Crown Princess Mary of Denmark once
revealed the important advice her late mother shared with her. The
Crown Princess said that her mother, Henrietta Donaldson, told her:
“You can only be yourself.” Mary added that this advice has gotten
her through a lot in her life. In an interview with Eurowoman
Magazine ahead of her 50th birthday in 2022, the soon to be queen
remarked…
With the news that Queen Margrethe II of
Denmark will abdicate on 14th January 2024, the question many are
asking is, should abdication be the norm? I argue yes. In The
Netherlands, monarchs abdicate after reigning for a certain amount
of years. Most recently, Queen…
Another year has come and gone, and we
lost royals along the way. Royal Central takes a look at the royal
deaths in 2023. King Constantine II of Greece: 1940-2023 By Holger
Motzkau 2010, Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons (cc-by-sa-3.0) Arguably
the biggest royal death of…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden marked his
Golden Jubilee in 2023. While the main celebration was in
mid-September, Sweden marked their jubilee king all year long
beginning with a new image of the King and jubilee logo released in
January. Photo: Thron Ullberg/Kungl Hovstaterna The first official
event for the jubilee year was the Sweden Dinner in January,
followed by the beginning of King…
How a young prince made history as he promised loyalty to his country's constitution
30th December 2023
History was made in Denmark when Prince
Christian made his solemn oath to honour the Danish Constitution in
the autumn of 2023. The prince came of age on October 15th 2023 and
a series of celebrations and constitutional events marked the
moment that Denmark’s future…
The year started with sorrow for the
Greek Royal Family with the death of King Constantine II at the age
of 82. The former King of the Hellenes had been in bad health for
years, and he was admitted to the intensive care unit of Hygiea
Hospital in Athens on 6th January.
2023 was the year of King Carl XVI Gustaf
and his people. The King of Sweden travelled across his country
throughout the year to visit the Swedish people, with the King and
Queen travelling to each of Sweden’s 21 counties from February to
September. Their first stop was in Nyköping, Södermanland County,
on 9 February; their final stop was on 7 September in Karlstad,
Värmland…
A royal baby boom took place in 2005, and
now all those royal babies are coming of age. Who has marked or is
marking their 18th birthday this year? Prince Hashem of Jordan The
youngest child of King Abdullah and Queen Rania turned 18 on 30
January (his father’s…
The past year has been one of many
celebrations for the Swedish Royal Family. King Carl XVI Gustaf’s
Golden Jubilee (50 years on the throne) was marked throughout the
year, but the country had a few other reasons to celebrate in 2023.
The country also marked 500…
The special honours granted to a princess to mark a major milestone
27th December 2023
The year just gone has seen royals across
Europe come of age. While there has been huge focus on those who
will one day reign, others have marked their milestones more
privately. But although it was a more low key celebration, the 18th
birthday of Princess Alexia of the Netherlands saw a string of
important events taken place. Among them was the granting of two
special honours to the princess by…
