| On June 20, 2018, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles,Prince of Wales, Duchess Camilla of Cornwall, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Countess Sophie of Wessex, Princess Anne, Princess Alexandra and Autumn Phillips attended the second day of Royal Ascot 2018 held at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England. (Countess Sophie of Wessex wore a blue Vida pleated crepe jumpsuit by Emilia Wickstead) |
| Yesterday evening, on June 2018 Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (born on May 8, 1935) passed away quietly after a lengthy illness. The Princess was surrounded by her closest family. Princess Elisabeth was in the order of succession to the Danish throne and lived her final years at Sorgenfri Palace. The Princess was Hereditary Prince Knud’s and Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde’s first-born child and also the first grandchild of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine. |
| Prince Louis, the son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, will be christened on July 9, Kensington Palace has announced. In a statement, the palace said 'The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are pleased to announce that the christening of Prince Louis will take place on Monday 9th July at Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace,'. Prince Louis will be christened by The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby. |
| Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie visited glassblower Pascale Seil's glassblowing workshop in Berdorf village. Pascale Seil produces small tablewares and special glass sculptures in his workshop and he is the one and only glassblower in Luxembourg. Works of Pascale Seil will be exhibited in De Mains de Maîtres Bienal initiated by Princess Stephanie and Prince Guillaume. |
| On June 19, 2018, Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the closing ceremony of 58th Monte Carlo TV Festival held at Monte-Carlo Grimaldi Forum and award ceremony of Golden Nymph Awards. Prince Albert II is the honorary president of the Festival since 1988. At the closing ceremony, Princess Charlene wore a dress by Carolina Herrera. |
| King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain came to Washington, DC yesterday for a one day visit. The King and the Queen were welcomed by Protocol Chief Ambassador Sean P. Lawler of United States of America at Andrews Air Base. Today, the King and the Queen met with President Donald Trump of USA and First Lady Melania Trump at the White House. Queen Letizia wore a pink dress by Michael Kors |
| On June 19, 2018, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla, Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan of Sussex, Prince Edward, Countess Sophie of Wessex, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and Princess Michael attended the first day of Royal Ascot 2018 held at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot. Duchess Meghan wore a bespoke white shirt-style dress by Givenchy and carried a black handbag by the same brand Givenchy. |
| On June 19, Tuesday, Queen Maxima made a working visit to Radiotherapy/Proton Therapy Center of The University Medical Center (UMCG) in Groningen. Proton therapy is an innovative radiotherapy for cancer patients. UMCG is the first hospital to provide that therapy in The Netherlands since 2018 and in addition, it is the one and only hospital in The Netherlands to treat children with proton therapy. |
| Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway and Princess Astrid attended the opening of "Tradition and Inspiration. National heritage in the Royal Collections" (Tradisjon og inspirasjon. Norsk kulturarv i De kongelige samlinger) exhibition held at Queen Sonja Art Stable. At that exhibition, Norwegian national costumes worn by the Royal Family, a series of artworks belonging to the cultural history of Norway and other cultural treasures are exhibited. All objects exhibited are examples of Norwegian and Sami folk art and handcraft. |
| Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg attended the opening of 'Kaddish' Monument built in memory of Holocaust victims of Luxembourg. The monument built by French-Israeli sculptor Shelomo Selinger who survived death camps has been erected at the square near the old Hagia Sophia building in Roosevelt Boulevard. The Grand Ducal Couple then attended the opening of a plaque that tells 75th anniversary of departure of the last train for deportation of Jews from Luxembourg. Before the war, there were nearly 3.500 Jews in Luxembourg and it is known that only 36 of them survived Nazi violence. |
| Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, their children Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus played in a friendly football match played between Skaugum football team and Nordstrand Allsport football team. The match was organized by the Norwegian Football Federation and played at Skaugum Stadium. Nordstrand football team consists of players between the ages of 10 and 21 who have physical or mental development disorders. Nordstrand team won the match by 8-7. |
| On the second and last day of their visit to San Antonio, on June 18, 2018, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain visited San Antonio Museum of Art. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia attended the opening of 'Masterpieces of Spanish Painting from Madrid' exhibition at San Antonio Museum of Art. (On June 19, King Felipe and Queen Letizia will visit Washington DC and will be received by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the White House). |
| On June 18, 2018, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla of Cornwall, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Edward, Countess Sophie of Wessex, Prince Andrew, Princess Anne attended the Order of The Garter Service at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. The Order of the Garter is the senior and oldest British Order of Chivalry, founded by Edward III in 1348. Every June, a grand procession of the knights takes place at Windsor Castle, accompanied by a marching band and Officers of the Order, all in grand ceremonial dress. The Queen is Sovereign of the Order of the Garter. |
| On June 18, 2018, Crown Princess Victoria attended the 2018 Ocean Summit held at Ocean Race Club in Frihamnen in Gothenburg. The series of Ocean Summits are part of the Volvo Ocean Race sustainability programme.The summits address ocean health issues, with a specific focus on plastic pollution. |
| On June 16, 2018, Saturday, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan of Sussex attended the wedding of Celia McCorquodale and George Woodhouse. (Celia McCorquodale is Prince Harry's cousine). The wedding ceremony took place at St. Andrew and St. Mary's Church in Stoke Rochford. Celia McCorquodale is the daughter of Lady Sarah McCorquodale, the late Princess Diana's eldest sister. Duchess Meghan wore a blue and white floral print maxi dress by Oscar de la Renta. |
| King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain came to San Antonio city of Texas state, which celebrates 300th anniversary of its establishment. The city was established in 1718 by the Spanish mission. On June 17, 2018, the King and the Queen were welcomed by a ceremony held at the Spanish Governor's Palace and the city key of San Antonio was presented to the King and the Queen. Afterwards, the King and the Queen visited Mission San José, together with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg. |
