Welcome to April – a month that
promises several important events in several European royal houses.
We will have birthdays, Jubilees, state visits and royal … births!
Photo: The Royal Court, Sweden Yes, this week we
enter another official #BabyWatchSeason (yes, that’s a thing),
while we wait for Prince Carl-Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden
first child to make his/her big…
New archeological evidence seems to
confirm the bones found in a medieval reliquiary at Uppsala
Cathedral in Sweden, belong to Saint King Erik. Erik IX was a
Swedish king, who reigned c. 1155-1160. No contemporary
historical records of Erik survive, what little is known…
Prince Harry recently concluded his first
trip to Nepal, where he visited a Gurkha camp, went trekking, and
met earthquake survivors. The tour, which started as a four day
trip in the capital of Kathmandu, was later extended by six days to
help rebuild a school, in an…
Probably best known for the exquisite
Easter eggs that he crafted for the Russian Imperial house of
Romanov, Peter Carl Faberge was Russia’s premier master goldsmith
at the beginning of the twentieth century, the House of Faberge
having been founded in St. Petersburg by his father, Gustav Faberge
in 1842. Although Faberge would go on to design spectacularobjects
of ornamentation such…
Books in Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, which
were reproduced in full-size format and published by the Royal
Collection in association with Walker Books Ltd, are available as
children’s books to purchase fromthe Royal Collection.These
little…
Former England and Manchester United
legend David Beckham has described the Queen as the ‘number
one leader’. Speaking in ‘Our Queen at 90’, an ITV
documentary that marks the Queen’s 90th birthday, the
40-years-old said that when looking up to a role model, the…
On Thursday 26 March 2015, the reburial
of King Richard III took place at Leicester Cathedral. One year on,
the city of Leicester has chosen to mark this historic day with a
special programme of commemorative events taking place at the
Cathedral, Guildhall, St. Martin’s House and Leicester Market. The
programme will include a reflective ceremony celebrated twelve
months to the day, with the…
It has often been said that no one should
have the right to participate in the legislative process without a
democratic mandate. This principle is where the House of Commons
and the Government get their political legitimacy. However, without
a written constitution, what…
On Monday 22 February Princess Madeleine
of Sweden hosted a fairytale party for seriously ill children in
Stockholm’s royal palace. The party was planned together with a
non-profit organisation called My Special Day (Min Stora
Dag in Swedish) that makes dreams come…
King and Queen of Sweden organise first official dinner of the year
4th February 2016
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of
Sweden organised the first official dinner of the year last night,
February 3. Official dinners are glittering occasions that demand a
tiara and a long evening dress, and are attended by invited guests
and the royal family. Crown Princess Victoria and her husband
Prince Daniel attended, as well as Prince Carl Philip with his wife
Princess Sofia. Princess…
