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SPAIN
Military parade on the occasion of National Day

ALBANIA

The Royal Court is pleased to announce the engagement of Crown Prince Leka II of the Albanians and Miss Blerta Celibashi.

The engagement was joyfully celebrated on 11 October in Ksamil, Southern Albania, in the presence of family and close friends.

Typepad, host of website RoyalblogNL, ceased operating, without much warning. It means RoyalblogNL is no longer available online. For the moment short articles will be published on the Facebook page instead.

Last days in the shops. Also available online

From Thailand comes news that Queen-Mother Sirikit has passed away, at 92. But there is no official confirmation yet, which might be delayed due to her son's birthday.

No. It doesn't work like that. A paying visitor to V&A or any museum is not automatically a tourist; just a visitor. :)

Only tourists? No Brits allowed?!

I would demand a referendum in the Netherlands, and might vote No, unless the UK are under the same rules and conditions as (almost) every other member state, including Schengen and the euro.

More importantly: The King of Spain will attend!

NIEUWE EDITIE!
Fotosessie en Navo-top
Staatsbezoek aan Chili
Familie uitje in Parma
Op stap met Noors en Deens koningspaar in Spitsbergen en Føroyar
Feest in Luxemburg
De stijl van Maria Teresa
En veel meer. In de winkel, online en op weg naar abonnees

Keningsdei 2026 yn it moaie Dokkum!

Willem-Alexander wil dolgraag een keer naar Suriname, waar zijn moeder Beatrix zulke mooie verhalen over heeft verteld. Maar hij ziet voor dit jaar - Suriname viert 50 jaar onafhankelijkheid - geen staatsbezoek aan de horizon. Kan veranderen natuurlijk. Laatste staatsbezoek: 1978, koningin Juliana

Traditional Dutch royal photoshoot, in the garden of Huis ten Bosch Palace

Claus von Amsberg on that day still :)

By definition the King is never on a state visit to Canada; a state visit indicates a visit by a head of state to another head of state. The King is head of state of Canada, he cannot visit himself. So the British FM has no business accompanying the King of Canada to a visit to his Realm.

Indrukwekkende mensenmassa

LUXEMBOURG
Preparing for the Silver Jubilee and the National Day

K/S Norge just outside Longyearbyen and the zone Polar Bears are requested not to enter. Norge is the Norwegian royal ship, and means of transport and accommodation - home away from home - for the royal couple on a visit to Svalbard (Spitsbergen).

King Frederik and Queen Mary are (finally, after a year delay) coming to the Faroe Islands, Føroyar. Kongeskibet Dannebrog is already here.

Start of Dutch State Visit to Czech Republic

Oh come on. That's the main part of our job, and usually worse for photographers ;)

How shallow can a report be? Quote: to be sure, the king has done a lot: He found time to curate a playlist, played host at state banquets and posed for portraits...
How would the erratic behaviour of one son reflect on the reign Charles? Is the reign of George VI defined by Duke of Windsor?...

Thank you CANADA

Johor marks the birthday of Dutch born Dato' Dennis, husband of the Sultan's only daughter

Of gewoon thuisblijven met noodpakket binnen handbereik ;)

Oh CANADA!

Pieter van Vollenhoven already have a warning about the royal visit to Canada: 'hopefully we can do it...' But unfortunately Princess Margriet has not yet sufficiently recovered and the trip to her native Canada has been cancelled.
@NLinCanada @CdnTulipfest

Koningsdag 2025
King's Day

Kingsday preparations and decorations in Doetinchem

UPDATE
ROYAL ATTENDANCE AT FUNERAL

Confirmations of European royal attendees at the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday.
Only the Dutch royals will be absent, not counting Prince Carlos, as Duke of Parma.

Koninklijke aanwezigen bij de uitvaart van de paus.

ROYAL ATTENDANCE

Confirmations of royal attendees at the funeral of Pope Francis. No word from Denmark yet (King is in Japan) and the Dutch royals will be absent. They are going to party.