She was a hugely popular queen who became beloved in the country she made her own. But Elisabeth of Belgium was also intrigued by the past of another nation and she 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 Portuguese-born royal Infanta Maria José. She was born on…
Belgium’s future queen is marking her 22nd birthday in a year where she’s stepped further into her role on an international stage.
To mark her 22nd birthday, the Royal Palace has released two new photographs of Elisabeth.
They were taken by palace…
She’s one of the most famous queens in history and died in 1603. Since then numerous royals (and monarchs themselves) have claimed to have seen the departed monarch in ghost form, and we are taking a look at some of those ghost stories.
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The ill-health of Princess Charlene of Monaco in 2021-2022 was just the latest in a series of bad luck for the Princely Family of Monaco, and according to a legend, it is all because of a witch’s curse.
Legend has it that the Grimaldi family has been cursed for around 700 years, going back to 14th-century Europe. There are different versions of the story, but the most famous says that a…
A living nightmare occurred in Nepal on 1 June 2001 when many of the Nepalese Royal Family were slaughtered by one of their own.
The Royal Family was gathered at Narayanhiti Palace for a party when Crown Prince Dipendra began his murder spree.
The Crown Prince shot…
Celebrations for Queen Silvia's 80th birthday to begin next month
22nd October 2023
Celebrations for Queen Silvia of Sweden’s 80th birthday are set to begin next month.
The Queen will turn 80 on 23 December, right in the midst of the hectic final Christmas rush.
To make sure Her Majesty is celebrated properly, the Royal Court has said…
There’s a new twist in the search for a successor to the Thai throne.
Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, King Rama X’s third child and second son, may not be eligible to be King of Thailand.
According to reporter and Thai royal insider Andrew MacGregor Marshall, Vacharaesorn, 42, has a wife and child in the United States, which disqualifies him for the Thai throne.
The Palace Law…
Prince Christian of Denmark has marked another first in his young royal life.
Now that the future King of Denmark is an adult, the first-ever gala pictures of the Prince have been published.
Dennis Stenild, Kongehuset ©
Taken by Dennis Stenild, Prince Christian is…
All the best photos from Prince Christian's 18th birthday weekend
17th October 2023
It was a weekend to remember for Prince Christian of Denmark as he marked his 18th birthday in Copenhagen.
Young people from all over the Danish Commonwealth and foreign royals were in town to celebrate the young royal as he came of age.
Below we have gathered the…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have said they are “shocked” after a terrorist went on a shooting spree in Brussels on the evening of 16 October.
The royal couple released a statement in English, French and Dutch on social media stating: “We are shocked by tonight’s shooting in our capital. Our thoughts are first and foremost with the victims, their families…
