Princess Marie attends Bogense Rose Festival

Princess Marie during the rose festival in Bogense.

August 7 – Princess Marie of Denmark attended the annual rose festival in Bogense, a town in the island of Funen. The princess graced the baptism of the rose named in her honor – the Princess Marie.

British Royalty Update - July 29

The Duchess of Cornwall arrives at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, 

Birmingham (Press Association).

 Prince charles duringSandringham Flower Show 2010 (Press Association)

The Duchess of Cornwal during the Sandringham Flower Show (Press Association).

Prince of Wales Visits New Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham (Press Association).

South Africa Abolishes Six Traditional Monarchies

July 30 - South African President Jacob Zuma declared the abolition of six of the 13 kingdoms of South upon the death of their rulers. 

The announcement was made last July 29, citing that those kingdoms were established during apartheid in a bid of the white-led government to gain support from the petty sovereigns.

These kingdoms are: the Batlokwa ba Mota,  Bakwena baMopeli, AmaRharhabe. Amampondo ase-Nyandeni, and Ndzundza Mabhoko. Meanwhile, the king of AbaThembu has died recently, thus, the monarchy is expected to end shortly.

Danish Royal Family Gathers for a photo shoot

The Danish Royal Family

Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik and other members of the Danish Royal Family their two sons and grandchildren as well as the queen's sister, Princess Benedikte and her family gathered at the Grasten Castle for an official family portrait last Wednesday, July 28.

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Queen Elizabeth II launches Royal Family's Flickr acount

After YouTube and Twitter, Queen Elizabeth II officially launched the British Royal Family’s Flickr photo stream last Monday.

The Royal Family’s photo stream gave the public the access to more than 600 historic and current photos dating back from Queen Victoria’s reign and included Her Majesties childhood, Princess Diana’s weddings, and other events in the royal family.

The most recent photos covered the royal family’s day-to-day public appearances and official functions, from the queen’s recent visit to Canada and New York her garden party last week.

Here are some of the latest pictures of the British Royal Family while in action.

 

The Duches of Cornwall visiting the Anfield district of Liverpool,
July 26 (Press Association).

Litter picking in Anfield, Liverpool, July 26 (Press Association)

The Queen at Buckingham Palace Garden Party,
July 22 (Press Association).

Army Air Corps medal presentation in Bury Saint Edmunds,
July 22 (Press Association)

The Queen attends a reception at the Royal Air Force Station
at Marham in Norfolk, July 18 (Crown Copyright).

Princess Alexandra with 3rd Battalion The Rifles,
May 8 (Ministry of Defence)

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