The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: March 9-15, 2020

Belgium

-King Philippe & Queen Mathilde hosted a luncheon in honor of prominent women active in different sectors on the occasion of the International Womens' Day on Monday {Photos}. On Thursday, the royal duo met with newly trained dipolmats prior to their missions abroad {Photos}

-King Philippe held an audience with Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels on Wednesday {Photos}. On Thursday, the 6th Belgian King visited the laboratories of Sciensano  followed by an information session on the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) {Photos}

Denmark

-Crown Prince Fredrik officially opened Dansk Retursystem's new mortgage factory on Tuesday {Source}

Germany

-Prince Christian of Hanover & Alessanda de Osama de Hanovre announced they are expecting their first child in the summer of 2020 on Monday {Source}
The baby will hold the title HRH Prince/ss of Hanover and be the third grandchild of Prince Ernst August of Hanover-he's already grandfather to 2 year old Princess Elisabeth and 1 year old (his first birthday is Friday!) Prince Welf August. This child will also be distantly in succession for the British throne.

-Prince Welf August of Hanover celebrated his 1st birthday on Friday.

Luxembourg

-Prince Guillaume, The Hereditary Grand Duke attended a board of directors of Scouting in Luxembourg meeting on Tuesday {Photos}

-Prince Gabriel de Nassau celebrated his 14th birthday on Thursday.

Monaco

-Prince Albert II held the third working meeting on the 2020 Coronavirus outbreak  and attended the opening of the International meetings Monaco and the Mediterranean (RIMM) with the theme this year "Act for Heritage" on Thursday {Photos}{Photos}. . On Friday, Monaco's reigning monarch visited staff who regularly carry out blood collections in the Principality {Video}. On Saturday, Monaco's reigning monarch celebrated his 62nd birthday.

The Netherlands

-King Williem Alexander & Queen Maxima undertook a state visit to Indonesia this week {Photos}{Photos}{Photos}{Photos}{Photos}{Photos}{Photos} {Photos}

-Benjamin Pieter Floris van Vollenhoven celebrated his 12th birthday on Thursday.

Norway

-Crown Prince Haakon opened the Statped Conference on Wednesday {Source}

-Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner presided over a board meeting of the Crown Princess Märtha Memorial Foundation on Tuesday {Photos}

Spain

-King Felipe VI & Queen Letizia attended a luncheon in honor of European Day of Victims of Terrorism, First National Day tribute to Victims of Terrorism in France on Wednesday {Photos}

-King Felipe VI held an audience with the winners of the "What is a King for you?", organized by the Spanish Institutional Foundation (FIES) and sponsored by the Orange Foundation on Tuesday {Source}

Sweden

-Crown Princess Victoria & Prince Daniel visited Överkalix and Övertorneå to meet local entrepreneurs and representatives from the municipalities and to see samples of the border cooperation in Tornedalen on Tuesday {Source}. On Thursday, the future monarch and her husband attended Victoria Day, her naming ceremony day, which was scaled back due to the Coronavirus concerns {Source}

-Crown Princess Victoria held an audience with the Head of Research at Stockholm Resilience Center on Wednesday {Source}

-Prince Daniel  visited Haparanda to talk about entrepreneurship with high school students on Monday {Source}

-Princess Adrienne, The Duchess of Blekinge celebrated her 2nd birthday on Tuesday.

United Kingdom

-Queen Elizabeth II, The Prince Charles of Wales, Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex, Sophie, The Countess of Wessex. Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex & Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex attended the 2020 Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday {Photos}

-The Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex & Forfar & Sophie, The Countess of Wessex & Forfar met schoolchildren of the community during a visit to the Mersea Island Community Centre, visited Tiptree Wilking and Sons to learn about farm to factory production of fruits into preserves and jams on Wednesday {Photos}

-Prince Richard, The Duke of Gloucester & Birigitte, The Duchess of Gloucester announced they will visit the British Isles- Jersey, Guernsey and Sark's respective ceremonies in May as part of the 75th anniversary of their liberation ceremonies on Tuesday {Source}

-Queen Elizabeth II hosted an audience with the Lord Prior of the Order of St. John, where she recieved the first ever Gold Service Medal of the Order of St. John on Thursday {Photos}

-The Prince Charles of Wales attended the annual Prince's Trust Awards on Wednesday {Video}. On Thursday, the future monarch attended a dinner in aid of the Australian brushfire relief and recovery effort, hosted by The Lord Mayor of the City of London {Video}

-The Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex & Forfar celebrated his 56th birthday on Wednesday.

-Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent attended a celebration of his 50 years as President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) on Wednesday {Photos}

-Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden celebrated his 13th birthday on Thursday.

Yugoslavia

-Prince Sergius celebrated his 57th birthday on Thursday.

-Princess Helene celebrated her 57th birthday on Thursday.

Ed note: It looks like the next week or two will be light weeks, if not longer as several royals have decided to cancel events or self quarantine due to the worldwide epidemic of COVID-19. 

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