I have long been advocating for more books to be written in English about the royals of mainland Europe, so I was thrilled to hear about and read Darling Queen – Dear Old Bones: Queen Wilhelmina’s correspondence with her English governess Miss Saxton Winter by Emerentia van Heuven-van Nes and published by Amsterdam University Press. It was initially printed in Dutch several years ago…
I have long been advocating for more books to be written in English about the royals of mainland Europe, so I was thrilled to hear about and readDarling Queen – Dear Old Bones:Queen Wilhelmina’s correspondence with her English governess Miss Saxton…
Meghan Markle was a Kappa Kappa Gamma (ΚΚΓ or KKG) at Northwestern University in Illinois during her university years where she earned a degree in theatre and international relations. The sorority sent their congratulations to their sister from the national Kappa Kappa…
Crown Princess Mary attends Christmas reception for Mary Foundation
2nd December 2017
On Thursday afternoon, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark attended the annual Christmas reception for the Mary Foundation. It was held at Frederik VIII’s Palace at Amalienborg to “wish a Merry Christmas and to say thank you for the good cooperation in the past year,” according to the Mary Foundation.
Each year, the Mary Foundation and its collaborators get together to celebrate the…
At noon local time in Sweden, His Royal Highness Prince Gabriel, the second son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, was christened into the Church of Sweden in the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace.
The christening was airedlive on SVT and will remain on…
Our Europe Editor, Brittani Barger, from Tennessee, U.S.A, shares her thoughts on the announcement of fellow American, Meghan Markle’s engagement to Prince Harry.
Earlier this week Clarence House announced that Prince Harry was to marry American actress Meghan Markle…
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe confirmed to the Associated Press that His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito will abdicate on 30 April 2019 at the age of 85.
Just last week it was reported in The Japan Times that the government had selected 30 April 2019 as the date for the abdication, with the accession to the throne by Crown Prince Naruhito to take place the following day, 1 May.
A…
The Swedish Royal Court has announced Prince Gabriel’s godparents ahead of his christening tomorrow in the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace.
As expected, his paternal aunt, Princess Madeleine and maternal aunt, Sara Hellqvist were on the list. The other godparents…
King and Queen of Spain visit Murcia for Jubilee Year celebrations
29th November 2017
Their Majesties King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain visited the town ofCaravaca de la Cruzin the south-eastern Spain province of Murcia on Tuesday as part of the Jubilee Year 2017 Santisima y Vera Cruz de Caravaca celebrations.
Their Majesties travelled to…
In their first joint interview after announcing their engagement, Meghan Markle confirmed that she would give up her acting career now that she is to marry Prince Harry.
The 36-year-old star of USA Network’s Suits just finished filming the seventh season of the hit show in Toronto and will not return for the eighth season should the network order it. Meghan has worked on shows such…
