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Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, was in Liverpool Tuesday for her second solo public engagement. There, she paid a visit to a children’s hospital, the Ronald McDonald House, and Action on Addiction, a charity she is patron of. Click here for more photos at Daylife.com Her Royal Highness first went to Action on Addiction, where she visited its an alcohol-free bar, The Brink, on Parr Street. She was shown how alcoholic-free beer is made, particularly one called The Duchess, which is... Read Full Story

Click here for more photos The future King and Queen of Belgium were in the town of Turnhout Monday, to visit Sint Pietersinstituut, to learn more about the school’s anti-bullying project. The 96 pre-schoolers and 181 elementary students were very excited to see Crown Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde close up. “The kids are obviously very excited,” director Paul Proost said yesterday. “They count the days. It is a very special event that they may never forget. There’s not every day... Read Full Story

Following a scheduled heart exam yesterday, it was announced Sunday that the Emperor of Japan will undergo heart bypass surgery this coming Saturday. See more photos of Emperor Akihito here When Emperor Akihito, age 78, went for the hour long exam, it was discovered that an artery, that was narrowing last year, has narrowed further. That particular artery provides oxygen to the heart. In 2011, Akihito received medication for the narrowing of the artery. He was told to report any... Read Full Story

Click here to see more photos! It’s skiing season in Europe, and many European royals are hitting the slopes. Among them, the Danish Crown Princely family, who are currently in Verbier, Switzerland for their winter vacation. The family took some time for media to film and photograph them Sunday. Frederik and Mary brought their four children – Christian, Isabella, Vincent and Josephine – to the press meeting. The two eldest children happily posed while the twins were held by their parents... Read Full Story

Click here to see more photos The princely family of Liechtenstein is threatening to veto the results of a referendum which would take away the ruling Prince’s veto powers. Pro-democracy campaigners are getting signatures across the tiny Alpine principality for a referendum that would prevent Prince Hans Adam II from stopping certain legislatures from becoming law. Late Thursday, the Liechtenstein royals put on their website that they are “astonished” by the move. Since a... Read Full Story

In about a month, Sweden – and royal fans everywhere – will celebrate the birth of Crown Princess Victoria’s first child. The baby will be second in line to the throne and will usher in a new generation of Swedish royals. Click here for more photos of the couple But is the anticipated birth really only a month away? The Swedish Court has long said March, but the Crown Princess seems to disagree. “It’s so close now,” Victoria told Aftonbladet after visiting the Centre for Business and... Read Full Story

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit was in Frankfurt, Germany Wednesday to open an exhibition of Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. The exhibit, called “The Modern Eye”, is at Schirn Kunsthalle, and will run from February 9 to May 13. Click here to see more at Daylife.com Her Royal Highness toured the exhibit and gave a speech praising Munch, who is probably best known for the haunting painting, “The Scream”. “We are celebrating a painter who put the individual the center stage,” said the... Read Full Story

On Wednesday, the Netherlands’ Princess Maxima took home the 2011 Machiavelli Prize during a ceremony at The Hague. Established in 1987, the Machiavelli Foundation awards those who promote communication in the public eye. Click here to read Maxima's speech in entirety Dressed in bright purple, Her Royal Highness accepted the award with her husband, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, in the audience. She then gave a speech where she reflected on her public life over the past decade. “Last... Read Full Story

Prince Harry has a lot to be excited about. On Wednesday, he officially completed his 18-month training in flying Apache helicopters and won the prize for best co-gunner pilot. Click here for military photos of Prince Harry At the same time, there is a strong possibility he may return to the front lines of Afghanistan. The Prince served in Helmand province for 10 weeks, from late 2007 to early 2008. If he serves again in the war-torn country, he will be in more danger than before. The... Read Full Story

While her husband is away in the Falklands, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, made her first public solo engagement by touring the Lucian Freud preview at the National Portrait Gallery. Her Royal Highness, who has a degree in History of Art, became patron of the gallery last month. Check out more photos of Catherine's solo engagement here! Catherine saw the artwork set to be put on display and met with the art world’s famed including Freud’s daughters Bella and Esther and the Culture... Read Full Story