Royals from around the world have been in New York City this week for the 72nd meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. They also attended events surrounding Goalkeepers 2017, organized by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to highlight progress against global poverty and disease, showcase solutions to help advance the Sustainable Development Goals (or Global Goals) and foster bold leadership to help accelerate the path to a more prosperous, healthy and just future. Continue reading
Month: September 2017
Sverigemiddag 2017
Members of the Swedish Royal family attended Sverigemiddag, an annual dinner, on the evening of September 22nd at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. The dinner, held since 2013, is for all Swedes from who have made an important contribution to society. Continue reading
Royal Film Premiere of ‘The Lady With A Lamp’, 1951
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
Wedding of Crown Princess Margareta of Romania
Happy 21st Anniversary to Crown Princess Margareta and Princess Radu of Romania, who got married on this day in 1996 in Lausanne. The couple have no children and reside at the Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest. In honour of their anniversary, we are featuring their wedding below- Continue reading
Wedding of Prince Félix of Luxembourg
Happy 4th Wedding Anniversary to Prince Félix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg, who got married in a religious ceremony on this day in 2013. The couple have two children and live in the South of France. In honour of their anniversary, we are taking a look at their wedding below- Continue reading
Wedding of Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia, 1985
Christening of Princess Alexia of Greece, 1965
The Christening of Princess Alexia of Greece by Archbishop Chrysostomos II in the Grand Hall of the Royal Palace in Athens on this day in 1965, in a silver font presented by the Greek Armed Forces in the 1860s, used for the Christenings of Kings Constantine I and II, and the Holy Temple from the famous Greek battleship Averoff. Continue reading
Prinsjesdag 2017
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, accompanied by Queen Máxima, Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien, gave the annual Prinsjesdag (Prince’s Day or Budget Day) speech to the Dutch Parliament to outline the government’s agenda for the coming session on September 19th in the Hague. Continue reading