Belgium

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde to make State Visit to Germany

The King and Queen of the Belgians will make a State Visit to Germany this winter. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are set to arrive for the three day trip on December 5th 2023. They have been invited by the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The State Visit will take them to Berlin and Dresden. Earlier this year, they welcomed President Steinmeier to Belgium during a…
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Spain

Birth of a princess: The arrival of Leonor

Princess Leonor was born in the early hours of 31 October 2005, the first child of then-Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia. Unusually for the time—though not out of place in today’s tech-savvy world—her birth was announced to the press via SMS messaging. She was the…
Spain

Queen Sofia to miss historic event for the sake of King Juan Carlos

Queen Sofia will miss the moment her granddaughter, Princess Leonor, makes an historic promise because her husband, King Juan Carlos, won’t be there. On the day that Leonor, Princess of Asturias, turns 18, will swear allegiance to the Constitution of Spain in the country’s parliament. Juan Carlos will be in Madrid on the day, October 31st 2023, but won’t be at the solemn…
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Norway

The royal wedding that helped create a very modern dynasty

It was a royal wedding for the history books, the marriage of a future king and a regal love match to boot. In 1929, Olav of Norway married Martha of Sweden in Oslo. The couple’s romance had captured the public imagination while their rather glamourous wedding brought huge crowds to the streets of the Norwegian capital. Let’s rewind nine decades and remember the wedding that charmed a…
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