Sunday, 28 June 2015

Royals on social media

There was a real summer feel to the royal news this week with everyone beginning to dial it down as the weather warmed up. Telling the royal story on social media is harder when there isn't as much going on and sometimes this week it did feel that things were being shared just for the sake of it. But there were still interesting moments and it's perhaps the pictures and messages that weren't meant to be centre stage that told the biggest story - that was the case in Spain where King Felipe was joined by King Juan Carlos for a series of events to mark the 30th anniversary of their country joining the EU. While there was a lot of attention paid to the speeches, it was the image of the two kings together sharing a father and son moment in a tweet on the official Casa Real channel that really caught the eye.



The warmth of the image shone out even when shared in that always popular Twitter tradition of a quartet of photos on one message.




The EU was also on the mind of the Queen as she began her State Visit to Germany. With her Prime Minister, David Cameron, present ahead of talks the following day about the UK's role in Europe the Queen's speech at this event emphasised the strength the country takes from the EU. The remarks and the State Banquet at which they were made were featured in a photo summary of day one in Germany for the Queen shared on the official British Monarchy Twitter account.




Scene stealers


Just about the only royal social media account missing some sunshine this week was the Facebook page belonging to the Norwegian family. But they did brighten everything up with quite a few photos of Queen Sonja, still in her cape at the end of June, at an open air art display. The art definitely stole the show in all the images although here things are looking up for the queen.



Meanwhile, the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay - as Charles and Camilla are known in Scotland - were making their annual trip to the country and as part of their stay they paid a visit to the inaugural Dumfries Dog Show where they didn't have a chance of anyone noticing them once they stood next to a cheeky labrador puppy. The moment the royal guests were outshone by a baby dog was shared on the Clarence House Instagram feed - who doesn't love a cute animal photo?



Meanwhile, in Spain it was a pair of trousers that stole the scene when King Felipe and Queen Letizia arrived at an event for the Princess of Girona Foundation at the end of the week. Letizia matched her handbag to the clothes and the result was unmissable - as shown on a video on the official You Tube Channel, Casa Real TV.





Smiling for the camera


Even royalty wants to visit the most famous places in the world and when King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians headed to China for a State Visit hopes were high that they would be snapped during a visit to the Great Wall. They didn't disappoint with the Queen's very yellow dress quite possibly as visible from outer space as the wall is itself - there were images on the official Twitter feed.



It was yellow, too, for the Queen as she headed for the Brandenberg Gate in Berlin. She has visited several times before which is perhaps why she surprised quite a lot of people by not stopping there and hopping straight in her car. But the UK in Germany Twitter feed grabbed the photo everyone wanted of the Queen with the Gate in the background and its image was retweeted by the British Monarchy account later.

 



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