Queen Sofia has begun her Easter stay in Mallorca at a concert for an important cause.
At the start of her time in Palma, Queen Sofia attended the annual musical celebration for Home Balears which supports people with addictions.
Her younger sister, Princess Irene of Greece, was at her side for the concert which was held at the Cathedral in Palma.
The evening featured music by the…
As Queen Sofía of Spain marks her 85th birthday, we take a look at her life, from the Kingdom of Greece to the Kingdom of Spain.
The person who we now know as Queen Sofía of Spain was born on 2 November 1938 in Athens, Greece, as Princess Sophia Margarita Victoria…
It was a royal wedding for the history books, the marriage of a future king and a regal love match to boot. In 1929, Olav of Norway married Martha of Sweden in Oslo. The couple’s romance had captured the public imagination while their rather glamourous wedding brought…
King Carl XVI Gustaf has given a special honour to the four stars of Sweden’s music scene, ABBA.
The pop legends have become members of the Order of Vasa, one of the most prestigious orders of chivalry in Sweden. It’s the first time that new members have been created for half a century.
Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Reuss all become members of the…
Her gown she wore for her religious marriage is one of the most famous royal outfits ever worn and an icon of the 20th century but Grace Kelly had another wedding dress before that celebrated creation. Grace and Prince Rainier III of Monaco said ‘I do’ in a civil…
It’s not the most talked about royal wedding of all time but the marriage that took place on a cold, January day in 1967 has proved to be an important one for the Dutch Royal Family. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, aunt of the current monarch King Willem-Alexander…
Crown Princess Victoria promoting digitisation on UN visit to Bangladesh
19th March 2024
Crown Princess Victoria has begun an official visit to Bangladesh together with the United Nations, kicking off a four-day visit with engagements related to technology.
The future queen arrived in the capital city of Dhaka on Monday, quickly stopping to see the technological progress made by the South Asian country at an event called ‘Innovate Together for #ZeroDigitalDivide.’
According…
A handful of state visits are coming up in April, with the Grand Ducal Court in Luxembourg announcing on Monday that the Grand Duke Couple will undertake a state visit to Belgium next month.
Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa will officially visit Belgium…
The princess who chose a fairytale royal wedding at an island church decked with summer flowers
18th March 2024
The Royal Family of Sweden does love a June wedding. The majority of their modern marriages have taken place in the month and June comes to an end with another Swedish royal wedding anniversary. Princess Margaretha, the eldest sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married…
The princess who wore blue to say 'I do' to a prince who waited decades to marry her
18th March 2024
It’s one of my all time favourite royal wedding dresses and just a glimpse of it can make me feel ever so slightly emotional. For not only was the pale blue gown worn by a lass called Lilian from Swansea on a cold, December day in 1976 a masterclass in elegance and chic, it was also the wedding dress of a princess decades in the making. It’s now forty four years since Prince Bertil of…
