Crown Princess Mary of Denmark once revealed the important advice her late mother shared with her. The Crown Princess said that her mother, Henrietta Donaldson, told her: “You can only be yourself.”
Mary added that this advice has gotten her through a lot in her life. In an interview with Eurowoman Magazine ahead of her 50th birthday in 2022, the soon to be queen remarked…
With the news that Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will abdicate on 14th January 2024, the question many are asking is, should abdication be the norm?
I argue yes.
In The Netherlands, monarchs abdicate after reigning for a certain amount of years. Most recently, Queen…
Another year has come and gone, and we lost royals along the way. Royal Central takes a look at the royal deaths in 2023.
King Constantine II of Greece: 1940-2023
By Holger Motzkau 2010, Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons (cc-by-sa-3.0)
Arguably the biggest royal death of…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden marked his Golden Jubilee in 2023.
While the main celebration was in mid-September, Sweden marked their jubilee king all year long beginning with a new image of the King and jubilee logo released in January.
Photo: Thron Ullberg/Kungl Hovstaterna
The first official event for the jubilee year was the Sweden Dinner in January, followed by the beginning of King…
How a young prince made history as he promised loyalty to his country's constitution
30th December 2023
History was made in Denmark when Prince Christian made his solemn oath to honour the Danish Constitution in the autumn of 2023. The prince came of age on October 15th 2023 and a series of celebrations and constitutional events marked the moment that Denmark’s future…
The year started with sorrow for the Greek Royal Family with the death of King Constantine II at the age of 82.
The former King of the Hellenes had been in bad health for years, and he was admitted to the intensive care unit of Hygiea Hospital in Athens on 6th January.
2023 was the year of King Carl XVI Gustaf and his people.
The King of Sweden travelled across his country throughout the year to visit the Swedish people, with the King and Queen travelling to each of Sweden’s 21 counties from February to September.
Their first stop was in Nyköping, Södermanland County, on 9 February; their final stop was on 7 September in Karlstad, Värmland…
A royal baby boom took place in 2005, and now all those royal babies are coming of age. Who has marked or is marking their 18th birthday this year?
Prince Hashem of Jordan
The youngest child of King Abdullah and Queen Rania turned 18 on 30 January (his father’s…
The past year has been one of many celebrations for the Swedish Royal Family.
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee (50 years on the throne) was marked throughout the year, but the country had a few other reasons to celebrate in 2023. The country also marked 500…
The special honours granted to a princess to mark a major milestone
27th December 2023
The year just gone has seen royals across Europe come of age. While there has been huge focus on those who will one day reign, others have marked their milestones more privately. But although it was a more low key celebration, the 18th birthday of Princess Alexia of the Netherlands saw a string of important events taken place. Among them was the granting of two special honours to the princess by…
