| On April 21, 2018, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attended the Invictus Games reception hosted by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Lucy Turnbull at the Australia House in London. The couple are set to hear more about plans for the games during the reception, and to greet servicemen and women from both Australia and the UK. Meghan Markle wore a green floral printed dress by Self-Portrait. |
| Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 92nd birthday today and on the occasion of that birthday, Buckingham Palace shared photos of the Queen. As part of celebrations of 92nd birthday of Queen Elizabeth of England, the Queen will attend a concert known as “The Queen’s Birthday Party” at Albert Hall in London. Many musicians including Shawn Mendes, Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue, Sting, Craig David, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Anne Marie and Shaggy will perform for Her Majesty at the concert. Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and many members of the Royal Family will attend the concert. |
| Dutch Queen Maxima is currently in Washington DC for 2018 Spring Meeting of World Bank Group (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). On April 20, Friday, the Queen attended a seminar called "Moving from Financial Access to Inclusion: Leveraging the Power of Technology". Since June 2011, Queen Maxima is the honorary president of G20 ‘Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion' (GPFI). |
| Princess Isabella of Denmark celebrates her 11th birthday today. Princess Isabella of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat was born on April 21, 2007 at Copenhagen University Hospital. She is the second child and eldest daughter of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary and the fourth and eldest granddaughter of Queen Margrethe II and late Prince Henrik. On the occasion of that birthday, Danish Royal Court released new photos of Princess Isabella. Happy birthday to you, Princess Isabella. |
| The Danish Women's Society (Dansk Kvindesamfund) opens a new women's shelter in Copenhagen. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark attended opening of new Danish Women's Crisis Centre together with The Mary Foundation. The Crisis Centre is a residence and counseling centre for abused women. Princess Mary wore a new multicolor asymmetric overlay midi skirt by Diana Von Furstenberg. |
| Today, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark visited WHO's (World Health Organization) Europe Regional Director Dr. Zsuzsanna Jakab and received a briefing on WHO's areas of focus, efforts of the organization to improve health and living standards, and partnership activities in the future. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark became Patron of World Health Organization/European Region in 2005. |
| On April 20, 2018, Countess Sophie of Wessex visited Kew Gardens in southwest London together with spouses of heads of government who attend Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM2018). Countess Sophie of Wessex planted a tree donated by QueensCanopy which is an initiative aiming to protect forests in Commonwealth countries. Kew Gardens is in UNESCO's World Heritage List. |
| Prior to Miguel de Cervantes award ceremony 2017, King Felipe and Queen Letizia held a traditional lunch at Madrid Royal Palace, on April, 20 2018. Goverment authorities, academicians, editors, critics, teachers and authors attended the lunch to honor author Sergio Ramirez Mercado who was deemed worthy of this year's literature award. |
| Sixth hiking of Crown Princess Victoria in Sweden takes place in Närke on April 20, Friday. The Crown Princess's hiking started in Sörön Nature Reserve in Närke. The Crown Princess came from Sörön in the morning hours and hiked towards Åslaholmen and Öby Kulle where snakes gather in the spring months. In the afternoon, she will go from Kävesta Folkhøjskola to the highest point of Kvarntorpshögen. The hiking ends with arrival at Kvarntorpshögen hill. |
| On April 19, the LCTO (Luxembourg City Tourist Office) which is represented by Marc Angel presented a check of 31 147,23 Euro to Grand Duchess Maria Teresa for the benefit of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Foundation at the Grand Ducal Palace. The LCTO has organized guided tours to the Grand Ducal Palace in the summer months since 1977. The LCTO donates part of its profit to the Foundation. In 2017, the Luxembourg City Tourist Office palace tours attracted about 11,000 visitors. |
| On the fourth day of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Queen Elizabeth gave a dinner for Commonwealth Heads of Government and their spouses in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace yesterday evening. Her Majesty gave a speech at the dinner. Royal family members attended the dinner. |
| On April 19, 2018, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attended the Women's Empowerment reception hosted by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London. This event marks the launch of a 'Platform for Girls Education', a campaign designed to encourage all Commonwealth countries to commit to providing 12 years of quality education for all girls. (Meghan Markle wore Black Halo Dress) |
| On April 19, 2018, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark opened "Miniverse" which is a science exhibition for children at Experimentarium Science Centre in Hellerup. Miniverse is a science exhibition which aims to teach science and has been developed by Experimentarium and designed especially for little children between the ages of 1 and 5. Miniverse consists of 7 different fields such as "The Mirror Sea", "The Hospital", "The Farm" and "The Wind". Miniverse will be opened to public on April 20. |
| On, April 19, 2018, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden attended a meeting with Wallenberg Academy fellows Sara Greenwood and Ilona Riipinen at Stockholm University. Wallenberg Academy Fellows which is a programme financed by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is the biggest private initiative of young researchers in Sweden. Then, Crown Princess Victoria and King Carl Gustaf attended celebrations of 400th anniversary of the Swedish National Archives (Riksarkivet), in Arninge. |
| The patron of The Danish Science Festival, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark opened The 2018 Danish Science Festival at the IT University of Copenhagen on April 19, 2017. The Danish Science Festival takes place in April every year and lasts for a week. The festival held by Ministry of Education and Research and National Science and Technology Foundation consists of 700 different conferences and events in Denmark. |
| On April 19, 2018, Queen Mathilde of Belgium visited the 50 anniversary edition of the Contemporary Art Fair in Brussels, Belgium. The Contemporary Art Fair celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Founded as Foire d’Art Actuel with 11 dealers in 1968. |
