The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: September 21-27, 2020

Austria

-Archduke Alexander celebrated his 30th birthday on Saturday.

Belgium

-King Philippe & Queen Mathilde attended Concert 'Für Jan van Eyck' on Tuesday {Photos}. On Thursday, the Belgian monarch and his consort hosted a luncheon with a virologist and director at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine {Photos}. On Friday, the royal pair attended the basic training graduation ceremony of the Belgian Military Academy {Photos}

-Princess Astrid, The Archduchess of Austria-Este & Prince Lorenz, The Archduke of Austria-Este celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary on Tuesday.

-King Philippe visited March-en-Famenne Military Camp on Tuesday {Photos}. On Wednesday, the Belgian monarch attended the inauguration of the “Walloon Innovative Systems in Agriculture and Urban Biodiversity” (WASABI) platform {Source}

-Queen Mathilde met with volunteers participating in the Covid-19 vaccine study in the vaccine trial unit of the Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccinations (CEV) on Wednesday {Photos}

-Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant graduated from basic training at Belgium's military academy and was awarded a blue cap by her father at the graduation ceremony on Friday {Video}{Photos}

Denmark

-Queen Margrethe II released a new gala portrait in honor of her 80th birthday on Monday {Photo}

-Prince Jochiam was promoted to the military rank of Brigadier General on Monday {Source}

-Princess Benedikte, Princess of Sayn-Wittgentstein-Berleburg  participated in the inauguration of Gårslevhallen's training facilities for people with reduced mobility on Friday {Source}

France

-Princess Maria-Pia of Bourbon-Parma celebrated her 86th birthday on Thursday.

Germany

-Prince George Frederich of Prussia & Sophie, Princess of Prussia & Princess von Isenberg attended a ceremony to seal the settlement in which he renounced his claim to ownership of Rheinfels Castle on Monday {Photos}

Jordan

-Princess Iman celebrated her 24th birthday on Sunday.

-Princess Salma celebrated her 20th birthday on Saturday.

Luxembourg

-Grand Duke Henri & Prince Guillaume, The Hereditary Grand Duke were awarded the Sandhurst Medal on Tuesday {Photos}

-Prince Guillaume, The Herditary Grand Duke, Princess Stephanie, The Hereditary Grand Duchess & Prince Charles attended the planting of a tree in honor of the birth of the little Prince at Pescatore Park on Monday {Photos}

The young Prince's tree is near the tree honoring his great-grandfather, Grand Duke Jean.

-Prince Felix & Princess Claire celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary on Monday.

-Prince Guillaume & Princess Sibilla celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary on Thursday.

-Grand Duke Henri held an audience with the President of the federation of the Luxembourg Industrialists (FEDIL) on Wednesday {Photos}. On Friday, Luxembourg's grand duke held audiences with newly appointed ambassadors Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, and China {Photos}

-Grand Duchess Maria Teresa held an audience with representatives of the National Association of Nurses Luxembourgish (es) on Monday {Photos}. On Wednesday, she held audience with an Associate Professor in French Language and Literature at the Université du Luxembourg, held an audience with representatives of the Women in Distress Association {Photos}{Photos}

-Prince Noah de Nassau celebrated his 13th birthday on Monday.

Monaco

-Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene & Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet Ducruet attended the 2020 Monte-Carlo Gala for Planetary Health on Thursday {Photos}{Video}

-Prince Albert II officially inaugurated the Event Management and Driving Center Relief Operations (CGECOS) on Monday {Photos}. On Thursday, Monaco's reigning monarch swore in a new member of the Superior Committee of Accounts {Photos}

-Princess Caroline of Hanover attended the graduation ceremony of the Institute for Nursing Training (IFSI) for Promotion 2017-2020 and the Institute for Caregiver Training (IFAS) for Promotion 2019-2020 on Thursday {Photos}

-Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet officially opened her 2nd "pop up shop" at Monaco's Yacht Club on Tuesday {Photos}

-Alexia Knecht de Massy celebrated her 19th birthday on Monday.

The Netherlands

-King Willem-Alexander & Queen Máxima took part in the digital 75th UN General Assembly on Monday {Video}

-King Willem-Alexander visited the foundation of Bedrijf&Samenleving on Tuesday {Photos}
On Thursday, the Dutch monarch opened the new location of the American company, PerkinElmer, Inc, toured the facility, and met with company employees, and attended the opening of the Delfzijl Purified Metal Company {Photos}{Source}{Source}{Photos}

-Queen Máxima gave a speech at the digital conference 'G7 Partnership High-Level Event: Catalyzing Digital Financial Services for Women Across Africa: Supporting Recovery, Resilience, and Innovation During COVID-19 on Wednesday {Photos}

-Julián Jorge Guillermo celebrated his 19th birthday on Monday.

Norway

-king Harald V was admitted to the hospital for heavy breathing on Thursday {Source}

Before you all panic, COVID19 was already ruled out. The Friday update was that he was doing well, and will remain in the hospital over the weekend. Crown Prince Haakon will act as his Regant until October 2, and will open this year's parliamentary session. 

-Princess Märtha Louise celebrated her 49th birthday on Tuesday.

Romania

-Crown Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Royal Crown & Prince Radu attended the official launch of the Royal Exhibition Elisabeta Palace on Wednesday {Photos}

-Crown Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Royal Crown participated in the virtual 2020 Romanian Theater Union Awards on Monday {Video}

-Princess Sofia attended a signing of the Collaboration Protocol between the City Hall of Sinaia, the Association for Royal Peleș Heritage and the Ministry of Culture that will release a statue of her father, King Mihai I of Romania in accordance to what would've been his 100th birthday in October 2021 on Wednesday {Photos}

-Nicholas de Roumanie-Medforth-Mills & Alaina-Maria Binder de Roumanie-Medforth-Mills attended the inauguration of Via Transilvanica on Monday {Photos}

Spain

-Luis Juan Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo celebrated his 29th birthday on Wednesday.

Sweden

-King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria & Princess Sofia participated in a meeting with the Global Child Forum and their partners on Wednesday {Source}

-Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle & Prince Oscar visited the the exhibition Look at the carpets - I'm in the Rikshall early on in the week {Source}{Photos}

-Crown Princess Victoria & Prince Daniel visited Studio Rymden on Thursday {Source}

-Queen Silvia marked 2020 World Alzheimer's Day on Monday {Video}. On Wednesday, she  participated in the UN's digital high-level meeting Digital cooperation: Action today for future generations {Source}. On Thursday, the Swedish consort virtually opened Germany's third childhouse, Childhood-Haus Berlin {Photos}

-Crown Princess Victoria held an audience with  a researcher at the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI) on Wednesday {Source}

-Prince Daniel visited the 120th anniversary celebrations of ABB and attended the Hitachi ABB Power Grid joint venture ceremony on Monday {Source}. On Wednesday, the future Prince Consort of Sweden visited Heart Aerospace at Säve Airport {Source}

United Kingdom

-Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge,Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge & Prince Louis of Cambridge took part in a photo call with Sir David Attenborough earlier this week {Photos}

-Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank & Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank announced they are expecting their first child in early 2021 on Friday {Source}.

-The Prince Charles of Wales attended the virtual launch of Climate Week NYC 2020 on Monday {Video}

-The Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex & Forfar visited Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on Wednesday {Source}

-The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal visited
George Watson's College to officially open their new junior school building on Tuesday {Photos}

-Sophie, The Countess of Wessex visited Coverwood Farm on Thursday {Photos}

-Princess Beatrice, Countessa Mapelli Mozzi viewed a preview of her wedding dress on display at Windsor Castle on Tuesday{Source}

-Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge  spoke with representatives and volunteers from seven different organizations who run peer-to-peer support program via a video conferencing, before meeting with representatives from and those being supported by various organizations, including Home-Start Wandsworth, National Childbirth Trust and MUSH {Video}{Photos}

-Albert Louis Philip Edward Windsor celebrated his 13th birthday on Tuesday.

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