Royals on social media - trains, boats and planes

It's been a busy week for the royals on social media - here's what the courts of Europe have been posting on their official accounts....

Trains, boats and planes

The official Twitter feed of the Spanish Royal Household showed King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia taking the train to an engagement in Valladolid - with quite a few passengers watching on.

The Queen named the UK's biggest ever warship at a ceremony at Rosyth Dockyard in Scotland on July 4th 2014.  The queen named the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth by smashing a bottle of malt whiskey onto it - a moment captured on the British Monarchy's Instagram account..

And a flypast by military helicopters after the naming of HMS Queen Elizabeth featured on a Vine clip on the British Monarchy's official Twitter account

Sporting matters

Another week, another chance for King Philippe of the Belgians to show his support for his team's football squad who are now in the quarter finals of the World Cup.  The king has really embraced the tournament and just after the second round victory which sent the Red Devils into the last eight, the official Belgian Monarchy Twitter account posted a photo of Philippe with the team...

Prince Harry lent his support to the England women's Rugby Team ahead of their participation in the World Cup in August in a video posted to the Clarence House Twitter feed and the British Monarchy's You Tube channel.

The Duchess of Cambridge hit the school gym in the week - she took part in an event at a college in Islington, London as part of her work with MPact which helps children whose parents are struggling with addictions.  Kate was photographed with comedian, John Bishop, on Clarence House's Instagram.

Royal surprises

The Dutch Royal Household retweeted a photo from Madurodam, a park that brings the Netherlands to life in miniature.  The king and queen and their children were shown in an image printed in 3D.

And a photo of a relaxed Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist, from their official engagement press conference, was posted on the Swedish Royal Household's Facebook page as the couple sent their thanks for the good wishes they had received after announcing their marriage plans.

Queen Sonja of Norway starred on the Norwegian Royal Household's Facebook page in an archive image from 1970, released again to mark her 77th birthday on July 4th 2014.

The kids are alright

Prince Harry helped some children in Santiago unwind after class when he danced with them to Katy Perry in a video published on the Clarence House Twitter feed and the British Monarchy You Tube channel.

The Duchess of Cornwall met school children during her visit to Wales - it featured in a Vine clip from Clarence House..

And Queen Mathilde of the Belgians was at the Huise aan Zee, a school for children with special needs, which is about to begin its holidays although some pupils will stay there throughout the break to offer them the assistance they need.