Denmark

Queen Margrethe interviewed by Danes as her Golden Jubilee approaches

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11th January 2022
In just a few days time, Denmark will mark 50 years since Queen Margrethe of Denmark took the throne when her father died. The Queen has therefore participated in a large number of interviews, and an interview that attracted much attention was on the Danish TV channel DT. The largest TV channel in Denmark has had ordinary people ask their questions directly to Queen Margrethe. As part of the…
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Belgium

Belgium mourns the death of close royal family member

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11th January 2022
The Belgian royal family is in mourning. A close royal family member of the Belgian royal family passed away on Monday. Her Imperial & Royal Highness, Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta, Archduchess of Austria-Este, died on Monday, aged 91. She is best known as the mother of Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, making her the mother-in-law of Princess Astrid of…
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Serbia

Prince Philip and Princess Danica celebrate Republika Srpska

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11th January 2022
Over the weekend, Prince Philip and Princess Danica of Serbia attended the national day celebration of the Serbian region of the Republika Srpska – an unknown part of Europe for many, one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The son of Serbian Crown Prince Alexander arrived in the nation on Saturday, 8 January and took part in a series of events on Sunday, 9 January, including…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe's very royal godparents

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10th January 2022
When she was born, she was not supposed to become Queen. Yet, one month after her birth, on 14 May, she was christened with a parade of godparents to rival any future monarch.  Queen Margrethe of Denmark was born on 16 April 1940, just one week after the Nazi invasion of…
Greece

King Constantine II of Greece admitted to hospital with Covid-19

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10th January 2022
The former King of Greece, Constantine II, is being treated in a hospital after contracting Covid-19. Constantine, who was King of Greece from 1964 to 1973, is fully vaccinated against coronavirus. He was first admitted to hospital on January 8 and is said to be in good health. The 83-year-old was last in hospital just under a month ago when he was found to have had a stroke. He…
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