February 2009 Archives
Queen hosts Paralympic athletes
Queen Elizabeth II chatted with triple gold medalist equestrian Lee Pearson (left) during a reception for the Great Britain Paralympic team at Buckingham Palace on February 25. The reception was also attended by Prince Philip, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Countess of Wessex. (Photo: John Stillwell/WPA Pool/Getty Images)
King meets president
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf (left) met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas at the royal palace in Stockholm today. (Photo: BERTIL ERICSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Applause from Haakon
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon applauded Norwegian medalists Johan Kjoelstad and Ola Vigen Hattestad yesterday at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic.
Danish royals at toy factory
Prince Joachim of Denmark and his pregnant wife, Princess Marie, visited a Lego factory today and helped pack boxes of toys for charity.
Victoria & Daniel engaged
It has been announced that the heir to Sweden’s throne, Crown Princess Victoria, and her long-time boyfriend, Daniel Westling, will marry in the summer of 2010. Congratulations to them both!
- Video: Royals & Daniel announce engagement (in Swedish)
- Engagement of Crown Princess Victoria (good photos)
UPDATE: Queen Mother statue revealed
Today Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the new memorial to her mother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
Do you like it? I think it perfectly captures the Queen Mum’s cheerful public persona:
Here are some photos of royal family members — including the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla, Princes William and Harry, and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie — at today’s ceremony, along with more pictures of the statue.
Dutch royal winter photocall
Members of the royal family of the Netherlands posed for photographers during a recent skiing holiday at the Austrian resort of Lech am Alberg. (Photos)
Among those present were the Dutch monarch, Queen Beatrix; her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, his wife, Princess Máxima, and their daughters, Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Alexia, and Princess Ariane; the Queen’s third son, Prince Constantijn, his wife, Princess Laurentien, and their children, Countess Eloise, Count Claus-Casimir, and Countess Leonore.
As you will see from the photos, everyone seemed to be having fun. (Note: There are two pages of photos, so make sure you click through to the second page.)
