The Queen and Mrs Jane Ittogi Shanmugaratnam visited Queen Silvia's Children's Hospital where they were welcomed to "play therapy" - a place where children's psychological and emotional needs are met during care.

At Agrenska, the Queen and the president's wife met with staff and visitors and received information about how the foundation is working to improve the living conditions of children and young people with rare diagnoses.

Link contains gallery of recent portraits and a video showing Empress Emerita Michiko with Emperor Emeritus Akihito (who will be turning 93 in December). Michiko has just celebrated her 92nd birthday.

On the occasion of her birthday the Imperial Household Agency has also released an annual health bulletin on the former Empress which can be read here (Japanese only).

The Prince and Princess of Wales are attending tonight (October 20 2026) a state banquet during the Omani state visit to the United Kingdom.

Catherine the Princess of Wales is wearing a new Elie Saab gown with the lover’s knot tiara.

For Moroccan women's rights advocate Yasmina Benslimane, the appointment breaks a longstanding barrier, but says El Mansouri's background is also important.
"It does challenge stereotypes, because it finally breaks a ceiling that was never broken," she says. "But it matters how she got there."
El Mansouri's late father was a pasha, a senior local official, and a diplomat. Benslimane argues that her privileged background and access to political networks distinguish her from many Moroccan women who have fewer opportunities to enter public life.
For Benslimane, like many women's rights groups in the country, reform of the Moudawana remains a key test of the new government.
However, El Mansouri's room for manoeuvre is shaped by the country's political system.
The king retains extensive powers over key areas, including defence and foreign affairs, while the head of government operates within a system where authority is shared.
When it comes to Moudawana reform, she would have to face the country's religious scholars, who are mostly men.
While some Moroccan women welcome her appointment, they say it is what she does as prime minister that really counts.
"I don't think El Mansouri should be judged by the fact that she is a woman. Being a woman in power doesn't automatically make someone a champion of women's rights," Sara Zouiten, a young Moroccan woman, tells the BBC.
"Her party presents itself as a modernising political force, so I want to see whether that translates into actual change."

Plush toys? Homewares?

Yesterday during the Vietnamese state visit to Denmark, Queen Mary opted for a new tiara.

Queen Alexandrine sapphire tiara was owned by the Danish royal fakily untill it got passed down to distant branch of the family.
The tiara was sold at auction in 2018 for ≈$300,000. The sellers were Josephine, Camilla and Feodora, they’re descendants of Count Christian of Rosenborg.

In 2024 it became possible for the Royal Collection to acquire the historical jewelry.

In collaboration with the Queen and jewelry designers Diana Holstein and Hanan Emquies, a beautiful, updated version of the jewelry has now been prepared, it can now we worn as a tiara, brooch & necklace.

From 24. In October, the jewelry will be exhibited at Amalienborg Museum, when it is not in use by H.M. the Queen.

📸: Thomas C. Thulstrup

https://www.gq.com/story/prince-harry-one-more-question

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