The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: June 29-July 5, 2015

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Belgium

-King Philippe met with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven postgraduate students enrolled in Innovating Entrepreneurship in Engineering on Thursday {Source}

-King Albert II & Queen Paola celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on Wednesday.

-Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este & Archduchess Elisabetta of Austria-Este celebrated their 1st wedding anniversary on Sunday.

Denmark

-Princess Marie visited DanChurchAid’s activities at Roskilde Festival on Thursday {Photos}

 -Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg celebrated her 51st birthday on Tuesday.

France

-Prince Charles Louis, Duke of Chartres & Iléana Manos celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary on Monday.

Great Britain

 -Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince Charles of Wales, Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge,  Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge & Prince George of Cambridge attended the christening of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge on Sunday {Photos}.
Also present were:
  1. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Middleton
  2. Mr. James & Miss Pippa Middleton
  3. Miss Sophie Carter
  4. Mr. & Mrs. James Meade 
  5. Mr & Mrs. Adam Middleton 
  6. The Hon. Laura Fellowes-Pettman & Mr. Nick Pettman
  7. Mr. Thomas van Straubenzee & The Lady Melissa Straubenzee

-Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Scotland for Holyrood Week on Tuesday {Source}. On Thursday, they attended a Garden Party at Palace of Holyroodhouse{Source}. On Saturday, they visited the headquarters of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force's (RAuxAF) 603 Squadron {Photos}.

-Queen Elizabeth II held an Investiture for a wide variety of recipients, including Commonwealth Gold medallists, Historians, Charity workers, Volunteers and members of the Armed Forces on Thursday {Source}.

-The Prince Charles of Wales, Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall & Princess Eugenie of York attended a reception for The Elephant Family on Tuesday  {Source}{Photos}.

-The Prince Charles of Wales met with the Chairman of the Ontario Heritage Trust &attended the annual degree show at The Prince's School of Traditional Arts on Tuesday {Source}. On Wednesday, the future king opened the new National Maritime Operations Centre, attended a Dedication Service at the Memorial for  the Combined Operations Pilotage Parties Heroes Memorial Fund, attended Beating Retreat to mark the 200th Anniversary of The Royal Gurkha Rifles & hosted a reception {Source}.

-The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York began an official visit to Papua New Guinea on Thursday {Source}.

-Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall  met with representatives from Floral Angels & visited the Royal Horticultural Society's Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on Wednesday {Source}. On Thursday, she attended day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships{Photos}

-Sophie, The Countess of Wessex attends the Future Dreams Midsummer Night Party on Tuesday {Photos}

-Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge attended  the 2015 Audi Polo Challenge on Friday {Photos}.

-Princess Beatrice of York  attended the NSPCC Neo-Romantic Art Gala on Tuesday {Photos}

-Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge was christened on Sunday {Source}. The following individuals were named as her godparents {Source}:
  1. Miss Sophie Carter (friend of her mother’s)
  2. Mr. James Meade (friend of her parents)
  3. Mr. Adam Middleton (maternal 1st cousin 1x removed-in other words, her mother's 1st cousin, Adam's father is The Duchess of Cambridge's uncle)
  4. The Hon. Laura Fellowes-Pettman (Paternal 1st cousin 1x removed, Laura’s mother is Prince William’s aunt, making Laura his first cousin and a 1st cousin 1x removed from Charlotte & George)
  5. Mr. Thomas van Straubenzee (old St. Andrews friend of her parents)

-The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones celebrated his 16th birthday on Wednesday.

-Prince Michael of Kent & Princess Michael of Kent celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary on Tuesday. 

-Prince Michael of Kent celebrated his 73rd birthday on Saturday.

Greece

-Prince Aristide Stavros celebrated his 7th birthday on Monday.

Monaco

-Prince Albert II & Princess Charlene celebrated their 5th wedding anniversary on Wednesday.

-Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi participated in the LGCT Paris on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday {Results}{Photos}

The Netherlands

-King Willem Alexander I officially opened the multi-functional center, De Heerd on Wednesday {Source}.

-Queen Maxima began an official visit Manila on Tuesday {Photos}

-Eliane Sophia Carolina van Vollenhoven  celebrated her 6th birthday on Sunday

-Wilem Jan Johannes Pieter Floris van Vollenhoven celebrated his 1st birthday on Wednesday

Norway

-Queen Sonja celebrated her  78th birthday on Saturday.

Thailand

-Princess Chulabhorn celebrated her 58th birthday on Saturday.

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