Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary welcome special guest as Denmark begins European Union Council presidency

As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union Council, King Frederik and Queen Mary—accompanied by a surprise guest—were at the forefront of events to mark their country’s assumption.According to the Danish Presidency Council of the European Union’s website, the country has two goals for its term: “A secure Europe and a competitive and green Europe.”The royal…
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The Netherlands

Princess Catharina-Amalia is excited for the future as she announces university plans

Princess Catharina-Amalia is headed to law school in the autumn.As the Dutch Royal Family posed for their annual summer photo call and took questions at Huis ten Bosch Palace, the Dutch court announced that the future queen of the Netherlands would be returning to the University of Amsterdam to read for a bachelor’s degree in Dutch Law.The Royal Court shared that Princess…
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Royal News

A century apart but connected by a shared passion: Princess Charlotte and The Queen Mother

While all of the royal ladies in attendance at Trooping the Colour wore special jewellery or clothing with hidden meaning, only Princess Charlotte wore an item with sentimental meaning spanning nearly a century.The young princess, who recently turned 10, wore a diamond horseshoe brooch that once belonged to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. The late Queen Mother was pictured wearing it in the…
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Features

Queen Camilla wears Queen Elizabeth II's 16th birthday gift at Trooping the Colour

Queen Camilla’s added a touching tribute to Queen Elizabeth II to her outfit at Saturday’s Trooping the Colour.The Queen, who serves as Regimental Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, wore her late mother-in-law’s Grenadier Guards brooch, which had been gifted to the then-Princess Elizabeth on her 16th birthday in 1942.The Grenadier Guards brooch features the cypher of King George VI…
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