Paul-Philippe Hohenzollern, who is also known as Prince Paul of Romania, was arrested and detained for 24 hours in Romania. He is being charged with buying influence, money laundering and complicity to abuse of office in an illegal restitution case.
Paul illegally claimed the restitution of 28.6 hectares of land in Bucharest, among other assets. The land is known is Baneasa Royal Farm and…
Historians have discovered the probable shrine and mosque where the internal remains of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent were buried in 1566. A joint effort from a Turkish and Hungarian teams has uncovered structures in southern Hungary where they believe Suleiman’s…
Leonid Kulikovsky, the great- grandson of Tsar Alexander III and distant relative of Queen Elizabeth lived a life away from the spotlight of royalty. He had been living alone in a caravan park for five years after his vehicle stalled during a trip around Australia.
Leonid…
The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, has announced he and his wife are expecting their first child.
Speaking to the nation for his father’s 60th birthday, the King celebrated his father’s life and also announced the Queen is pregnant with a baby boy. The child, expected to be born in the first quarter of 2016, will become heir presumptive to the Bhutanese…
Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid’s son dies of heart attack at the age of 33
21st September 2015
Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed
Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the eldest son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, died on Saturday morning of a heart attack at the age of only 33.
Three days of mourning were declared across the UAE…
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has experienced a hard ten months of medical problems. The world’s longest reigning monarch was treated for hydrocephalus, or water on the brain and a chest infection. Hydrocephalus occurs when there is a build-up of the…
Despite confirmation of heart trouble, Empress Michiko along with her husband, Emperor Akihito will attend the national memorial war service honouring those killed in World War II that is to be held on Saturday. This service is to commemorate those lost during the war on the 70th anniversary of its end. Along with attending the memorial, this week, Empress Michiko will also meet with a foreign…
In a statement released yesterday, Romania’s King Michael has withdrawn his grandson’s royal title. The former Prince Nicolae of Romania, once third in succession to the throne, and only grandson of the ninety-three-year-old king will now be known as Mr. Nicholas…
The National Bank of Romania has issued three new coins to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Romania’s greatest Kings, Ferdinand I.
King Ferdinand is best remembered for his role in expanding Romanian territories during the First World War
A statue of King…
The Prince of Wales is to attend the funeral of King Abdullah in Saudi Arabia later on Friday afternoon.
It is understood that Clarence House officials immediately began working on travel arrangements to have Charles arrive in Riyadh in time for ceremony.
The Prince has been a regular visitor to Saudi Arabia over the years and counted the king as a friend. His most recent visit to the country…
