Investiture ceremony of King Felipe

One day after Juan Carlos' abdication, the inauguration of King Felipe took place at the Parliament.

Abdication ceremony of King Juan Carlos

Today the official abdication ceremony of King Juan Carlos took place at the Royal Palace in Madrid.

King Juan Carlos going to abdicate!

Casa Real announced today the abdication of King Juan Carlos! The date will be announced later.

Belgian Royal Family at concert

The Belgian Royal Family attended yesterday a concert the night before the National Day and abdication of King Albert.



On June 21st the abdication of King Albert and the investiture of King Philippe took place.
Mathilde is leaving this blog now, as I'm going to cover the most important events on Queens' lives.

King Albert is going to abdicate!

Belgian King Albert II. is going to abdicate on July 21st! He will address the nation at 6 p.m. today and announce it himself. July 21st is National Day in Belgium by the way. From this day on Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde will be new King and Queen of Belgium.

Pre-Inauguration Dinner at Rijksmuseum

Queen Beatrix hosted tonight a dinner ahead of her abdication at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima



Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary



Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia



Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde



Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit



Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel