Scottish Opening of Parliament 2021
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Prinsjesdag 2021
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 21st in The Hague. The annual ceremony held on the third Tuesday of every September has been much altered, for the second year, due to the ongoing pandemic. Continue reading
Danish Opening of Parliament 2020
Norwegian Opening of Parliament 2020
Prinsjesdag 2020
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 15th in the Hague, an annual ceremony held on the third Tuesday of every September which has been much altered due to the ongoing pandemic.
Spanish State Opening of Parliament 2020
State Opening of Parliament 2019
The Queen, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, presided over the Official Opening of the Session of Parliament in the Chamber of the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London on October 14th. This is the first ‘full dress’ State Opening of Parliament since 2016.
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Norwegian Opening of Parliament 2019
Danish Opening of Parliament 2019
Prinsjesdag 2019
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 17th in the Hague. Continue reading
Swedish Opening of Parliament 2019
Norwegian Opening of Parliament 2018
Danish Opening of Parliament 2018
Swedish Opening of Parliament 2018
Prinsjesdag 2018
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 18th in the Hague. Continue reading
Norwegian Opening of Parliament 2017
King Harald V and Queen Sonja, accompanied by Crown Prince Haakon, attended the Formal opening of the 162th session of the Storting (Parliament) at the Stortingsbygningen on October 10th. Continue reading
Danish Opening of Parliament 2017
Members of the Danish Royal Family attended the opening session of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) at the Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen on October 4th. 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
Swedish Opening of Parliament 2017
Members of the Swedish Royal Family attended a series of events to commemorated the Opening of the session of Parliament (Riksdag) on September 12th in Stockholm. They attended a church service, the opening ceremony, and a concert in the evening. Continue reading
State Opening of Parliament 2017
Queen Elizabeth II was accompanied by the Prince of Wales for the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster on the morning of June 21st. This was a ‘dressed down’ version of the State Opening, devoid of pageantry and ceremony, due to the UK General Election. The next State Opening will be in 2019. Click HERE to check out last year’s State Opening. Continue reading