Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik poses for cute picture with young royal fans

On Thursday, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark gave three royal fans (and all royal watchers) a glimpse of cuteness to remember.  The Danish Royal Household shared on their social media accounts pictures of the Crown Prince posing for photographs with three young fans dressed up in Royal Guards’ uniform.  The three children are twins, Malthe and William, and their friend Carl, and…
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Monaco

Princess Charlene undergoing fresh surgery

Princess Charlene has been undergoing a major operation as she continues to deal with health problems that have left her unable to fly home to Monaco for almost four months. The four hour surgery is taking place under general anaesthetic in South Africa where Charlene…
European RoyalsFeatures

When royal children "let loose" at christenings

While some royal christenings appear to be very formal, others are more relaxed, as in the case of the Danish, Dutch and Swedish royal families. Of course, we see these royal children more relaxed in christening settings because the baptisms are aired live on television, whereas the British, Luxembourgish and other royal families are not. In Britain, the press and the public can see those…
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Sweden

Prince Julian's godparents revealed

The Swedish Royal Court has revealed who Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia have selected as godparents for their youngest son, Prince Julian. As expected, the royals chose close friends and family to sponsor their son, who was born on 26 March. The couple have chosen…
Sweden

Prince Daniel inaugurates new gallery in Stockholm

Prince Daniel of Sweden has inaugurated Liljevalchs+ in Stockholm, a newly built extension to Liljevalch’s art gallery. Prince Daniel was welcomed to the art gallery by Stockholm City Council chair Cecilia Brinck and museum director Mårten Castenfors. Together with the art gallery manager, designer Bea Szenfeld and designer Ingegerd Råman, whose selected works are displayed in the new…
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Greece

Unidentified royal artefacts burnt in fire at Tatoi Palace

An number of unidentified artefacts from the royal palace of Tatoi outside Athens have been burned and lost. It is not yet known which objects were destroyed as a result of the enormous forest fires that are still going on in Greece. The Ministry of Culture removed thousands of items from the former summer residence of the Greek royal family when the fires were approaching. However, the two…
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