The Recap of the Royals You Love: September 19-25, 2016

Belgium

-King Philippe visited the European Central Bank (ECB) to address topical financial issues on Tuesday {Photos}. On Thursday, he attended an exercise of the rescue plan at Antwerp Airport {Photos}

-Queen Mathilde visited L'institute De Mot-Couvreur on Wednesday {Photos}

-Princess Astrid, The Archduchess of Austria-Este & Prince Lorenz, The Archduke of Austria-Este celebrated their 32nd wedding anniversary on Thursday.

Great Britain
-Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh & The Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex saw The Countess of Wessex off on her The Duke of Edinburgh Diamond Challenge on Monday {Photos}.

-The Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex, The Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor & James Arthur Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Sevrn greeted The Countess of Wessex as she neared the end of her The Duke of Edinburgh Diamond Challenge at Buckingham Palace on Sunday {Photos}.

Also amongst the crowd was The Countess of Wessex's father, Christopher Rhys-Jones.

-Sophie, The Countess of Wessex undertook her The Duke of Edinburgh Diamond Challenge by bicycling 450 miles from the Holyrood Palace in Scotland to Buckingham Palace in London this week {See her day-to-day blog here}

-Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George of Cambridge & Princess Charlotte of Cambridge embarked on their official tour of Canada on Saturday {Photos}.

-Prince Harry of Wales participated in the Streetsport Initiative during his visit to Robert Gordon University on Tuesday {Photos}

-Albert Louis Philip Edward Windsor celebrated his 9th birthday on Thursday.

Italy

-Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma celebrated her 82nd birthday on Saturday.

Luxembourg

-Grand Duke Jean held an audience with a delegation of the Board of the National Museum of Military History on Tuesday {Photos}

-Prince Felix & Princess Claire celebrated their 3rd wedding anniversary on Wednesday.

-Prince Guillaume & Princess Sibilla celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary on Saturday.

-Prince Noah de Nassau celebrated his 9th birthday on Wednesday.

Monaco

-Prince Albert II inaugurated the atrium at Lycée technique et hôtelier de Monaco on Monday {Photos}. On Wednesday, Monaco's ruler visited the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) site in Cadarache for a presentation and a tour of the worksite {Photos}. On Thursday, he attended a cocktail party to celebrate Monaco's Washington DC embassy's 10th Anniversary {Photos}

-Prince Albert II & Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet attended the inauguration of the Princess Grace Salon Cartier boutique and viewed the Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco exhibit on display there on Friday {Photos}
Miss Ducruet is currently studying at The New School's Parsons School of Design and living in New York City, and Prince Albert II is currently in the US for the UN General Assembly meeting.

-Alexia Knecht de Massy celebrated her 15th birthday on Wednesday.

The Netherlands

-King Willem-Alexander I, Queen Maxima, Princess Catharina-Amalia of Oranje, Princess Alexia, Princess Ariane, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Princess Annemarie of Bourbon-Parma, Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, Count of Bardi &Princess Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme attended the christening of Carlos, Hereditary Prince of Bourbon-Parma on Sunday {Photos}

  His godparents are:

• King Willem-Alexande I of the Netherlands (paternal 1st cousin 1x removed)
•  Princess Marie des Neiges of Bourbon-Parma (paternal great-aunt)
• Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
• Lodewijk Gualtherie van Weezel 
• Javier Lubelza Roca

-King Williem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, Prince Constanijn & Princess Laurentien attended Prinsjesdag 2016 on Tuesday {Photos} {Photos}.

-King Willem Alexander attended the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Monday {Photos}

Norway

-King Harald V, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Märtha Louise & Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner attended a screening of King No on Thursday {Source}.

-King Harald V & Queen Sonja finished the end of their royal boat tour on the Royal Yacht Norway on Friday {Source}.

-Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit attended VIBROdebatt 2016 on Thursday {Source}

-Queen Sonja attended the opening of the exhibitation "Texture" on Friday {Source}

-Crown Prince Haakon attended the Ny-Ålesund Symposium this week {Source}

-Princess Märtha Louise celebrated her 45th birthday on Thursday

Spain

-King Felipe VI & Queen Letizia visited the headquarters of the Instituto Cervantes on Tuesday {Video}

-King Felipe VI participated in the opening of the 71st UN General Assembly on Monday and Tuesday {Source}.

-Queen Letizia met with the head of the UN committee on Food and Agriculture Organization on Monday and Tuesday {Source}.

-Luis Juan Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo celebrated his 25th birthday on Friday.

Sweden

-Crown Princess Victoria visited one of NYC’s leading fashion trade shows Capsuleshow and met with Swedish brands and exhibitors on Monday {Source}.

-Prince Daniel attended temadag om hälsa med fokus på barn och unga 2016 on Tuesday {Source}.

-Hélène Ingeborg Sibylla Silfverschiold, Baroness Silfverschiold celebrated her 48th birthday on Tuesday.