Thursday, 14 January 2016

44 years of Queen Margrethe II


Queen Margrethe II of Denmark celebrates 44 years on the throne today. Queen Margrethe II took over from her father King Frederik IX on 14th January 1972. 

Queen Margrethe is much beloved by the people of Denmark and is believed to be quite in touch with her citizens. We wish only the best for Queen Margrethe and that her reign should always be filled with much wisdom, strength and love for her people.




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What's Happening Thursday 14th January 2016

The United Kingdom 


Princess Anne, The Princess Royal accompanied by Sir Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence is still on a visit of The Falkland Islands & South Georgia.

Denmark 


Denmark celebrates the 44th anniversary of Queen Margrethe II's ascension to the Danish throne 

Japan 


Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko release poetry they have written in honour of the New Year

Jordan 


King Abdullah II is still in Washington D.C. and meets briefly with President Barack Obama

Queen Rania is in Norway and meets with King Harald V, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit

Luxembourg 


Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie visit a confectionary workshop

Grand Duke Henri receives the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Grand Duke Henri attends the 25th anniversary of the Luxembourg Public Shipping Register.

Norway 


10:00am - King Harald V, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit meet with the minister of Foreign Affairs

12:30pm - King Harald V, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit meet with Queen Rania of Jordan and host a luncheon in honour of their royal guest.

Spain 


King Felipe VI meets with the President of the Congress of Deputies

King Felipe VI holds an audience with the President of the Senate



Sweden 


King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria & Prince Daniel meet with the minister of Foreign Affairs



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Wedding Wednesdays (Princess Margriet of The Netherlands & Pieter van Vollenhoven)

This past Sunday Princess Margriet of The Netherlands celebrated her 49th wedding anniversary with husband Pieter Van Vollenhoven. Princess Margriet is the third of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard's four children. She is the aunt of current monarch, King Willem-Alexander and 8th in line to the Dutch throne.

The wedding took place on 10th January 1967. The royal guest list included the royal couple themselves, Queen Juliana & Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands, her sisters Crown Princess Beatrix, Princess Irene and Princess Christina.  Queen Elizabeth II attended the wedding and brought along 17 year old Princess Anne. This is unusual as Queen Elizabeth rarely attends weddings outside of her family.

The marriage has produced four sons and 11 grandchildren. Every marriage should be so successful! 


The bride & Groom. You can see quite clearly Princess Margriet is wearing the Pearl Button Tiara.


The full length of Princess Margriet's dress. The train of course is very long, I quite like the dress as a whole. It's simple & very pretty. The bouquet is nice too, it's not too big which is a lot of the problem we see at royal weddings.


Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard


The Dutch royal family. Queen Beatrix (then Crown Princess Beatrix) is on the far left and her husband Prince Clays is next to her.


Wedding reception dinner. The girl on the right is Princess Christina of The Netherlands (Juliana's youngest daughter)


Queen Elizabeth II, behind her in the red is Princess Anne, The Princess Royal

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What's Happening Wednesday 13th January 2016

The United Kingdom 


Prince Charles, Prince of Wales held a meeting with the North Highland Initiative
 
Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and husband Sir Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence are still visiting The Falkland Islands and South Georgia.

Sophie, Countess of Wessex will be attending lunch with the Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers.

Luxembourg 


Grand Duke Henri, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume & Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie meet with the President of Luxembourg, the State Council, representatives of national authorities and various diplomats.

Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa met with the Luxembourg representatives from the 2015 Special Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Morocco 

 

King Mohammed VI extended his condolences to Turkey over Istanbul bombing.

The Netherlands 


Queen Maxima attends launch of a platform for entrepreneurs

Spain 


King Juan Carlos I travels to Guatemala to attends the inauguration of President Jimmy Morales Cabrera

Sweden 


King Carl XVI Gustaf meets with diplomats from The Bahamas, Niger and Uruguay

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel attend a board meeting for the Crown Princess Couple's Foundation


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Tuesday, 12 January 2016

What's Happening Tuesday 12th of January 2016

The United Kingdom 


Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales held a meeting with The British Asian Trust

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex held a Duke of Edinburgh meeting.

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex met with Chief of the General Staff

Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Sir Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence are still visiting the Falkland Islands and South Georgia.

Belgium 


Queen Mathilde holds a New Years Reception for European Authorities. 

Queen Mathilde receives Queen Rania of Jordan. They will discuss the Syrian refugee crisis and it's effects on the Jordanian education system.




Jordan 

 

King Abdullah II is still in Washington, D.C.  Today he met with the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Queen Rania is in Brussels and meets with Queen Mathilde of Belgium  to discuss the Syrian refugee crisis and it's effect on the Jordanian education system. The Queen of Jordan also meets with the European Commission President. Finally Queen Rania also had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Belgium also with regards to the Syrian refugee crisis.






The Netherlands 


Former Queen, Princess Beatrix attneds a New Years reception for Dutch Guests & foreign diplomats

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima hold a New Years reception for Dutch guests and foreign diplomats.



Norway 


Crown Prince Haakon attends the annual conference of the Federation of Norwegian Agricultural Co-operatives

Sweden 


King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia meet with Artistic Director of the Royal Palace Music Festival

Spain 


Queen Letizia meets with the Foundation for help Against Drug Addiction

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What's Happening Monday 11th January 2016

The United Kingdom 


Princess Anne, The Princess Royal & Sir Vice Admiral Timothy Lawrence are visiting the Falkland Islands and South Georgia.

Jordan 


King Abdullah II is in Washington, D.C. meeting with the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defence and US Arab and Muslim leaders.


Morocco 


Morocco celebrates its independence day

Norway 


King Harald V meets with the Chief of the Naval Staff

King Harald V holds an audience with members from the Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters




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What Happened Sunday 10th January 2016

The United Kingdom


Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and her husband Sir Vice Admiral Timothy Lawrence left for the Falkland Islands & South Georgia.

A service was held in Sandringham to mark the 100th anniversary of withdrawal from Gallipoli during WW1. Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge & Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge were in attendance.

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