netherlands will be in Australia from 31st October to 4th…
A new book, written in Danish, is due to
be released on 1 November about Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and
her charitable endeavours. The 200-page book entitled, Mary –
Princess of the Heart has been written by Helle
Bygum in collaboration with those who have worked with the
Crown Princess on the Mary Fund, the Danish Refugee Council, and
the Danish Heart Foundation. Her foundation, the…
