Belgium

Queen Mathilde continues role as UN SDG Advocate alongside international KPop stars

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20th September 2021
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians is set to continue her role as a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocate for the next term. The Queen of the Belgians, who has held the role since 2016, will be an Advocate for the 2021-2023 term along with 16 other advocates. Two other royals are among the leaders chosen – Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar (consort of the…
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The Yorks

Princess Beatrice gives birth to her first child

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20th September 2021
Princess Beatrice, 33, has given birth to her first child with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 37. The baby girl was born on 18 September 2021 at 23.42, at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. She weighed 6lbs. and 2oz. Beatrice and her child are doing…
NorwaySweden

Scandinavian heirs to throne bond over weekend in Sweden

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19th September 2021
The Crown Princess Family of Sweden and Crown Prince Family of Norway bonded last weekend in Gotland, Sweden. Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway and their elder child, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, travelled to Gotland in Sweden to spend time with Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her husband, Prince Daniel and their two children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar.
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Sweden

History Spotlight: The accession of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

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15th September 2021
King Carl XVI Gustaf ascended to the Swedish throne on 15 September 1973 (coincidentally, the same day his future son-in-law, Daniel Westling, was born) at the age of 27. He became the King of Sweden after the death of his grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf. He was at his grandfather’s deathbed in Helsingborg and returned to Stockholm as the new monarch on 16 September. On 19 September…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria presented with Swedish Woman of the Year Award by her aunt

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12th September 2021
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has been named the Swedish Woman of the Year, and she had a special presentation of the honour. Victoria’s beloved paternal aunt, Princess Christina, was on hand to present her niece with the award on Thursday at MillesgÃ¥rden on Lidingö. SWEA International, the largest non-profit Swedish promoting organisation outside Sweden and association for Swedish…
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