The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: December 12-18, 2016

Belgium

-King Albert II & Queen Paola visited the King Albert II Institute at the Saint-Luc University Clinics on Tuesday {Photos}

-King Philippe, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel & Princess Eléonore attended Warmathon van Music for Life 2016 on Saturday {Photos}

-King Philippe attended an awards ceremony for young journalists on Wednesday {Photos}. On Thursday, he attended the 40th anniversary celebrations of CPAS {Photos}

-Queen Mathilde visited the Mechelen Social House in Antwerp on Thursday {Photos}

-Princess Astrid, The Archduchess of Austria-Este presented the Trophée National du Mérite Sportif 2016 on Friday {Photos}

-Prince Lorenz, The Archduke of Austria-Este celebrated his 61st birthday on Friday.

-Prince Laurent officially opened the Belgian Bird Championships organized by Belgium's General Ornithological Union on Friday {Video}

-Prince Nicolas & Prince Aymeric celebrated their 11th birthday on Tuesday.

Bhutan

-King Jigme Khesar Namgyel, Queen Jetsun Pema & Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck attended the Nation at the 109th National Day in Trongsa on Saturday {Photos}{Photos}

Denmark

-Queen Margrethe II, Prince Consort Henrik, Crown Prince Fredrik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Joachim , Princess Marie, Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent, Princess Joesphine, Prince Felix, Prince Henrik & Princess Athena participated in a Christmas service on Wednesday {Source}

-Queen Margrethe II held audiences with newly appointed ambassadors from Argentina, Morocco, South Korea & Japan on Friday {Photos}

-Queen Margrethe II & Crown Prince Fredrik attended a conference at the Department of Earth Sciences and Nature Management on Friday {Photos}
France

-Almudena Marie Sarah Béatrice Aline Dailly celebrated her 12th birthday on Friday.

Germany

-Princess Christa Ingeborg von Thurn und Taxis celebrated her 75th birthday on Wednesday.

Great Britain

-Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh attended the funeral service for The Hon. Margaret Rhodes on Monday {Source}
QEII rarely attends funerals, often sending family represntatives, however The Hon. Rhodes was a close childhood friend and her first cousin, so I guess she made an exception.

-The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal & Sir Vice Admrial Timothy Laurence celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary on Tuesday.

-The Prince Charles of Wales visited Dormition Cathedral on Tuesday {Source}. On Wednesday, the future monarch visited the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday {Photos}

-The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal officially opened Botanic Cottage on Thursday {Photos}

-Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall attemded a reception to mark the 70th anniversary of Women's Hour on Tuesday {Source}. On Friday, the future consort represented Queen Elizabeth II during the Sovreign's Parade at Sandhurst Academy {Source}

-Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge undertook an official visit to a Cub Scout Pack meeting to celebrate 100 years of Cubs on Wednesday {Photos}

-James Arthur Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn celebrated his 9th birthday on Saturday.

-Zara Anne Elizabeth Philips Tindall attended The Christmas Racing At Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on Friday {Photos}

-Flora Alexandra Ogilvy celebrated her 22nd birthday on Thursday.

Italy

-Princess Isabella of Savoy-Aosta celebrated her 3rd birthday on Wednesday.

Jordan

-Queen Rania attended the Queen Rania Award for Excellence in Education (QRAEE) ceremony on Tuesday {Video}{Photos}.

Liechtenstein

-Maximilian Maria von Lattorff celebrated his 6th birthday on Saturday.

Luxembourg

-Grand Duchess Mariea Teresa attended a conference on "Humanitarian status in Syria  on Wednesday {Photos}

-Princess Stéphanie attended the "Masters of Masters" Prize on Thursday {Photos}

Monaco

-Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene, Prince Jacques, Hereditary Prince, Princess Gabriella, Louis Robert Paul Ducruet & Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb attended the Palace Christmas Party for Children on Wednesday {Photos}{Photos}

-Prince Albert II attended the 2016 American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting on Monday {Source}. On Tuesday, Monaco's reigning prince attended the 2016 Gala des Ambassadeurs {Video}.

-Princess Charlene visited the Maternelle de la Croix Rouge's Christmas Show and handed out gifts to the children this week {Photo}

-Princess Caroline of Hanover, Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi & Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi attended the funeral of Daniele Casiraghi on Monday {Source}{Photos}
Daniele Casiraghi was the paternal uncle of Andrea, Pierre and Charlotte Casiraghi. 

-Princess Stephanie, Louis Robert Paul Ducruet & Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb attended the 2016 Fight Aids Monaco Christmas party on Monday {Photos}

-Princess Stephanie & Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb attended an annual Christmas visit to the elderly at the Cap Fleuri retirement home on Friday {Photos}

-Jazmin Grace Grimaldi attended the 75th Anniversary USO Armed Forces Gala on Tuesday {Photos}

-Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh celebrated his 3rd birthday on Saturday.

The Netherlands

-King Willem Alexander, Queen Maxima, Princess Beatrix, Prince Constantjn, Princess Laurentien & Princess Mabel van Oranje-Nassau attend the 2016 Prince Claus Awards ceremony on Thursday {Photos}

-King Willem-Alexander held audiences with the ambassadors of the Maldives and Trinidad and Tobago  and swore in a new Councillor of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands on Wednesday {Photos} {Photos}. On Thursday, the Dutch monarch attended the  10th national naturalization day {Photos} On Friday, he held an audience with new Nobel Prize winner Prof. Ben Fefringa and attended Pharos asylum seekers project '' Getting Started '' (Aan de slag){Photos}{Photos}

-Queen Maxmia held an audience with German Minister of Finance to discuss financial affairs on  Wednesday {Source}.

-Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma, The Count of Bardi & Princess Viktoria of Bourbon-Parma, The Countess of Bardi during the reception at the Swedish embassy residence in Rome on Thursday {Photos}

Norway

-King Harald V & Crown Prince Haakon attended the Church Parade of the Royal Guards on Tuesday {Source}

-Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit  visited the Church City Mission's project the "City Breakfast" at Toyen Church on Monday {Photos}{Source}. On Thursday, the future monarch and his wife visited the Haug School and Resource Centre {Photos} {Source}

-Crown Princess Mette-Marit attended  the opening of the child exhibition If I had to be a refugee (Hvis jeg måtte flykte) on Tuesday {Photos} {Source}. On Thursday, she held audiences with members of her patronages {Source}

Romania

-Crown Princess Margareta,Prince Radu & Princess Maria attended a reception to mark the 150th anniversary of Royal Diplomatic Corps on Wednesday {Source}. On Thursday, they visited the Romanian Red Cross in Bacau {Source}{Photos}

-Princess Maria visited the Social Center "St. Cristina House" Concordia Humanitarian Organisation on Friday {Source}

Spain

-King Felipe VI & Queen Letizia visited the Zeta Editorial Group to celebrate their 40th anniversary on Monday {Photos}{Source}. On Wednesday they presided over a meeting of the Princess of Girona Foundation {Source}

-King Felipe VI  received the 2016 Lord Jakobovits Prize of European Jewry on Monday {Source}. On Tuesday, he attended a luncheon with the President of Columbia and attended a dinner in honor of winners of the Mariana de Cavia, Luca de Tena and Mingote Prizes {Source}{Source}. On Thursday, the Spanish monarch attended the opening of the exhibition, Carlos III: Foreign and Scientific Projections of an Enlightened Reign  {Source}

-Queen Letizia attended a Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the UNICEF Foundation Spanish Committee on Friday {Source}

Sweden

-King Carl XVI Gustaf & Crown Princess Victoria held an audience with the President of Columbia on Monday {Photos}

-Crown Princess Victoria & Princess Estelle accepted Christmas trees for the palace from students studying forestry at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences on Wednesday {Source}

-Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel & Prince Oscar undertook an official visit to Italy starting on Thursday {Photos} {Photos}
Princess Estelle remained in Sweden due to her schooling schedule.

-Crown Princess Victoria attended the Stockholm Women's Voluntary Air Defence Organisation's Christmas vespers on Monday {Photos}

-Prince Daniel attended the seminar The key to a healthy generation  on Monday {Source}

-Prince Carl Philip attended preparations for the Bocuse d'Or World Cup 2017 on Tuesday {Source}. On Wednesday, he visited ABB with the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences {Photos}

-Princess Sofia attended the 2016 Swedish Heroes (Svenska hjältar) gala on Tuesday {Photos}