The Spanish Royal Family has arrived in
Catalonia, which for this week will act as the host for the
Princess of Girona Awards. Now in their 15th edition, the scheme
was created in 2009 to celebrate the young talents of Spain.
Kickstarting the two days of events on Tuesday, 9th July, Princess
Leonor and Infanta Sofía made a rare solo visit to the atelier of
sculptor Jaume Plensa…
Painting by ground breaking artist rediscovered in a royal storage room
24th September 2023
The Royal Collection Trust has just
announced that a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi has gone on
display at Windsor Castle for the first time in almost two
centuries. The announcement comes at the end of a much-needed
restoration work that the painting has…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have
undertaken their last engagement in Madrid before their annual
summer trip to Palma de Mallorca. They officially inaugurated the
Royal Collection Gallery, a new art facility that will display
parts of the royal collection held by…
The King and Prince of Wales praise Windrush generation on 75th anniversary of ship docking
25th June 2023
The British Royal Family has paid tribute
to the so-called Windrush generation, on the 75th anniversary of
the ship’s arrival on British shores. Last year, King Charles
commissioned a series of ten portraits, all of which have been
painted by black artists, to celebrate ten of the people aboard
that boat. The artwork has now been put on display at the Palace of
Holyroodhouse in…
The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
is marking the 50th anniversary of The Princess Royal becoming its
patron. In honour of the milestone, the Princess is expected to
receive a tortoise sculpture from the much-anticipated Tortoise
Takeover art trail set to open in…
King Felipe of Spain has opened the 26th
edition of the Ages of Men Foundation exhibition, titled
“Transitus” (“passage” or “transition” in English) in the St Mary
Cathedral in Plasencia. His Majesty toured the exhibition,
which is divided in seven…
One week after the Thanksgiving Service
at Westminster Abbey in memory of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,
Queen Letizia has met with the Prince of Wales for a joint
engagement. The two royals visited Bishop Auckland in Durham
County to tour an exhibition about Spanish painter Francisco de
Zurbarán and open the Spanish Gallery of Auckland Castle.
Arriving a few minutes before the…
The Luxembourgish Grand Ducal Family
closed the week by revisiting the exhibition “Viv(r)e la matière”
(“Live the material”). The exhibition spreads through the
four floors of the 19Liberté building, which Grand Duke Guillaume
and Grand Duchess Stéphanie…
Queen Letizia travels to Switzerland to showcase Goya exhibition
9th October 2021
Queen Letizia has travelled to
Switzerland for a preview of an exhibition about Francisco de Goya,
one of Spain’s iconic painters. Accompanied by the Minister
of Culture and Sports, Miquel Iceta, Her Majesty travelled to Basel
on October 8th 2021, to have an exclusive…
Belgium's King Philippe enjoys an afternoon at the museum
22nd September 2021
King Philippe of Belgium spent an
afternoon looking at an art exhibition at the MOU Museum in
Oudenaarde. The facility, located in the small town of
Oudenaarde in the Eastern Flanders province, is approximately 70
kilometres west of Brussels. His Majesty visited at the
museum to receive a tour of the exhibition titled ‘Universus’,
which contains a selection of art pieces by…
