The jubilee year has begun in Sweden for
King Carl XVI Gustaf, and the Royal Court released a new portrait
of His Majesty as the new year began. The Royal Court released the
new photo, taken by Thron Ullberg, showing His Majesty in the Royal
Palace of Stockholm’s Rikssalen (Hall of State). He is pictured
beside the SIlver Throne used in Queen Kristina’s coronation in
1650. King…
This year is set to be the year for royal
weddings. Three weddings are set to take place in 2023 – two in
Jordan and one in Luxembourg. It is thought another wedding will
take place in Norway this year, as well. The first royal wedding of
the year will take place…
Jordan’s Royal Hashemite Court has
revealed the date for Crown Prince Hussein’s wedding to Rajwa
Khalid Alseif. The pair will wed in a Muslim ceremony on 1 June
2023. The location was not revealed. In the announcement, the Royal
Hashemite Court said…
Prince Albert looks to future celebrations during New Year's Eve speech
31st December 2022
Prince Albert II of Monaco has looked to
the future in his 2022 New Year’s Eve speech in a year that saw the
return of Princess Charlene to Monaco and royal duties. He began
his speech by offering support to all those “affected by war,
oppression, violence, and intolerance in our troubled world.” The
Prince added that his and Charlene’s “thoughts are also with…
King Harald addressed Norwegians on New
Year’s Eve and spoke of working together, democracy and the future.
The main point of his speech was that people need one another. The
King began his speech by alluding to the war in Ukraine and the
general state of the…
YEAR IN REVIEW: The long-awaited return of a Princess in Monaco
31st December 2022
After a turbulent 2021 that saw Princess
Charlene separated from her family for the majority of the year,
2022 brought her back to her children in Monaco. The Princess of
Monaco continued to heal after her return to the principality but
soon was back to royal duties and in…
A calm 2022 leads toward a hectic 2023 for the Swedish Royal Family
31st December 2022
This year was relatively calm for the
Swedish Royal Family; however, they will have a hectic 2023 with a
Golden Jubilee to celebrate for King Carl XVI Gustaf. Let’s look
back at the Swedish royals’ 2022 before they take on 2023. January
This month was full of sickness for the family. The King, Queen
Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel all tested
positive for COVID.
Family was central to the Grand Ducal
Family’s 2022, and next year will see the family gain two more
members. In January, both the Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duke
were struck down by COVID. Former Princess Tessy, now Tessy Antony
de Nassau, teamed up with…
The Jordanian Royal Family had two things
to celebrate this year with the announcement of the engagements of
both Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Iman. Wedding announcements
weren’t all that happened this year, so let’s take a look at
Jordan’s 2022.
As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central
takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our
fourth most read article was an article by Brittani Barger on a big
surprise that was planned for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of
Queen Elizabeth II. Originally published on 26th May 2022, the full
post can be read below. The Platinum Jubilee is almost upon us, and
Buckingham Palace has…
