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 true for children and
young people with serious illnesses. The organisation arranges many
different events to respond to the…
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…
Prince Philip looks to enjoy the
taste of his favourite beer yet again along with reports his
request for a bottle of a new tribute version of Double Diamond has
been accepted by the ale’s brewery. The Duke had reportedly gone
without his original beer of choice since…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden Accept Christmas Trees
16th December 2015
Since the late 1960s, the Forestry
Programme at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
has donated Christmas trees to the Swedish royal family. The trees
are brought to the castle in Stockholm by voluntary students of the
university and accepted by members of the royal family. The
tradition has been going on for so long that Nordmann firs are
known more commonly as “the…
In the High Middle Ages, there were four
sisters known by the famous moniker of “the Provençal Sisters” and
they married four of the most influential men of Europe at the
time. It is through these four marriages that the sisters:
Margaret, Eleanor, Sanchia, and Beatrice…
Buckingham Palace State Dining Room Closed Over Ceiling Safety Fears
1st December 2015
Buckingham Palace, the principal royal
abode of The Queen has been the setting of great splendour and
elegance. Just over a month ago, the Chinese President Xi Jinping
met with The Queen and The Duchess of Cambridge amongst other
important personages. However, Buckingham…
King and Queen of Spain to Be Featured on a Limited Edition Coin
20th November 2015
On Monday, 16 November, it was announced
by the Royal Mint of Spain that King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of
Spain are to be featured on a limited edition coin. The profiles of
the royal couple are to appear on one side of the coin while Miguel
Cervantes’ legendary folklore hero, Don Quixote is to be featured
on the alternate side. King Felipe was crowned in June of 2014
after the abdication…
It seems that Prince Charles and wife,
the Duchess of Cornwall have a busy schedule ahead of them in
Australia. The couple arrived on Tuesday, 10 November and were
greeted by various local officials on the tarmac. Among those to
greet Charles and Camilla were Governor…
Windsor Castle came out of World War II
untouched by Blitz that occurred only 24 or so miles away. Decades
later on 20 November 1992, it would meet a far different fate in
the form of fire that would end up costing close to £40 million.
The fire was said to spark by a…
Born as the last of the children of
Empress Maria Theresia and the Holy Roman Emperor, Francis Stephen,
the future Queen of France Marie Antoinette, was also the imperial
couple’s fifteenth child and eleventh daughter. She was born on
November 2 1755, the Feast of the Dead in Catholic Austria’s
calendar and baptised under the names Maria Antonia Josepha
Johanna, but known within the family…
