Dutch Queen Beatrix is currently on a skiing vacation with all of her family in their favorite spot Lech, Austria. The Queen’s three sons, their wives and all their children are there and on Saturday took time to allow the media to photograph them.
They even showed off their skiing skills, particularly the young children. Princess Ariane, almost 4 years old, is new to the slopes and had to have her parents, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima, help her. Meanwhile, big sisters Catharina-Amalia and Alexia skied effortlessly.
The other royals at Lech were Prince Friso and his wife, Princess Mabel and their two daughters, Countesses Luana and Zaria, and the Queen’s youngest son, Prince Constantijn and his wife, Princess Laurentien, and their three children: Countess Eloise, Count Claus-Casimir (the only male grandchild of Queen Beatrix), and Countess Leonore.
To see more pics of the Dutch royals skiing, click here.
Nearly six weeks since they set out for a family journey around the world, Norway’s Crown Princely family invited the media to join them in Sikkim, in northeast India, so they could show their country what they are up to, plus send Christmas greetings.
The family began their three month global tour in Istanbul, Turkey. There, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit took their three children – Marius Borg Høiby, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus – to see Hagia Sophia, which was once the seat of Eastern Christendom before it became a mosque when the Ottoman empire was established.
Next stop was Jordan before the family went to India. Their first stop was in Jodphur before they went to Dzonghu, Sikkim, which borders the Himalayan mountains and Tibet.
In the valley, the royals stayed with another family as it is done in Dzonghu. Haakon, Mette Marit and the children ate and lived just as this family did.
The area is only for the indigenous Lepcha tribe, and permission must be granted to enter the region. The people there live simply, with little electricity or telephones.
American First Lady Michelle Obama enjoyed her last day on a private vacation to Spain with the Spanish royal family.
Accompanied by her youngest daughter, Sasha, Ms. Obama met with King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia and Princess Letizia for lunch at their holiday palace, Marivent, on the resort island of Mallorca off the Spanish coast.
On the menu was Andalusian-style chilled gazpacho soup, chargrilled turbot, veal escalopes with mustard, Oriental rice with sauteed mushrooms, a Mallorca-style vegetable ratatouille and sliced fruit with ice cream, accompanied by the wines Marques de Riscal and Remirez de Ganuza Reserva 2002, according to Marivent Palace.
As a parting gift, King Juan Carlos gave Ms. Obama some seeds for the White House gift. Queen Sofia also gave her traditional Mallorca handicrafts.
They may be known as Their Majesties, the King and Queen of Jordan. But this past week, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania,a long with their children, have been relaxing in more ways than one in St. Tropez, the playground for the rich and famous.
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During this time, the King and Queen dined with Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni.
Later on, King Abdullah, whom Rania once referred to as an “action man,” rode around the French Riviera on his motorcycle.
His wife was completely wowed by his motorcycle gear. On Twitter, she said, “OK I am biased but u gotta admit my King is kinda cool, no?”
The Queen herself is kinda cool. While the King rode around town, Rania went to Club 55 and dined with supermodel Naomi Campbell.
King Abdullah is now back in Jordan, resuming his kingly duties. It is not known if Queen Rania and their four children returned with him.
Earlier this summer, she spent some time with U2 frontman, Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson.
For the past week, the crown princely family of Denmark has been soaking up the sun and living the good life along the Mediterranean. They first started with a yachting trip in Sardinia, and then later moved onto St. Tropez, along the French Riviera.
June 30th began Frederik, Mary and the children’s sailing trip aboard a yacht owned by Kim Vibe-Petersen, the boss of Scanomat and a longtime friend of Frederik’s. Also on board were Kim and Frederik’s mutual friends and their children. The yacht is 54 meters long, has 5 cabins along with a jacuzzi, wi-fi, and satellite television.
When they weren’t sailing in the sea, Crown Princess Mary jetskiied with Prince Christian. Sometimes the Crown Prince joined the two. The little prince seemed to enjoy racing in the waters. His younger sister, Isabella, was too small to go on the jet ski.
Sometime over the weekend, the family went to St. Tropez, the playground for the rich and famous. While there, they went to the Pampelonne beach, ate lunch at the exclusive Club 55, and Mary hit the stores for some high-end shopping.
It’s summertime, and everyone is taking time off from everyday life for time in the sun. Members of the world’s royal families are no exception to that, and this edition of Royal Summer Vacations is about the Princely Family of Monaco – who are enjoying some rest and relaxation in St. Tropez.
First, the youngest son of Princess Caroline, Pierre Casiraghi, and his Italian aristocratic girlfriend, Beatrice Barromeo, took a boat ride in the area. Beatrice brought along her pet dog for the afternoon in the sea.
Back on land, Prince Albert II and his longtime love, Charlene Wittstock, went for a walk on the beaches of the exclusive vacation spot. They had wandered over a nudist beach, probably by accident, but kept to themselves – and their clothes on. The couple eventually made it to a safe area, where the sovereign Prince signed a few autographs. The fans, thankfully, were fully clothed.
Monday saw the Grimaldi clan pile onto Princess Caroline’s yacht, the Pacha III. Pierre and Beatrice were there, as well as Albert and Charlene. It is not known if Caroline’s other two children, Andrea and Charlotte, were onboard, but her youngest child, Princess Alexandra of Hannover was there.
As the paparazzi snapped away, Charlene, a former competitive swimmer, took a few dips in the Mediterranean sea.
As summer roles along, check back for more articles on the royals taking their summer vacations!
Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko waved to well-wishers as they travelled for a summer retreat.
The family made a stop at at Nasushiobara station, Nasushiobara, north of Tokyo. The imperial family has a summer villa in the Japanese highlands.
This is one of the rare times Crown Princess Masako has been seen in public. She has been suffering from a stress-induced illness for several years, and has made little public appearances. Her husband, Naruhito, insists that his wife is doing all she can to overcome her illness.
She may be royalty but that doesn’t mean Queen Rania cannot hang out with superstars and statesmen such as Bono and Nicolas Sarkozy. That is just one of the perks of being one of the most famous women in the world!
The Jordanian Queen dined with the U2 frontman, Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni at Cap Negre, in the Var region of the French Riviera. A helicopter picked up Queen Rania and Bono from St Tropez to the estate, which belongs to the family of Bruni.
The Sarkozys’ are taking their first real break since February. Bono’s band is taking a break from working on an album said to be due later this year.
As for Rania’s husband, King Abdullah II, he is preparing for a three day trip to Moscow, starting tomorrow. There he would meet with President Dmitri Medvedev on Sunday, August 24th. The two are expected to talk about building tighter relations between Jordan and Russia.
It was fun in the sun – and the water – for Prince William and long time love Kate Middleton as they spent some time together on the island of Mustique.
The two were photographed on board a boat where William taught Kate how to waterski.
Kate looked smashing in a black and white bikini while the Prince wore white trunks with red chili peppers all over them.
Mustique is a favorite vacation spot for the couple, as well as other royals and VIPS. The island was a favorite get away for William’s late great aunt, Princess Margaret. Other celebrities who like the Carribean island include Tommy Hilfiger, David Bowie, Hugh Grant and Mick Jagger. Incidentally, the Daily Mirror is reporting that the Rolling Stones frontman gave a performance during a dinner at the Basil Bar to celebrate the 40th birthday of the firm who owns it. William and Kate were among the 100 guests, and are said to had a blast dancing to Jagger’s tunes.
It is widely speculated that Mustique is the place where William was to make his wedding proposal to Kate. This because of the island’s romantic setting and it being their favorite getaway spot. But as this author points out, doesn’t the media always speculate that whenever the two go on vacation somewhere?
William and Kate will be returning from Mustique this week. After that, they were separated once again as William does another stint with the military – this time with the rough and tough Special Forces. As for Kate…well, she doesn’t appear to do much, so Royalty in the News simply wishes her well!
Kate Middleton has flown out of the UK to reunite with her beau, Prince William, who will be ending his stint in the Royal Navy.
These past two months has been the longest the couple of five years has been apart.
“Kate has missed him massively. She will be hoping her sailor has a little energy left in the tank for her,” a friend says.
Kate and Willd have been keeping in touch through e-mails and phone calls.
It is said that the couple will vacation for two weeks on the island of Mustique – a site they have done their R&R before. It will be their third trip together this year. The first was a skiing trip to Kolsters, then in May, to Mustique.
Mindful of the row over his use of an RAF helicopter to take him to his cousin’s stag party earlier this year, Clarence House stressed that William has paid for all his flights to and from the Caribbean.
For the past week, the crown princely family of Denmark has been soaking up the sun and living the good life along the Mediterranean. They first started with a yachting trip in Sardinia, and then later moved onto St. Tropez, along the French Riviera.
When they weren’t sailing in the sea, Crown Princess Mary jetskiied with Prince Christian. Sometimes the Crown Prince joined the two. The little prince seemed to enjoy racing in the waters. His younger sister, Isabella, was too small to go on the jet ski.
It’s summertime, and everyone is taking time off from everyday life for time in the sun. Members of the world’s royal families are no exception to that, and this edition of Royal Summer Vacations is about the Princely Family of Monaco – who are enjoying some rest and relaxation in St. Tropez.
Monday saw the Grimaldi clan pile onto Princess Caroline’s yacht, the Pacha III. Pierre and Beatrice were there, as well as Albert and Charlene. It is not known if Caroline’s other two children, Andrea and Charlotte, were onboard, but her youngest child, Princess Alexandra of Hannover was there.
Nicolas Sarkozy. That is just one of the perks of being one of the most famous women in the world!
It is widely speculated that Mustique is the place where William was to make his wedding proposal to Kate. This because of the island’s romantic setting and it being their favorite getaway spot. But as this author points out, doesn’t the media always speculate that whenever the two go on vacation somewhere?
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