The Belgian Royal Palace has released two new photographs of Queen Mathilde as she marks her 50th birthday today.
The images were taken by Michel Gronemberger at the Palace of Laeken, and the second photograph features on BPost’s stamp for Her Majesty’s birthday.
The first image sees the Queen in an all-white ensemble standing in the doorway of the palace, while the second…
A look at Princess Margriet of the Netherlands on her 80th birthday
19th January 2023
Margriet Francisca was born on 19 January 1943 in the Ottawa Civic Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, during the Second World War to then Princess Juliana (future Queen Juliana) and Prince Bernhard. Her family had fled the Netherlands after the Nazi invasion and had…
Hereditary Grand Duke or Crown Prince? What to call the heir to the Luxembourgish throne
19th January 2023
A reader recently wrote to us asking what is the correct title for the heir to the Luxembourgish throne. They saw a tweet by the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, who referred to Prince Guillaume as “Crown Prince” when the reader thought his title was…
Details of King Constantine's funeral revealed
16th January 2023
Further details of King Constantine’s funeral at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens have been revealed.
Rehearsals for the funeral took place over the weekend ahead of the Monday funeral.
The pallbearers will be Crown Prince Pavlos, Prince Constantine-Alexios, Prince Achileas-Andreas, Prince Odysseas Kimon, Prince Nikolaos, Prince Philippos, and Matthew Kumar; Pavlos, Nikolaos and…
Royals expected at King Constantine's funeral
15th January 2023
King Constantine of Greece will be laid to rest on Monday, 16 January, in a private funeral service; however, that does not mean that royals from across Europe won’t be in attendance at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens.
Belgium:
King Philippe and Queen…
The Greek Royal Family's special relationship with the other royal houses of Europe
12th January 2023
Greece may no longer have a ruling monarchy, but its former royal house has close connections to several royal families in Europe through the late King Constantine and his wife, Queen Anne-Marie.
Denmark:
Queen Anne-Marie was born Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark as the…
King Constantine II of Greece’s relationship with the Olympics
11th January 2023
King Constantine of Greece has a long list of connections to the Olympic Games. Aside from being an Olympic athlete and an International Olympic Committee member himself, Constantine’s family is full of other Olympic competitors.
His Majesty was an Honorary Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after becoming a member of the IOC in 1963; his time as an active member ended in…
Danish Royal House releases new images of royal twins
9th January 2023
The Danish Royal House has released new images to mark the birthday of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary’s twins.
Solo images of Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine were released on the morning of their 12th birthday, taken by Jens Rosenfeldt.
Change in law that still irks King of Sweden 40 years later
5th January 2023
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden caused controversy with his comments regarding who should succeed him on the throne.
In a recent interview with SVT, the King spoke about the change in the laws of succession that stripped his son, Carl Philip, of his Crown Prince title and…
Golden Jubilee celebrations in Sweden to last majority of 2023
2nd January 2023
The Golden Jubilee year has begun in Sweden, and celebrations are set to last most of the year.
A new portrait of the King was released on New Year’s Day to begin the monumental year, and the first official event for the jubilee is set for later this month.
On 20 January, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philp and Princess Sofia…