Felipe and Letizia of Spain visit Mexico The King and Queen of Spain marked their first official visit to a Latin American country since the crowning of Felipe VI in June 2014. The state visit went ahead as planned even though Pena Nieto underwent emergency surgery for a gold bladder aand had been discharged from hospital two days prior to the royal visit. . After laying a floral tribute before the Monument to the Child Heroes of Mexico at Chapultepec Park, the royal couple were received in Mexico City’s Campo Marte military camp for an official welcome by President Enrique Peña Nieto and his…
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The Dutch Royal at the Beach Beach in Nature Park Meijendel in Wassenaar near the Hague, Netherlands. Beach in Nature Park Meijendel in Wassenaar near the Hague, Netherlands. Sorrounded by his four women King Wille-Aleander and the two family dogs posed for the usual photocall on the beach Meijendel nature reserve in Wassenaar near The Hague. The Dutch royal family always lets the photographers have a bonanza snap pictures during their holidays. In return they get privacy for the rest of their holiday. It seems to work very welland the three girls have learn to pose just like their mother.…
Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Marie Therese’s three day visit to Poland was at the invitation of President of the Republic of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski.Joining the Grand Ducal couple were Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Etienne Schneider, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, and the Finance Minister, Pierre Gramegna. The visit took the royals to the capital, Warsaw, and the historic capital, Krakow.
On Saturday 17 May, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel took daughter Princess Estelle for a very special outing to Linköping Castle in the south of Sweden.The royals had been invited to open the new ‘Fairytale Path’ at Tåkern Visitor Centre, which was a christening gift to Princess Estelle from Östergötland County. The 700 metre long path has ten stages along the way, with activities for youngsters to enjoy and colourful illustrations to view. Linköping Castle is also home to ‘Princess Estelle’s Room’, who was also given the title Duchess of Östergötland at the time of her birth in February…
The accession day of King Philippe of Belgium on July 21, 2013, began with a Te Deum at Saint Michael and Saint Gudula Cathedral in Brussels. A classical Gregorian Te Deum was sung by a twelve strong choir conducted by Arnaud Van De Cauter, the tenured organist at Notre-Dame du Sablon. It was a traditional opening to a day that was very much about contemporary matters. Belgium is something of an enigma, a nation that seems to be in a constant struggle with its internal tensions whilst also sitting at the heart of European affairs. The nation’s multi-faceted character, its…
In an age of turbulence, when the financial markets may wobble now and then, there is a problem with “global warming” and the flowers in the gardens have started to bloom too soon – in spite of these “minor problems” the Haute- Couture world continues to boom as was shown at the 2008 Spring/Summer fashion shows. The royal, the famous and the super-rich, with an evergrowing influx of new clientele from countries such as Russia and China – all are willing to open their purse to pay extraordinary prices for these admittedly magnificent clothes. In Paris the Spring fashion shows…
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were joined by a host of celebrities at the beginning of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Prince’s Trust, which Charles set up in 1976 with his severance pay from the Royal Navy. TRHs were attending the ‘Celebrate Success’ event at the Theatre Royal in London, in recognition of young people who have overcome adversity. Amongst the famous faces were former James Bond actor, Pierce Brosnan; England footballer and BBC presenter Gary Lineker; pop singers Will Young and Lemar; Jade Jagger; actor Joseph Fiennes and Formula One driver Jenson Button. In…
Following the successful publication of her children’s fairytale, ‘Why Kings & Queens Don’t Wear Crowns’, Norway’s Princess Martha Louise talked to ‘Royalty’ Editor Marco Houston about why she was inspired to base the story on the childhood of her grandfather, King Olav V, and the universal message it contains – “the transition from being a prince on the outside, wearing your crown as a symbol, to not wearing your crown but still owning your role. I think it’s something we all have to do – to learn to use our qualities to make the world a better place.” MH: Thank…
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Carlo and Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies have announced the birth of their second daughter, who has been given the names of Maria Chiara Amalia Carola Louise Carmen. Princess Maria Chiara was among the first born in Rome at the turn of the year, a minute after midnight on January 1, 2005. The happy event took place at the Mater Dei clinic, the delivery was headed by Prof. Cavalieri and his team. Mother and child are both doing well.Maria Chiara’s father, Prince Carlo, who is the son of Don Ferdinand, Duke of Castro and head…
Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia of Spain’s tour of Hungary was the ideal way to strengthen ties of goodwill with one of the European Union’s most recent members. TRHs arrived in the capital, Budapest, to promote bilateral relations, which have been virtually non-existent over recent years. During the visit, Felipe and Letizia were accompanied by Spain’s education minister, Maria Jesus Sansegundo. The official section of the visit began the following day, as Hungary’s President Ferenc Madel welcomed the Spanish delegation with full honours at Sandor Palace. Felipe and Letizia went on to visit a series of political, cultural…