The Recap of the Royals You Love: December 7-13, 2015

Belgium

-King Philippe & Queen Mathilde  hosted a reception  for newly appointed suppliers holding the Fournisseurs Brevetes de la Cour (royal warrant of appointment) on Tuesday {Video}. On Saturday, the royal pair attended a mass for the new Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels {Photos}

-King Philippe attended the 11th Edition of the Prix Belgodyssée for Young Journalists on Thursday {Photos}

-Prince Joachim, Archduke of Austria-Este celebrated his 24th birthday on Wednesday.

-Prince Nicolas & Prince Aymeric celebrated their 10th birthday on Sunday.

Great Britain

-Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince Charles of Wales, Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge & Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge attended the Queen's annual Diplomatic Reception on Tuesday {Source}

-The Prince Charles of Wales attended The Sovereign's Parade on Friday {Photos}

-The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal & Sir Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary on Saturday.

-Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge & Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge attended the 2015 ICAP charity day on Wednesday {Photos}.

-Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge visited Keogh Barracks to present medals to British Army Medics on Thursday {Photos}

-Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Action on Addiction's Centre for Addiction Treatment Studies on Thursday {Photos}

-Mark Flemming Etherington celebrated his 53rd birthday on Thursday.

Japan

-Emperor Akihito & Empress Michiko visited the OX Engineering factory on Tuesday {Photos}
-Crown Princess Masako celebrated her 52nd birthday on Wednesday.

Jordan

-King Abdullah II & Queen Rania welcomed the President of Germany to Jordan on Monday {Source}. On Thursday, they attended the Forum Med 2015 Rome Mediterranean Dialogues' {Photos}

-Queen Rania was honored with a Honorary Doctorate in Science Development and International Cooperation from Sapienza University on Thursday {Photos}{Video}

Monaco

-Prince Albert II & Princess Caroline of Hanover attended a private viewing of the exhibit EXIT, on Tuesday {Source}

-Prince Albert II attended the 2015 Prix Fondation Prince Louis de Polignac Awards Ceremony on Monday {Video}. On Tuesday, Monaco's Sovereign Prince was presented with the Médaille de Commandeur du Mérite Maritime and attended the Création de l’Eco Explorers Society à l’Exposition de Solutions COP21  {Photos} {Photo}.

-Princess Gabriella, The Countess of Carladès & Prince Jacques, Hereditary Prince celebrated their 1st birthday on Thursday.

-Princess Stephanie & Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb attended Louis Ducruet's graduation ceremony from Western Carolina University with a Bachelor's degree in Sports Management on Saturday {Source}{Source}.

-Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi & Beatrice Borromeo Casiraghi attended the ‘Love Design’ event and the IEO Fundraising Christmas Dinner on Thursday {Photo}{Source}.

-Louis Robert Paul Ducruet graduated rom Western Carolina University with a Bachelor's degree in Sports Management on Saturday {Source}{Source}.

The Netherlands

-King Willem-Alexander I visited the Stichting Duits-Nederlandse Windtunnels (DNW) and the Nederlands Lucht- en Ruimtevaartcentrum (NLR) wind tunnel on Monday {Photos}. On Wednesday, the Dutch monarch received credentials from the Ambassadors from Finland and Montenegro {Photos}. On Thursday, the first Dutch King in 100 years visited the Gezondheidscentrum (health center) Thermion {Photos}. On Saturday, he participated in the 350th anniversary of the Koninklijke Korps Mariniers (Royal Marine Corps) {Photos}

-Queen Maxima  visited the Alexander Monro Borstkankerziekenhuis (Breast Cancer Clinic/Hospital and officially opened the new Schmidt Zeevis (seafood) building on Tuesday {Photos}{Source}

Norway

-King Harald V, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit attended the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony on Thursday {Source}

-Queen Sonja awarded the 2015 Edvard Munch Art Award on Saturday {Source}.

-Crown Prince Haakon met with Norwegian Flood Victims on Thursday {Source}

-Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner attended  Dissimilis' Christmas performance on Saturday {Source}.

Spain

-King Felipe VI & Queen Letizia attended the 2015 Premios Mariano de Cavia, Luca de Tena, and Mingote awards ceremony on Thursday {Photos}

-King Felipe VI  held several audiences with representatives from various organizations and military branches on Friday {Source}{Source}{Source}{Source}{Source}

-Queen Letizia participated in a meeting with representatives from the Federación Española de Enfermedades Raras on Wednesday {Photos}.

-King Juan Carlos I attended to the Assumption of the new President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, at the National Congress of Argentina on Thursday {Photos}

Sweden

-King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia, Princess Madeleine, Christopher O'Neill,Princess Christina, Tord Magnusson & Countess Bettina Bernadotte af Wisborg attended the 2015 Nobel Prize ceremony on Thursday {Photos}
Countess Bettina Bernadotte af Wisborg is a second cousin of King Carl XVI Gustaf through King Gustaf V.