Marie Christine von Reibnitz has been a member of the British Royal Family for almost 40 years, and even though she doesn’t carry out official royal engagements, she is a well-known figure, not least because of some of her highly publicised controversial actions in the past.
Marie Christine is better known as Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent. She is married to Prince Michael of…
In the UK there are very specific rules regarding who is entitled to be a Prince or Princess. Most of these rules come from Letters Patent issued in 1917 by King George V, in which the King accords the Princely title to all children of the Sovereign, to the Sovereign’s…
As people speculate on the future marital home of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, today we take a look at former royal residents of a much-discussed possible residence, Apartment 1 at Kensington Palace.
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex was the first to be given the…
Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco, nee Salma Bennani, was born in Fes, Morocco, on 10 May 1978.
Her parents were El Haj Abdelhamid Bennani (a schoolteacher) and Naïma Bensouda, and she has a sister,Meryem Bennani. Born into a middle-class family, at the age of three, Salma lost her mother in 1981 and from that moment on, they were raised by her grandmother,Hajja Fatma Abdellaoui…
There are currently 23 official members of the British Royal Family who hold royal titles. However, there are only two members out of 23 who don’t have their profiles on the official royal website, and these are Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
Princess Beatrice and…
Happy birthday to Princess Benedikte of Denmark - take a look at her extraordinary life so far
29th April 2018
Her Royal Highness Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid, Princess of Denmark, was born on 29 April 1944 at Frederik VIII’s Palace, in the Amalienborg Complex, Copenhagen.
Having been born during World War II, Denmark was in the middle of Nazi occupation, which made…
Sayako Kuroda was born on 18 April 1969 as the first daughter and third child of the then Crown Prince Akihito and then Crown Princess Michiko. Her grandfather, Emperor Shōwa, named her Sayako and gave her the title of The Princess Nori. From birth, she was also entitled to the style of Imperial Highness.
According to her mother, Sayako was born two weeks before expected and was a genuinely…
Following the birth of Princess Madeleine’s third child, Princess Adrienne, we take a look at how royal titles are used in the Scandinavian monarchies.
Sweden
The members of the Swedish Royal Family carry the style of Royal Highness with the title of Prince/Princess of…
Princess Margaret’s years as a single woman were followed with the most considerable interest in Britain, where there was a great deal of excitement over her choice of husband.
It was assumed in 1955 that she would marry Peter Townsend. However, Townsend was a divorcee at…
Following the death of Prince Henrik, rumours that Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will abdicate have once again began circulating.
These rumours have been around for some years stating that The Queen of Denmark would abdicate in favour of her eldest son and heir, Crown Prince Frederik, mostly due to her advanced age and the very high popularity of both the Crown Prince and his wife, Crown Princess…
