The Swedish Royal Court has revealed who
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia have selected as godparents
for their youngest son, Prince Julian. As expected, the royals
chose close friends and family to sponsor their son, who was born
on 26 March. The couple have chosen Johan Andersson, Stina
Andersson, Patrick Sommerlath, Jacob Högfeldt and Frida Vesterberg
to act as sponsors to their…
Prince Daniel of Sweden opened the
extension to the Liljevalchs + art gallery in Stockholm’s Kungl.
Djurgården (Royal Game Park) on Wednesday. Daniel received a tour
of the new gallery and spoke to Stockholm City Council chair
Cecilia Brinck and museum director…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden visits children at Astrid Lindgren's Children's Hospital
11th August 2021
On Tuesday, Princess Madeleine of Sweden
visited Astrid Lindgren’s Children’s Hospital in her role as patron
of Min Stora Dag (My Big Day). The children’s hospital is part of
the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm. Madeleine received
a tour of…
Unknown to many today, Prince Bira of
Siam was an Olympian who represented Siam (now called Thailand) in
sailing. Bira’s full title was Prince Birabongse Bhanudej
Bhanubandh, and he was the son of Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse
and grandson of King King Mongkut – the King famous from The
King and I. His uncle was King Chulalongkorn. Prince Bira competed
in four Summer Olympic…
Coming from the Middle Eastern country of
Jordan, Princess Haya is the only royal from the Hashemite kingdom
that has competed in the Olympics. Haya is the daughter of the late
King Hussein and late Queen Alia; her half-brother, King Abdullah,
is currently Jordan’s…
Greece’s Tatoi Palace in Athens is under
threat of a ravaging wildfire. Fire crews of over 700 people have
been working through the night to battle the flames. Evacuations
are taking place in the threatened area, and the Greek Ministry of
Culture has ordered the…
As we are in the middle of the Summer
Olympics in Tokyo, we are taking a look at the royal Olympians from
Spain – a country that has had no shortage of athletes with royal
blood competing in the Olympic Games. Both former King Juan Carlos
and Queen Sofía were Olympians in sailing, as were their daughter
Infanta Cristina and son King Felipe. Their son-in-law, Iñaki
Urdangarín, competed in…
Despite a shrinking Imperial Family and
only three people in the line of succession, Japan has decided that
it will not allow women to reign in their own right. The
possibility of a female empress in Japan has popular support, but
the more conservative members of the…
The Crown Prince Family of Norway is
mourning the death of their beloved Labradoodle, Muffins. Crown
Princess Mette-Marit shared the heartbreaking news on Instagram,
saying the eight-year-old dog died from cancer this week. The Crown
Princess shared several images of the…
Queen Rania of Jordan visited the Royal
Grant Scheme projects during her trip to Al Shobak on Wednesday.
The Queen met several representatives of local societies, local
officials and owners of some income-generating projects. Queen
Rania spoke to beneficiaries of the Royal Grant Scheme in the
visitor’s centre of Shobak Castle; there, she shared encouragement
and her happiness that she was…
