15th-21st April 2019

Monday 15th April

Prince Andrew, Duke of York is in Shenzen, China meeting with various businesses.

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima attend the King's Day Concert.

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Tuesday 16th April

Prince Andrew, Duke of York presents awards to students at Fujian Normal University in Fuzhou, China

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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark celebrates her 79th birthday with her son Crown Prince Frederik, his wife Crown Princess Mary and their children Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.

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Queen Maxima of The Netherlands visits a centre for supporting children of parents with psychiatric problems.

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Wednesday 17th April

Prince Andrew, Duke of York continues to undertake engagements in Fuzhou, China.

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King Abdullah II of Jordan hosted Qatar's Minister of Defence.

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Queen Rania of Jordan visits the old neighbourhood of Jabal Al-Luweibedeh in Amman.

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Thursday 18th April

Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Eugenie of York attended the Maundy Service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

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Queen Maxima of The Netherlands attends the Money and Behaviour Congress

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Friday 19th April

Prince Albert II of Monaco attends the 2019 Monte Carlo Rolex Masters 1000

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Sunday 21st April

The British Royal Family attend a church service in honour of Easter Sunday and Queen Elizabeth's 93rd birthday.

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Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece and his family celebrate Easter in the Bahamas.

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Prince Albert II of Monaco presents the trophy to the winner of Monte Carlo's Masters 1000

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Louis Ducruet of Monaco is in Japan on his Bachelor's Trip before his upcoming wedding.

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King Felipe of Spain, his wife Queen Letizia and daughters Infanta Sofia and Infanta Leonor attended an Easter service. Queen Sofia, the King's mother also accompanied the family to the service.

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Breaking News: Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg has passed away

Breaking news for royal watchers around the world. Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg passed away earlier today (23rd of April in Luxembourg) at the age of 98. 

Jean was born January 5th 1921, the eldest son and child of Grand Duchess Charlotte and her husband Prince Felix. Jean had five younger siblings, the only still alive is Princess Marie Gabrielle (Born 1925). 

Jean reigned as Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 till 2000 when he abdicated in favour of his son Henri. Jean had been Luxembourg's monarch for 36 years. 

On a personal note Jean was married for 52 years to Princess Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium. Through his wife Jean became the brother-in-law of the two immediate past kings of Belgium and is the uncle of the current monarch, King Philippe of Belgium. He is also related to the Swedish royal family via Josephine-Charlotte. 

The marriage of Jean and Josephine-Charlotte produced five children;

1). Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria
2). Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
3). Prince Jean of Luxembourg
4). Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein (this marriage tied the royal family to the royal family of Liechtenstein)
5). Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg. 

Jean is survived not only by his children but also a number of grandchildren and even great grandchildren. His funeral is expected to take place on Saturday May 4th.

We hope the Grand Duke's memory will always remain a memory to his family and friends. By clicking on Grand Duke Jean's name you can read more about his life on his personal page. 

Tiara Time!!!

Just a quick Tiara Time. Last week on April 9th, Queen Maxima of The Netherlands stepped out in honour of the Dutch Diplomatic Corps. The Queen of The Netherlands appeared at the Gala dinner event in the Antique Pearl Tiara. The tiara dates back to the beginning of the last century and has been worn by four queens of The Netherlands (including the current one) and by Princess Margriet. 

It's a great choice for an event such as a gala dinner as it's not too flashy and is not one of the oldest tiaras in the Dutch collection, but it's pretty and great for an evening event. 

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Week 8th-14th April 2019

Monday 8th April

Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko and their son Prince Hisahito of Japan attend the entrance ceremony of Ochanomizu University Junior High School

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Queen Letizia of Spain visits the school of engraving and graphic design

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Tuesday 9th April

Prince Charles of Wales, and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall visit Hillsborough Castle

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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark attends a film award ceremony

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Princess Eugenie of York spoke at the Organisation for Security Co-operation in Europe about slave trafficking.

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King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima attend a diplomatic corps gala dinner

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Wednesday 10th April 

Prince Andrew, Duke of York is on a 9 day official visit to China.

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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Crown Princess Mary open the new Panda facility at Copenhagen Zoo.

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Queen Letizia of Spain visits new accessibility facilities.

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Thursday 11th April

Crown Princess Mary along with her children Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine visited Copenhagen Zoo.

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Queen Rania of Jordan welcomes the First Lady of Italy to Jordan

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Prince Constantijn of The Netherlands presents the World Press Photo prize. Princess Laurentien was also in attendance.

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Queen Letizia visits the Angeli Exhibition 'Ages of Man'

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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden attends the opening of the Baltic Sea Science Centre

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Friday 12th April

Crown Princess Mary opens the exhibition 'Fashioned From Nature'

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Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit Children's Land to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary

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King Willem Alexander attends the 7th annual 'Kings Games'

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Saturday 13th April

Crown Princess Marie Chantal of Greece visited Stone Barns Centre for Food and Agriculture in New York, USA.

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Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan visit an exhibition honouring his 30 year reign.

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Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands unveils art by the artist Ad Dekkers

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Sunday 14th April

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece visits the Kimisis Tis Theotoku Church

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