The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: October 7-13 2019

Belgium

-King Philippe held audiences with newly appointed ambassadors from Latvia, Greece, Norway and Japan on Wednesday {Photos}. On Thursday, he attended the 25th edition of the Festival International Nature Namur{Photos}. On Friday, he visited to the frigate Leopold I in the Strait of Gibraltar {Photos}

-Queen Mathilde attended the anniversary edition of the Colloquium of the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) on Wednesday and Thursday {Source}

-Princess Luisa Maria, Archduchess of Austria-Este celebrated her 24th birthday on Friday.

Bhutan

-King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck  & Queen Jetsun Pema celebrated their 8th wedding anniversary on Sunday. 

Denmark

-Crown Prince Fredrik & Crown Princess Mary undertook an official visit to France from Monday to Wednesday {Source}. On Thursday, the future monarch and consort attended a dinner on the occasion of the C40 World Mayors Summit and announced that their children will undertake a 12 week program at a school in Switzerland come early 2020 {Source} {Source}

-Queen Margrethe II hosted a luncheon from the President of Italy on Tuesday {Source}. On Friday, she held an audience with the UN Secretary General{Source}

-Crown Princess Mary participated in the UN International Girl's Day on Friday {Source}

-Princess Benedikte. Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg participated in SOS & Friends with the SOS Children's Villages and visited the Danish Children's Asthma Center on Tuesday {Source} {Source}

Germany

-Count Georg Karl-Albert von Hochberg celebrated his 3nd  birthday on Tuesday.

Great Britain

-Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank & Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank celebrated their 1st wedding anniversary on Saturday.

-David Armstrong-Jones, The 2nd Earl Snowdon & The Lady Serena Armstrong-Jones, The Countess Linely celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary on Tuesday.

-Queen Elizabeth II visited Haig Housing Trust in Morden to officially open their new housing development on Friday {Photos}

-The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York hosted Pitch @ Palace UAE 3.0 on Wednesday {Photos}. On Thursday, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II visited the Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA) {Photos}

-The Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex attended the 25th anniversary celebrations of Lakeland Community Care Centre on Wednesday {Video}{Photos}. On Thursday, he visited Belfast Activity Centre to celebrate their jubilee year, visited the headquarters of the British Army in Northern Ireland and presented Gold Awards to around 80 recipients at Hillsborough Castle {Photos}

-Sophie, The Countess of Wessex attended the 10th anniversary celebrations of Brainwave Therapy Centre on Wednesday {Photos}

-Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum on Wednesday {Video}

-Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent celebrated his 84th birthday on Wednesday.

-Prince Richard, The Duke of Gloucester made an offiical visit to Morocco to better understand the country’s traditions and history as Patron of The Global Heritage Fund this week {Photos}

France

-Princess Jacinthe Élisabeth-Charlotte Marie d’Orléans celebrated her 1st birthday on Wednesday.
Italy

-Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Apulia celebrated his 52nd birhtday on Sunday.

Japan

-Emperor Naruhito & Empress Masako attended the 70th anniversary of the enforcement of the National Rehabilitation System at Tokyo International Forum on Monday {Video}

-Princess Akiko of Mikasa attended the Rugby World Cup 2019 match between Wales and Fiji on Wednesday {Video}

Jordan

-King Abdullah II & Queen Rania were received by Egyptian President and First Lady on Thursday {Photo}

-King Abdullah II & Crown Prince Hussein held an audience with the Head of Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov on Wednesday {Photos}

-Crown Prince Hussein witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding by the Crown Prince Foundation and the Arab Youth Centre to establish an integrated youth hub in Jordan and attended the 2019 Youth Pitches initiative on Thursday {Photos}

-Prince Faisal bin al-Hussein celebrated his 56th birthday on Friday.

-Omar Mirza celebrated his 5th birthday on Tuesday.

Luxembourg

-Grand Duke Henri attended the oath of the newly appointed minister of housing, minister of defence And Minister delegate for internal security on Friday {Photos}

-Prince Guillaume, The Hereditary Grand Duke & Princess Stephanie, The Hereditary Grand Duchess attended the opening ceremony of the 2019 Luxembourg Home and Living Expo on Saturday {Photos}

-Prince Guillaume, The Hereditary Grand Duke attended the 45th anniversary of the Association SOS Children's Villages world gala concert on Friday {Photos}

Monaco

-Prince Albert II attended the opening ceremonies of the 42nd Congress of the CIESM-Mediterranean Science Commission and visited Orbital Solutions Monaco on Tuesday {Source}{Photos}

-Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet attended the 2019 amFAR Los Angeles gala on Friday {Photos}

-Jazmin Grace Grimaldi released her first acoustic single, Fearless on Monday {Video}

Morocco

-King Mohammed VI sworn in new Members of Government and chaired a council of ministers on Tuesday {Photos}

The Netherlands

-Prince Constantijn, Princess Laurentien, Countess Eloise van Oranje-Nassau, Count Claus-Casimir van Oranje-Nassau & Countess Leonore van Oranje-Nassau released new family portraits ahead of Prince Constantijn's 50th birthday on Tuesday {Photos}

-King Willem-Alexander atended the celebration of the ten-year anniversary of the Move Foundation on Tuesday {Source}. On Thursday, he attended the 40th anniversary of the Dutch Council for Refugees and attended the opening of the exhibition 'Rembrandt-Velázquez. Dutch and Spanish Masters' in the Rijksmuseum {Source} {Source}. On Friday, the first Dutch King in 100 years presented the Royal Award for Free Painting 2019 to Leo Arnold , Cian-Yu Bai and Machteld Rullens {Source}

-Queen Máxima attended the presentation 'Annual Report State of SMEs 2019 on Tuesday {Source}

-Prince Constantijn celebrated his 50th birthday on Friday.

-Princess Beatrix unveiled a statue of Willem van Oranje on Wednesday {Source}

-Magali Margriet Eleonoor van Vollenhoven celebrated her 12th birthday on Wednesday.

-Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma, The Count of Bardi celebrated his 47th birthday on Sunday.

-Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma, The Countess of Colorno celebrated her 47th birthday on Sunday.

-Juliana Edina Antonia Guillermo celebrated her 38th birthday on Tuesday.

Norway

-Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit attended the opening of the exhibition Edvard Munch seen von Karl ove knausgaard  on Friday {Source}

-Crown Prince Haakon officially opened Flyt Drammen on Monday {Source}. On Wednesday, the future monarch visited Åsebråten child and adolescent psychiatric clinic {Source}

-Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner officially opened the exhibition The dream of Norway  on Thursday {Source}

Romania

-Crown Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Royal Crown & Prince Radu held an audience with the ambassador of Switzerland to Romania on Monday {Photos}, From Tuesday to Thursday, the royal pair made an official visit to The Netherlands{Photos} {Photos}{Photos}{Photos}{Photos}{Photos}{Source}

Spain

-King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, Leonor, Princess of Austrias & The Infanta Sofia attended Spain's National Day celebrations on Saturday {Photos}{Photos}

-Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria, 2nd Duchess of Hernani & Carlos Zurita y Delgado, Duke Consort of Soria, Duke Consort of Hernani  celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary on Saturday.

-King Felipe VI made an official trip to The Netherlands to attend the opening of the exhibition 'Rembrandt-Velázquez. Dutch and Spanish Masters' in the Rijksmuseum on Thursday {Source}

Sweden

-King Carl XVI Gustaf, Crown Princess Victoria & Princess Estelle released a new monarch and heir and heir's heir portrait on Monday {Photos}

-King Carl XVI Gustaf,  Queen Silvia & Crown Princess Victoria hosted an audience with representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding upcoming state visits on Tuesday {Source}

-King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia  opened an exhibition about Märta Måås-Fjetterström on Friday {Source}

-King Carl XVI Gustaf announced that five of his grandchildren will no longer be members of the Royal House and lose their HRH status: Princess Leonore, Prince Nicolas,  Prince Alexander, Prince Gabriel & Princess Adrienne, but will remain as members of the Royal Family, this was a move to streamline who would be eventually required to perform public duties and give those without HRH status more private lives and awarded the Marcus Wallenberg Prize on Monday {Source}{Source}. On Wednesday, the Swedish King visited Luleå University of Technology and companies in Piteå to get information on new high-tech initiatives that may in the long run reduce greenhouse gas emissions {Source}. On Thursday, he held audiences with newly appointed ambassadors from Estonia, Mexico, United Kingdom and Zimbabwe {Source}. On Friday, the Swedish monarch attended WWF's autumn meeting {Source}
Monday's announcement did not include the children of the Crown Princess Couple as they are second and third in succession. Those mentioned in the ruling will not lose their prince/ss title or duchary or place in succession. 

-Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia & Princess Madeleine released their own statements in regards to their father and father-in-law's decision on Monday:

Prince Carl Philip & Princess Sofia {Source}:

Today, the King announced the decision that our children no longer hold the Royal Highness position. We see this as positive as Alexander and Gabriel will have freer choices in life. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ They will retain their prince titles and their duchies, Södermanland and Dalarna, which we value and are proud of. Our family has strong connections to both landscapes and we maintain our commitment there. We will continue to focus on our heart issues and commitment. We will also continue to support the King and Crown Princess - our future head of state - and participate in the King's House activities as we wish.

Princess Madeleine {Source}:

Earlier today, Royal Court announced that Leonore, Nicolas and Adrienne will no longer belong to the Royal House. ⠀ This change has been planned for a long time. Chris and I think it is good that our children now have a greater opportunity to shape their own lives as individuals in the future.

-Queen Silvia presented scholarships from the Freemason Children's Home Foundation to researchers on Thursday {Source}

-Crown Princess Victoria opened the exhibition Arctic - while the ice melts at the Nordic Museum on Wednesday {Source}. On Thursday and Friday, the future monarch undertook a two day visit to Iceland{Source}

-Prince Daniel attended the Uppsala Health Summit conference on Tuesday {Source}. On Thursday, he visited Östersund together with three inspirers from the Prince Daniels Fellowship {Source}. On Friday, the future prince consort presented the Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 Award {Source}