Monday, 23 March 2015

Royals on social media


It's been a busy week for the royals with state visits and traditional trips all dominating the regal headlines. And there were lots of great images too.


A twitpic of the King and Queen of the Netherlands shared on the official Dutch Royal Household Twitter account as they headed to Denmark for a three day State Visit

To round the week up, here are some of the highlights from the images and messages shared on the official social media accounts of Europe's royal houses - it's royals on social media time.


A helping hand


The Duke of Cambridge attended one of the Queen's audiences for the first time in the week. The duke wanted to learn first hand some of the tricks of the trade and his granny was only too pleased to lend a helping hand. Images were shared on the British Monarchy Twitter account and retweeted by Kensington Palace.


The Queen of the Netherlands joined millions of others in watching the solar eclipse that took place on March 20th and the official Twitter account shared an image of her getting a bit of help in doing it safely with the aid of her special glasses.


Later in the week, the same Twitter account showed the Dutch royals joining in on the annual Volunteers Day which raises money for charity.



Just visiting



There were plenty of state visits going on in the week. The King and Queen of the Netherlands hopped over to Denmark for a three day tour. Images of all the events were shared on the Dutch Royal House's official Twitter feed including a photo from the gala dinner held on the first evening.


The King and Queen of Norway welcomed the President of Latvia, Anders Berzins, on a state visit to their country and images of the visit were shared on the official Facebook page. 


The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall spent several days in America during the week where they carried out a string of engagements. Dozens of photos were shared on the Clarence House Instagram page including one of Prince Charles meeting President Barack Obama.



Four legged friends
The royals are known for their love of animals and there was plenty of evidence of that on official social media accounts in the week. The Queen paid a visit to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London and the images shared on the official British Monarchy Instagram account were of the animals at the centre and an archive shot of the Queen with a pet, Dookie, taken in 1936.



 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were in Aldershot on March 17th for the traditional St Patrick's Day parade where Kate handed over shamrocks to the Irish Guards and their mascot, Irish wolfhound Domhall. He starred in a close up on the Kensington Palace Instagram account and in photos shared on the official Twitter account as well.




 The Crown Princess of Norway visited a home for people with dementia in Asker in the week and took along her pet dog, Muffin. She heard about the beneficial effects that pets can have for people with dementia and an image of Mette-Marit during her trip was shared on the official Norwegian Royal Family Facebook page.


Getting arty


The Queen of Spain opened a major exhibition of modern art in Madrid in the week and the official Twitter account shared photos of Letizia looking at some of the works on display.


The King and Queen of the Belgians spent some time discovering another art form, journalism, on a visit to TV and radio station RTBF with images of their visit shared on the official Belgian Monarchy Twitter account.

The art of research was being celebrated by Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden in the week when she presented the prizes at the annual celebration for the Royal Academy in Stockholm. Pictures were shared on the Swedish Royal Family's Facebook page. 


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