Sweden

The anniversary celebrations continue for the King of Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have continued their tour of Sweden’s 21 counties with a visit to Blekinge County. The visits are to celebrate the King’s 50th anniversary on the throne. Upon arrival, Governor Ulrica Messing and her husband Torsten Jansson received the King and Queen before visiting the Blekinge museum, where Their Majesties viewed an exhibition created by…
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Luxembourg

Royal wedding bells ring: who is Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg?

As she gets married today, we take a look at the only daughter of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg: On 16 February 1991, Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, gave birth to her and Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg‘s fourth child and only daughter, at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital in Luxembourg. Her full name is Alexandra Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie…
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Luxembourg

Luxembourg gets ready to celebrate the royal wedding of the year

Luxembourg seems to be on a streak of happy celebrations. After helping Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie in welcoming Prince François at the end of last month, the Grand Duchy is getting ready to celebrate the wedding of Princess Alexandra and Mr Nicolas Bagory. The couple will have two weddings, with the civil ceremony being set to take place this…
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The Netherlands

Dutch princesses make surprise appearance to celebrate King's milestone

In a surprise for the public, Princess Catharina-Amalia and Princess Ariane joined their parents for the King’s Day concert in Rotterdam.  On the evening of April 19, the Royals arrived at Rotterdam Ahoy, where the King’s Day concert was being recorded for broadcasting later on public television.  Initially, the Dutch Royal Household had only announced the presence of King…
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