| On August 17, 2019, Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko, and Prince Hisahito of Japan arrived in Bhutan for a 10 day private visit and were welcomed by members of Bhutan's royal family, that is, Princess Sonam Dechan Wangchuck, Princess Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck, and Princess Eeuphelma Choden Wangchuck at Paro International Airport. The visit takes place at the invitation of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. |
| Prince Albert of Monaco visited Trogir town in Croatia with his superyacht Arience together with his children Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella. Trogir is a historical harbour city located in Split-Dalmatia region of Croatia on Adriatic shore. The tour also included Skradin town in Croatia. The luxury 61-metre-long yacht, with which The Prince sailed into the Dalmatian town of Trogir, is worth 80 million US dollars. Princess Charlene could not be photographed despite taking part in the tour. |
| Princess Christina died at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague on Friday morning, the Royal Family announced through government information service RVD on Friday. The Princess, who has been suffering from bone cancer for several years, was 72. |
| On the evening of August 15, Thursday, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands attended a concert of The European Union Youth Orchestra at the Concert Building (Concertgebouw) in Amsterdam. The European Union Youth Orchestra is one of the world's pre-eminent symphony orchestras. The orchestra was founded in 1976 to promote cultural cooperation, unity and friendship among European young people. The EUYO's Honorary Patrons include the Heads of Government of all of the EU's Member States, the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Parliament. Princess Beatrix is one of the Honorary Patrons of the Orchestra. |
| Yesterday was Liechtenstein's national day. In order to celebrate the national day, an open-air church service was held and the citizens of Vaduz gathered in the garden of Vaduz castle to meet with the Princely Family. Prince Hans-Adam II, Princess Marie, Hereditary Prince Alois, Hereditary Princess Sophie, Prince Joseph Wenzel and Prince Nikolaus attended the celebrations and the reception held in Vaduz. Staatsfeiertag (National Day) is a public holiday in Liechtenstein that began to be celebrated in 1940 and is always celebrated on August 15. |
| On August 15, Crown Princess Mary officially opened Odense Flower Festival 2019. Crown Princess Mary is patron of Odense Flower Festival. This year, Odense Flower Festival is organized under the theme “On a time travel: that brings focus on time”. Firstly organized in 1999, Odense Flower Festival is the city’s most beautiful event. At the event, numerous fantastic flower creations adorn the streets of the city centre. Crown Princess mary wore a new wild flower maxi dress by Rotate Birger Christensen. |
| Today is August 15 and Princess Anne celebrates her 69th birthday. Anne, Princess Royal (born 15 August 1950) is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. The royal family have wished the Princess Royal a happy birthday, by sharing an Annie Leibovitz photograph of Anne with the Queen. The photo was taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle. Princess Anne is patron for over 200 organisations and attends multiple engagements in a day on a regular basis. Happy birthday to you Princess Anne. |
| On August 15, 2019, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a memorial service marking the 74th anniversary of Japan's surrender in WWII held at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo. Emperor Naruhito expressed "deep remorse" over Japan’s role in World War II in his first appearance at the annual ceremony marking the end of the hostilities. Japan's former emperor Hirohito announced the surrender of Japan on Aug. 15, 1945 following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9. |
| On August 14, 2019, Danish Queen Margrethe II visited an open-air market which is in the square outside Cahors cathedral, close to the Cayx Palace. The Cayx Palace (Château de Cayx or Château de Caïx) is a residence of the Danish Royal Family located in the wine district of Cahors in southern France. |
| On August 14, 2019, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner attended the baptism of the rescue vessel Princess Ragnhild at Norwegian Maritime Museum (Norsk Maritimt Museum) in Oslo. Princess Ragnhild, Mrs Lorentzen (1930 – 2012), was the eldest child of Norwegian King Olav V and Swedish Crown Princess Märtha and was the older sister of King Harald V and Princess Astrid. The rescue vessel Princess Ragnhild was baptized by the late Princess Ragnhild's daughter, Ragnhild Lorentzen. |
| On August 13, 2019, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden attened the Salzburg Festival 2019, (Salzburger Pfingstfestspiele 2019) at Grosses Festspielhaus (Large Festival House) in Salzburg, Austria. The Salzburg Festival is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. |
| On August 11, 2019, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her boyfriend Shaman Durek attended the 2019 Marbella Starlite Gala held in Malaga. The Starlite Gala is a night of solidarity sponsored by Antonio Banderas and founded by Sandra Garcia-Sanjuan, in which celebrities and philanthropy join forces to improve education standards, basic needs and quality of life for underprivileged communities and families. (Princess Martha Louise wore a floral dress by TSH - Tina Steffenakk Hermansen.) |
| Swedish Crown Princess Victoria took photos of Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar during her family's 2019 summer holiday. The photos were released by Swedish Royal Court. The photos were taken on the West Coast and Blå Jungfrun at Kalmar Strait. The Crown Princess family spent parts of July in Bohuslän. At Tjörn, the family visited, among other things, the sculpture park "Skulptur i Pilane". |
| On August 11, 2019, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended the Sunday church service at Crathie Kirk in Crathie village, Aberdeenshire. Queen Victoria began worshipping at the church in 1848 and every British monarch since has worshipped there while staying at nearby Balmoral Castle. Queen Elizabeth is currently spending her summer holiday at Balmoral Castle. |
