_With a video message, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, President of the Luxembourg Red Cross, thanked the blood donors and the teams of the Luxembourg Red Cross who continue to mobilize in such large numbers to ensure the continuity of blood donations. The traditional ceremony of awarding decorations to…

_A new photo of the Duchess of Cornwall has been released by her new project’s Instagram account (duchessofcornwallsreadingroom) before the launch of The Reading Room project, which will take place on Friday. Her first four book recommendations will be announced during the launch. The photo was take…

_King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel took part in an online meeting with the Nobel Foundation’s former director Lars Heikensten and new director Vidar Helgesen. Vidar Helgesen, Norway’s former State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Eu…

_Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway met with scientists Kristin and Jørn Braa, who are professors at the University of Oslo and creators of the health information system District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) currently used in the tracking of the Covid-19 virus. DHI…

_Queen Mathilde presented the Federal Prize ‘fight against poverty in 2020’ (Federale Prijs Armoedebestrijding 2020), at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium. At the royal palace Queen Mathilde hosted a round table meeting with the three laureates of the Federal Prize for Combating Poverty 2020:…

_On Monday 11 January, 2021, Dutch Queen Maxima delivered an online speech at the online launch of the Micro Payment Gateway “Raast” in Pakistan. Raast is an initiative of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and non-profit organization Karandaaz, which aims to reduce the costs of small payments and …

_On 11 and 12 January, 2021, King Carl Gustaf, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are taking part in the digital National Defense Conference 2021 (Rikskonferensen2021). The theme of the conference is Sweden’s ability to meet threats and crises in a changing world. Due to the ongoing pandem…

Princess Mako attended a ceremony to commemorate Emperor Hirohito at Emperor Showa’s (Hirohito’s) mausoleum at Musashi Imperial Graveyard in Hachioji, Tokyo. Other Imperial family members attended memorial ceremonies at the Imperial Palace.

_The Duchess of Cambridge turned 39 today. On the occasion of the birthday, Kensington Palace released a photo of the Duchess on its official social media account. Kensington Palace also shared the following message: “Thank you for your kind wishes on The Duchess’ birthday. Birthdays have been ve…

_Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, twins of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, celebrate their 10th birthday today, on January 8, 2021. On the occasion of the birthday, new photos of the Prince and Princess were released by the Danish Royal Court. In addition, royal mo…

_New photos of Chanel’s Brand Ambassador and spokesperson Charlotte Casiraghi to be used for Chanel’s 2021 Spring Summer advertising campaign were released. The photos were taken at La Vigie in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in Monaco. La Vigie is a villa near Roquebrune-Cap-Martin that Karl Lagerfeld had…

_On January 6, 2021, Epiphany Day, after the ceremony of “Pascua Militar 2021”, King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and their daughters Crown Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited Queen Letizia’s father, Jesus Ortiz and his wife, Ana Togores at their house in Pozuelo de Alarcón, a town in west of M…

_On January 6, 2021, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain attended Pascua Militar (New Year’s Military Parade 2021) in Madrid. Pascua Militar is a traditional celebration held by Spanish Army on Epiphany day since 1782. King Felipe led the celebration as the commander of Armed Forces. Royal …

_Former Princess Tessy of Luxembourg announced her engagement to Swiss businessman Frank Floessel 18 months after divorcing Prince Louis of Luxembourg. On her Instagram account, Tessy shared a snapshot with financier and CEO Frank Floessel with the following caption: ‘Yes to 2021 and many more ye…

_Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Mako, Princess Kako and other members of Japanese imperial family attended a scaled-down New Year’s reception held for ambassadors to Japan at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The royal ladies did not wear tiaras…

_A New Year’s banquet and a levee were planned to be held for the Prime Minister, the speaker of the Danish Parliament and a few other representatives of the government and courts of Denmark on January 4, 2021 at Christiansborg Palace. The plan was cancelled by the Queen before Christmas due to t…

_At the end of the year, the Monarchie website of Luxembourg was renovated. A multilingual version of the website will also be launched on the next days. A never before seen photo of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie was released on the website’s photo album a…

_Charlotte Casiraghi, the Brand Ambassador and spokesperson of Chanel, took part in the first photo shoot of the Spring Summer 2021 advertising campaign of Chanel. The photos were taken at La Vigie in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in Monaco. La Vigie was also the location for Casiraghi’s wedding receptio…

_Prince Carl Phillip and Princess Sofia of Sweden shared a video of the year 2020 on their Instagram account: @prinsparet. The video is a slide show consisting of photos taken at the events attended by the Prince and Princess in 2020. Their message accompanying the video is as the following: “Lik…

_The Prince Laurent Foundation shared a new family photo on its social media accounts with the message “Prince Laurent and his family wish you a happy new year”. The photo shows Prince Laurent, Princess Claire and their children Princess Louise, Prince Aymeric and Prince Nicolas together. The Pri…

_At the beginning of each new year, Japanese Imperial Family releases family photos. This year, the family could not get together due to the pandemic. The Imperial Household Agency released a new video of Japanese Imperial Family on the occasion of the new year. In order to prevent the transmissi…

_Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco released a greeting message on the occasion of the new year. The video was released on the official Facebook account of Prince’s Palace of Monaco. In the video, the Princely couple wished everyone a happy new year. In the video, Princess Charlene …

_Bhutanese Royal Family has released their January 2021 Calendar. With a message on the calendar, King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck wished everyone a happy new year. The photo in January calendar showing together King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, Queen Jetsun Pema, Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangc…

_Danish Queen Margrethe delivered her traditional New Year speech from Christian IX’s Palace at Amalienborg. The larger part of her speech included the pandemic issue which is a global health crisis. There were three tupilaks on the table, which the Queen has personally received on various occasi…

_The Duchess of Cornwall handed out the Outstanding Contribution Award to Chief Executive Dame Laura Lee for her work with Maggies Centres cancer charity, during a surprise presentation at Clarence House recorded earlier in the year. The Duchess has been President of Maggies Centres since 2008 and…

_Crown Princess Mary released a year-end message as Patron of the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe). The message of the Crown Princess on the website of WHO is as the following: “As 2020 comes to a close, we look back on an extraordinary year in which too many have faced sorrow and hear…

_Princess Kako, the younger daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, turns 26 today. Princess Kako has been spending much of her time at her residence in Tokyo and she performed her official duties online during the coronavirus pandemic. The Imperial Household Agency released a …

_On December 26, 2020, Princess Charlene shared new family photos and wished everyone a merry Christmas. The family photos showing together Prince Albert, Princess Charlene, Hereditary Prince Jacques, Princess Gabriella, Princess Stephanie, Louis Ducruet, Marie Chevallier, Camille Gottlieb and Pa…

_On Christmas Eve morning, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar visited the Stockholm ambulance station to wish a Merry Christmas and thank the staff for the important work they do as AISAB’s employees. AISAB is owned by Region Stockholm and has the duty of op…

_Queen Elizabeth II delivered her annual Christmas Day speech traditionally broadcasted on TV. Queen Elizabeth’s speech was pre-recorded in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle. The speech was televised as usual at 3pm on Christmas Day. Footage shown during the Queen’s speech featured clips o…

_In recent days, members of Royal Family paid several visits to various charities. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde met the residents and their families, the educators and volunteers of the L’Arche Namur resident community, which is an institution that is part of L’Arche International, a global n…

_The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall released a new photo on the occasion of Christmas Day. The photo, which shows The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall holding giant canes, was taken by a member of staff at Birkhall in Scotland. The Prince and The Duchess are spending Chris…

_On December 24, 2020, Swedish Princess Madeleine shared a new photo on Instagram showing her children Princess Leonore, Princess Adrienne and Prince Nicolas together and wished everyone a merry Christmas. The caption of the photo is: “Wishing everyone merry Christmas and happy holidays!”. The ph…

_On December 24, 2020, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima released their Christmas 2020 card. The photo on the card shows the King and Queen with their three daughters on the balcony of Huis ten Bosch Palace. The message on the card is “Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous new year”. …

• Crown Princess Victoria attended a Christmas service in the Royal Chapel
• New photos of Princess Madeleine, Leonore and Nicolas

_On December 23, 2020, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Archie released their Christmas 2020 card ahead of their first Christmas. The card is an illustration of a photo of the family, which shows the Duke and Duchess, their son Archie and their dogs Pula and Guy. The photo was taken in the gard…

_The Amis des Musées (Friends of the Museums) have released new photos of Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie and Prince Charles. The photos show Charles holding the children’s book Nuechtzauber an de Muséeën (Mysteries at the Museums) published by The Amis des Musées. In addition, in the photos, …

_On December 23, 2020, the Danish Royal Palace released a new Christmas photo and a video of Prince Joachim and his family. The video was shot on December 22, 2020 at Schackenborg Castle. In the video, Prince Joachim, Princess Marie, Prince Nikolai, Prince Felix, Prince Henrik and Princess Athena…

On the social media accounts of The Mary Foundation, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark released a video speech about the loneliness caused by the pandemic. The Mary Foundation’s work focuses on three areas: Bullying and Well-being, Domestic Violence and Loneliness.

_Queen Sonja paid a pre-Christmas visit to Oslo Crisis Center together with Oslo Mayor Marianne Borgen. The crisis centre provides refuge to victims of domestic violence. Every month, Oslo Crisis Center receives between 200 and 250 new applications from victims of violence. Around 25 of these are …

• Swedish Crown Princess family visited the City Mission in Norrmalm
• Swedish Queen Silvia celebrates her 77th birthday today

_On December 21, 2020, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain presented the 2019 Miguel de Cervantes Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language to Joan Margarit at Albeniz Palace in Barcelona. Joan Margarit was born on May 11, 1938 in Sanaüja and he is a Spanish poet, architect and retired p…

• Charlotte Casiraghi became Chanel’s new brand ambassador and spokesperson
• Monaco Princely Family’s 2020 Christmas photo has been published

_Each year, The Duchess of Cornwall invites children from Helen & Douglas House to decorate the Christmas tree at Clarence House. The Duchess carried on her annual tradition of decorating her Christmas tree with her special helpers despite coronavirus restrictions. Keen to continue her annual tra…

_On December 20, 2020, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie shared new family photos and wished everyone a merry Christmas. The family photos showing together Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie and Prince Charles were taken by pho…

_On Sunday 20 December, the fourth Sunday of Advent, Danish Crown Prince family, that is, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary and their four children, Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine sent a Christmas greeting from their home in Frederik VIII’s Pal…

_In order to celebrate fourth Sunday of Advent, Norwegian Royal family, that is, King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus got together at Oslo ⁣Slottskapellet (The Royal Palace Chapel). Prince Sverre Magnus light…

_The Duchess of Cornwall wrote an article in this week’s Stella Magazine. The article was about the importance of supporting older people this Christmas. In her article in The Sunday Telegraph’s Stella Magazine this weekend, The Duchess wrote that many people would be “facing a gap at the Christma…

_On December 18, 2020, The Kingdom of Bhutan celebrated its 113th National Day. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck addressed his people via a telecast due to the pandemic. The King’s speech and other important ceremonies of the national day were all televised. Every year, during National Day cel…

On Sunday, December 20, the fourth Sunday of Advent, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia sent an Advent greeting from Drottningholm Castle. The King and Queen’s video greeting was recorded in the Stone Hall in the royal couple’s private apartment at Drottningholm Palace.