In an interview with the French magazine, Point de Vue, His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Luxembourg and his fiancée, Scarlett-Lauren Sirgue, made a dramatic announcement: They broke off their engagement. “We are not going to get married…” said the Prince. “There are no problems within our relationship; however, fundamental differences in our opinions led us to this decision…”

To be honest I am quite puzzled as to why the couple decided to make this announcement via a French magazine. Traditionally, it would have been through the Cour Grand-Ducale, but not this time. Strange.

Anyway, as the interview goes on, which took place in Paris, the couple assured their fans, family and Point de Vue readers that the couple will remain “friends”.

Well, that sucks… I was really looking forward to another royal wedding.

On the morning of Tuesday, February 22, 2022, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco welcomed the President of Serbia, Mr. Aleksandar Vučić, to the Palais Princier in Monaco.

The purpose of today’s visit was to strengthen relations between Monaco and Serbia as well as to hang out, sign a couple of very important papers, eat lunch and generally have a fabulous time together.

On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain visited the Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje, Transporte y Logística (ITENE) in  Paterna, Spain.

Established in 1994, the ITENE offers companies cutting-edge knowledge and technology to build a safer, more sustainable and digital future in four major areas: Sustainable materials and technologies for the circular economy; design, safety and functionality in containers and packaging; exposure to chemical substances and monitoring of air quality, and logistics and smart mobility.

According to the Spanish royal court during today’s visit His Majesty King Felipe VI  was informed about the:

“…evolution and current lines of research of the ITENE center, which focuses on the development of new sustainable and advanced materials, recycling technologies and waste recovery, solutions for sustainable logistics and smart mobility, and assessment of exposure to pollutants and monitoring of air quality, and a tour of various laboratories and plants pilot, such as the Processing Space: development and recycling of materials and the Space for industrial processes for recovery and application through start-ups .”

On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium visited the Primary School of Bouge in the province of Namur, Belgium.

According to the Belgian royal court, today’s visit was in partnership with the Université de Paix, the Primary School of Bouge “…has adopted the KiVa method, which trains teachers and primary school students in conflict management and bullying prevention.”

During today’s visit Her Majesty participated in a roundtable discussion with various teachers and administrators regarding the “…application of the KiVa Method…” Thereafter, Her Majesty met with 4th grade students from the school whereupon she spoke with them regarding the harmful affects of school bullying as well as harassment; moreover, the importance of how to prevent their fellow students from bullying their classmates.

To watch a video as well as to view photos from today’s important visit to the Primary School of Bouge please click the links below:

https://www.rtl.be/info/video/805086.aspx

On Monday, February 21, 2022, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain held audiences with representatives from the Consejo de Administración y del Comité de Dirección de la Compañía Española de Seguros de Crédito a la Exportación, S.A., Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.M.E. (CESCE) at the Palacio de La Zarzuela in Madrid, Spain.

According to Casa Real, the CESCE is the:

“…head of a group of 20 companies, present in 10 countries, that offers comprehensive solutions for commercial credit management and the issuance of surety insurance and guarantees in parts of Europe and Latin America. CESCE is also the Spanish Export Credit Agency (ECA) that manages export credit insurance, and the coverage of medium and long-term risks of electro-intensive consumers, both on behalf of the State.

More than 1,400 people work in the Cesce Group, 60% women, with 47% of the Board of Directors being women. They have advanced conciliation and teleworking policies. They allocate 0.7% of their profits to CSR, to projects proposed and decided by their employees. They have managed not to emit CO2 into the atmosphere, thus reducing their emissions to a third of the original and offsetting the rest by planting trees in burned forests in Spain.

Its mission is to promote the solid, long-term growth of its clients, providing them with intelligent solutions for commercial credit management that cover the entire business value chain – market prospecting, risk management and transfer, and access to financing – and surety and guarantee solutions that allow them to tackle new projects and businesses.

They also full fill their public obligation as managers of Export Credit Insurance on behalf of the State, with a focus on supporting the internationalization activity of Spanish companies.”

Well, as you can see I decided to re-start this little royal blog several days ago since there has been quite a bit of activity from various European royal houses these past few months.

Anyway, if you were a subscriber to my little royal blog years ago you would remember that every Sunday was Royal Documentary Day. Well, it’s Sunday…so per tradition here’s the 2022 documentary from BBC1 entitled, The Queen: 70 Glorious Years.

This wonderful program features:

“…exclusive interviews with an incredible lineup of stars and celebrities who all paint a vivid picture of The Queen’s reign, and pay tribute to her remarkable service. Packed with beautiful archive and music of the time, The Queen: 70 Glorious Years evokes nostalgia and reveal a very different royal world.”

Enjoy! Happy Sunday and may you have a fantastic week ahead!

On Sunday, February 20, 2022, Buckingham Palace announced that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19.

At this time Her Majesty is experiencing mild cold like symptoms, but expects to continue light duties at Windsor Castle over the coming week. Her Majesty will ”…continue to receive medical attention and will follow all appropriate guidelines…”