After an evening spent in Lillehammer
Hospital with atrial fibrillation, Queen Sonja has been discharged
with a normal heart rhythm. The Queen of Norway had been admitted
following a skiing trip where her heart rate was elevated, though
the Norwegian Royal Court shared at the time that “The situation is
not considered serious and the Queen is in good shape.” After
Queen…
Queen Sonja has been admitted to
Lillehammer Hospital In a brief statement, the Norwegian Royal
Court announced that Queen Sonja has been hospitalised for
observation following atrial fibrillation earlier in the day during
on a skiing trip. Queen Sonja was taken to…
King Felipe has awarded his mother with
Spain’s highest honour as the 50th anniversary of her becoming
queen approaches. In an official State Bulletin published on 10
January 2025, King Felipe decreed that Queen Sofía would be awarded
the Collar of the Insigne Order of…
There’s a future queen heading out to
sea! On Wednesday, Princess Leonor, the future queen of Spain, set
sail aboard the naval training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano for
several months of practical training. Midshipman Leonor attended a
special ceremony at the Port of Cádiz in which it was announced
over the loudspeakers that “Her Royal Highness the Princess of
Asturias on board.”…
Twins with Greenlandic middle names star in royal photos on day of controversy
8th January 2025
With Greenland dominating the
headlines—we’ll spare you the reason why, you can research it
yourself—the two young Danish royals who count Greenlandic names
amongst their given names celebrated their 14th birthdays. Prince
Vincent and Princess Josephine, fraternal…
As the status of Greenland becomes the
topic of global debate again, Denmark’s royal family’s long love of
the country is once more in the spotlight. Its current monarch,
Frederik X, is so fond that he gave two of his four children
Greenlandic middle names.
The new year is a whole week old and
already royal plans are taking shape. But what could the 12 months
ahead hold for the Royal Family as well as for the dynasties that
reign in Europe? Here are a few predictions from our team. Lydia
Starbuck, Editor in Chief, Royal Central The return of Donald Trump
to the White House could well influence some royal events of 2025.
The incoming number 47…
King Frederik and Queen Mary hosted the
second and third New Year’s Levees in Denmark: one for military and
high court judges and the other for the diplomatic corps. The first
levee, for the supreme court justices, the Royal Lifeguards and the
Guardhusarregiment’s…
It’s one of the oldest royal dukedoms of
all but it’s brought more drama than most and it took centuries for
one of its holders to have an heir to take it on. Right now, it
belongs to one of the most dutiful members of the Royal Family but
his predecessors have…
It was a royal first for Crown Prince
Christian on the first evening of 2025: the young royal attended
his first ever New Year’s Levee. Hosted at Christian VII’s Palace
at Amalienborg, the traditional New Year Levee is hosted by the
monarch for Denmark’s government leaders. This year marked the
first time King Frederik and Queen Mary hosted the event—Queen
Margrethe, who also attended…
