A Labour MP has called for Prince George
to attend a state school. Norwich MP Clive Lewis thinks the
nine-year-old royal should break tradition and attend a state
school instead of following in his father’s footsteps at Eton. He
admitted that the decision on where George will be educated is up
to the Prince and Princess of Wales. However, he argued: “There’s
an argument to…
Japan may be the oldest continually
hereditary monarchy in the world, but it has one of the smallest
lines of succession. The line of succession is limited to males
only through the Imperial Household Law. Only direct-line males may
succeed to the throne. It is…
Sweden has reintroduced two royal orders
and once again allows Swedish citizens to be granted knighthoods.
The Order of Vasa and the Order of the Sword have been
reintroduced. The Royal Court said: “Anyone who has made personal
efforts for Sweden or for Swedish…
Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth of
Belgium are on a royal tour of Egypt this week, but they aren’t the
first Belgian royals to visit the African nation. Their trip is
inspired by Elisabeth’s namesake, who ventured to King Tut’s tomb
and was fascinated with Egyptology. Queen Elisabeth of Belgium was
born a duchess in Bavaria as the daughter of Duke Karl Theodor and
the…
The Confirmation date for Infanta Sofía
has been revealed. The Infanta will be confirmed in the Roman
Catholic Church alongside her classmates on 25 May, according to
Telemadrid program ‘Cámara Real.’ The students from Santa María de
los Rosales School…
The Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan has
released the official images from Princess Iman’s wedding to Jameel
Thermiotis on Sunday, 12 March. The 16 photos released range from
moments during the wedding ceremony to the official portraits taken
afterwards and the…
King Carl XVI Gustaf is marking 50 years
on the Swedish throne this year, and celebrations have been taking
place all year – culminating in September for His Majesty’s
official Golden Jubilee celebrations. The Swedish line of
succession is governed by absolute primogeniture and is limited to
King Carl Gustaf’s legitimate descendants who are raised in Sweden.
They must also be…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
celebrated her Name Day in Stockholm. The annual tradition took
place in the Inner Courtyard of Stockholm Palace; the Crown
Princess was joined by her husband, Prince Daniel and their two
children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, on…
Princess Iman of Jordan, 26, married her
Venezuelan-born fiancé, Jameel Thermiotis, on the evening of 12
March at her family’s private residence Beit Al Urdun. The Princess
was escorted into the ceremony by her older brother, Crown Prince
Hussein, before the quick…
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh’s son,
James, has become the Earl of Wessex following The King’s decision
to confer the Dukedom of Edinburgh on his father. Despite having an
elder sister, it is James as the male heir to inherits the title of
Earl of Wessex, a name Prince Edward used for over two decades.
Formerly known as Viscount Severn, the Earl of Wessex was born on
17…
