Spain

All eyes on Princess Leonor as milestone birthday approaches

October will be a busy month for Spain’s future queen. Amid her military training, the Princess of Asturias will celebrate her 18th birthday with a host of ceremonial and constitutional events to mark the occasion. Princess Leonor, who turns 18 on 31 October, will swear an oath to the Spanish Constitution on her birthdate in a ceremony before the Cortes Generales involving both the Congress…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe backs away from a troublesome hat as Denmark's royals attend opening of Parliament

It was a cheeky yet loving moment between Queen Margrethe and Crown Princess Mary outside the Folketing on Tuesday morning when a troublesome hat gave the Danish queen pause. Tuesday was the annual Folketing, or Parliament Opening, in English, which is attended by members of the Danish Royal Family every year. Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary and Princess Benedikte…
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Belgium

New photos of Prince Emmanuel of Belgium released as he turns 18

The Belgian Royal Palace has released three new photos of Prince Emmanuel as he celebrates his 18th birthday. Each of the images was taken by Royal Palace photographer Bas Bogaerts at the Palace of Laeken – his family’s official residence in Brussels. The royal is seen by himself in two of the photographs but poses with his father, King Philippe, in the third image.
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The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander pays tribute to victims of shooting in Rotterdam

King Willem-Alexander has travelled to Rotterdam to pay homage to the victims of a shooting that happened last weekend.  On 2nd October, His Majesty arrived in the city to remember the three people that fell victim to a gunman.  Upon his arrival, the King was welcomed by members of the local community, who were reunited in a community centre opposite two of the victims’ house &#8211…
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