Takahito, Prince Mikasa is the oldest living royal in the world and fifth in line to the Japanese throne. He was born 2 December 1915, in the Tokyo Imperial Palace, as the youngest child of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei. He was born fifteen years after his eldest brother, the future Emperor Shōwa.
He was educated at The Gakushūin (The Peers School) from 1922 through 1932. His…
Emperor Akihito of Japan has announced he plans to abdicate in the coming years. The 82-year-old Emperor expressed his intention to the Imperial Household Agency, public broadcaster NHK said. It would be the first abdication in almost 200 years, the last being Emperor…
Prince Félix of Luxembourg and his wife, Princess Claire, are expecting their second child this autumn, it has been announced by the Grand Ducal Court. The couple are already parents to 2 year-old Princess Amalia, and their second child will be fourth in the line of…
While Her Majesty The Queen record reign is certainly impressive, the King of Thailand celebrated 70 years on the throne just this week. King Bhumibol Adulyadej is currently the world’s longest reigning living monarch. Celebrations began in Bangkok with a religious ceremony led by 770 Buddhist monks. The King is revered by the Thai people, who see him as a stabilising figure during the years…
Saturday, May 28, was a very special day for Luxembourg’s eight-year-old Prince Noah of Nassau. He made his First Holy Communion before members of his royal family. Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich presided over the ceremony.
Noah is the youngest son of Prince Louis and…
King Abdullah and Queen Rania have been on-the-go for much of last week ovet the weekend. After conducting a state visit of Belgium, they headed across the Atlantic to the United States for a very special occasion. Much pomp and circumstance was made of their visit in the…
A Romanian news site reports that former King Michael I of Romania is among those on a list of 187,000 names of the country’s biggest individual debtors to the state. He is liable for tax of 4.1 Romanian Leu, around €910,000 or £697,000. The list was published by the National Fiscal Administration Agency, who states that the liabilities relate to overdue of tax, as of 16 March 2016. The…
King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan rounded up their state visit to Belgium yesterday with a visit to the town of Zeebrugge and the city of Bruges in West Flanders.
While in Bruges the royals visited the Memling Museum, housed in Old St. John’s Hospital and a…
The Thai Royal Court has announced that the King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, has been treated for hydrocephalus, a condition caused by excess cerebrospinal fluid that results in the enlargement of the brain cavities.
The Thai monarch has been in ill health for some…
The number of audiences and meetings attended by Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko held at the Imperial Palace are to be significantly reduced within the next year, it was reported by a Japanese news agency last week. Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako will undertake some of these duties instead.
The official duties will be reduced to about ten, as reported by the…
