The Duchess of Cornwall visited Brenner Centre in Stepney

On January 23, 2019, The Duchess of Cornwall visited the Jewish Care's Brenner Centre in Stepney, East London, to commemorate its 80th anniversary in London. The centre offers a relaxed environment where older people living in the area can meet up with friends and make new ones. Afterwards, The Duchess of Cornwall attended a reception with members of the Malmesbury Residents Association and a local Age UK lunch club. Malmesbury Residents Association organises events with the aim of strengthening the local community and connecting people.

Crown Princess Mary Launched CEO Agenda 2019 in Davos

Today, Global Fashion Agenda releases 'CEO Agenda 2019' at Davos House during the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. In addition, the Crown Princess attended a round table meeting held in connection with the launch of CEO Agenda 2019. Developed in collaboration with leading fashion players ASOS, Bestseller, H&M group, Kering, Li & Fung, Nike, PVH Corp., Sustainable Apparel Coalition and Target, CEO Agenda 2019 has been updated to reflect global developments, highlighting climate change as a core priority. Crown Princess Mary is the patron of Global Fashion Agenda.

Crown Princess Victoria visited The Norrbotten Regiment

On January 23, 2019, Crown Princess Victoria visited The Norrbotten Regiment in Arvidsjaur. The Norrbotten Regiment (Norrbottens regemente), whose designation is I 19, is an arctic armoured, light infantry and commando regiment of the Swedish Army and its origins date back to the 19th century. The duty of that regiment is to struggle with difficult terrain conditions and climatic conditions and to ensure surveillance under these conditions. The regiment is specifically trained to perform duty also behind enemy perimeter. The regiment is located in Arvidsjaur.

Gala - 43rd Monte Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco

On January 23, 2019, Prince Albert of Monaco, Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Pauline Ducruet and Louis Ducruet attended the awards ceremony of the 43rd Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival held at the Chapiteau of Monaco (Chapiteau de l’Espace Fontvieille) in Monaco. The festival will run until January 27.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia attended opening of FITUR 2019

On January 23, 2019, King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain attended opening of 39th International Tourism Fair (FITUR) held at Juan Carlos I Park in Madrid. FITUR is a global meeting point for tourism professionals and Ibero American markets. This year's guest of honour of the fair is Dominican Republic with the slogan "Lo tiene todo" (It has everything). (The Queen wore a new check wool skirt by Massimo Dutti).

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attended WEF's 2019 Annual meeting

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are currently in Davos to attend the annual meeting of World Economic Forum, held on January 22-24. The theme of this year's meeting is Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The King and The Queen of Belgium will attend a series of working meetings. The King and The Queen of Belgium attended the opening ceremony of WEF meeting on January 22 and then met with representatives of Schwab Foundation. In addition, The Queen attended a meeting with First Lady Silvana Abdo of Paraguay.

Swedish Royal Family visited the Bernadotte Library

On January 21, 2019, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Estelle visited the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. The Bernadotte Library includes the book collections of the Bernadotte family, totalling approximately 100,000 books. It also includes the Bernadotte photograph collection of around 500,000 photographs. The Bernadotte Library was created by King Gustaf VI in 1952 but it has its roots in the Royal Library (present National Library of Sweden) from 1796. The Bernadotte Library is located in the Royal Castle Northeast wing and shares the same entrance with the Gustav III's Museum of Antiquities.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia held a reception for the Diplomatic Corps

On January 22, 2019, Spanish King Felipe and Queen Letizia held the traditional annual reception for the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Spain, at Madrid Royal Palace. The Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation attended the reception held in the Throne Room of Madrid Royal Palace

The Duchess of Cambridge visited Family Action’s Lewisham base

On January 22, 2019, The Duchess of Cambridge visited Family Action’s Lewisham base which provides a range of valuable community support for children and families in South London. The purpose of the visit was to launch a new national support line. Family Action will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its establishment in 2019. The organization works directly with vulnerable children and families through nearly 150 local and national services, as well as supporting professionals and organisations through training and consultancy. Their new service ‘FamilyLine’ uses a network of volunteers from across the country for the purpose of supporting parents and carers virtually through telephone calls, email and text messaging.

The Countess of Wessex became the patron of Thames Valley Air Ambulance

The Countess of Wessex has been announced as Thames Valley Air Ambulance’s Royal Patron, a life-saving charity that delivers advanced medical care across the region. The charity delivers critical care to people in a medical emergency day and night, 365 days a year. Its highly trained teams of paramedics, doctors and pilots work together to bring the expertise, equipment and treatment of the hospital to patients in need.

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa attended a working meeting at UNESCO

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg attended a working meeting with Director-General, Audrey Azoulay at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris. The meeting was about "Stand Speak Rise Up" forum, which will be held in Luxembourg. On March 26 - 27, 2019, at the inaugural Stand Speak Rise Up! international conference in Luxembourg, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa will convene leaders from the national and international community and from public, private, legal and academic sectors and from non-governmental organizations.

Prince Laurent and his family visited MSK Ghent Museum

On the afternoon of January 19, Saturday, Belgian Prince Laurent, Princess Claire and their children Princess Louise, Prince Nicolas and Prince Aymeric visited the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK Gent) in Belgium. The royal family toured "The Ladies of the Baroque" exhibition which brings together private collections of women painters in 16th and 17th century Italy.

King Carl Gustaf and the Crown Princess attended Cabinet Meeting

On January 21, Monday, King Carl Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria attended the cabinet meeting held at the Royal Palace. In Sweden, after the elections, a coalition government established under the prime ministry of Stefan Löfven received a vote of confidence at Sweden's parliament. Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén presented the new government for the King and thereby the new government has officially taken office. After the cabinet meeting, The King hosted a cabinet lunch in Princess Sibylla's Apartments. The King chairs cabinet meetings, and The Crown Princess also attends when the new Government meets and the formal change of Government takes place.

Princess Ingrid Alexandra celebrates her 15th birthday

The daughter of Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, celebrates her 15th birthday today. On the occasion of that birthday, Norwegian Royal Court released three new portraits of Princess Ingrid Alexandra. Princess Ingrid Alexandra was born on January 21, 2004 at Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo and she is second in line of succession to the throne. Happy birthday to you, Norwegian Princess Ingrid Alexandra.

King Abdullah and Queen Rania attended Arbour Day event

On the occasion of Arbour Day, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania attended a sapling planting event held in Al Kamaliya Forest. A fire occured in Al Kamaliya Forest in the summer of 2017 and since then 9.000 saplings were planted in Al Kamaliya Forest with post-fire rehabilitation efforts. It is planned to plant 20.000 saplings in the forest later this year. Arbor Day is a holiday in which persons and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Although that holiday usually takes place in the spring, the date of the holiday varies depending on weather conditions and suitable planting season.