Her Royal Highness Princess Ariane of the Netherlands will attend the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet in The Hague after the summer holidays, according to the Government Information Services (RVD). She currently attends the Openbare Bloemcampschool in Wassenaar, near The Hague. Her elder sisters The Princess of Orange and Princess Alexia also attend the same school. Christelijk Gymnasium…
The Duchess of Brabant will not receive an allowance upon her 18th birthday
30th March 2019
The heiress to the Belgian throne, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant will turn 18 in October, and from that moment on, she has the right to an official allowance. However, it has been announced that this allowance will not be given until the Duchess of Brabant is ready…
Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has undergone a minor and planned operation. The details of the operation have not been announced but the Queen has been ordered to rest, and so she will miss the NLDoet volunteer event today and tomorrow. She usually joins her…
His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex has been granted the additional title of Earl of Forfar by The Queen on his 55th birthday. He and his wife, Sophie, will use the titles The Earl and Countess of Forfar when in Scotland.
The Earl of Wessex is the patron of several Scottish charitable organisations, such as The Edinburgh International Festival, the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland and…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima were in Bremen today for a one-day visit. This visit is a part of a tour to all sixteen German states which began in 2013. This is the 13th state the Dutch King and Queen have visited since then. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg…
The preparations for the coronation of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) of Thailand are almost complete. The coronation is set to take place from 4 May to 6 May 2019. The Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said that the government is awaiting approval for…
Most of the Belgian royal family was present in Laeken yesterday for the annual memorial Mass for deceased family members. The service took place in the Church of Our Lady of Laeken which also houses the royal family vault. The church was built in memory of Queen Louise-Marie (born of Orléans), the second wife of King Leopold I. He had previously been married to Princess Charlotte of Wales…
The Thai Royal House has released a bulletin stating that Princess Soamsawali has suffered a brain haemorrhage and that she has high blood pressure. She is currently recovering in the Chulalongkorn hospital and no further details on her prognosis have been released.
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King Albert II of Belgium refuses to give a DNA sample in paternity case
1st February 2019
King Albert II of Belgium, who abdicated in 2013 in favour of his eldest son, has refused to give a DNA sample in the paternity case of his supposed natural daughter Delphine Boël. Late last year the Court of Appeals in Brussels ordered King Albert to undergo a DNA-test…
Three hundred years ago, the new principality of Liechtenstein was formed from the domains of Seigneury of Schellenberg and County of Vaduz by the purchase of the lands by Anton Florian of Liechtenstein and a decree from Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. This meant that Anton Florian could be admitted to the Reichstag, which required that all its members had land that was subordinate only to the…
