As King Philippe celebrates his 60th
birthday, let’s look back at another important day in his life: 21
July 2013, the day he became King of the Belgians. Prince Philippe
was born 15 April 1960, the eldest son of Prince Albert and
Princess Paola in the reign of his uncle, King Baudouin. Albert
succeeded to the throne in 1993 when his older brother died without
an heir. Philippe was now first…
The Duke of Cambridge remotely opened a
new NHS Nightingale Hospital on Thursday morning, praising both the
“selfless commitment” and “herculean effort” of NHS workers while
doing so. Constructed in only eight days, the NHS Nightingale
Birmingham Hospital will…
The Duchess of Cambridge voices concerns over anxiety caused by pandemic
16th April 2020
The Duchess of Cambridge has written a
letter of support to Action on Addiction, telling them that she is
“thinking of you all…at this hugely difficult time.” Kate, who has
been the patron of Action on Addiction since 2012, penned the
letter on Tuesday to support…
Today, we’re looking back at the first
ten years of Queen Margrethe’s reign, from 1972 to 1982. Princess
Margrethe was born in 1940, the oldest daughter of Frederick IX and
Queen Ingrid. At the time of her birth, women could not succeed to
the throne of Denmark. However, after three daughters were born to
the king, it became clear that he would not have a male heir to
succeed him…
Queen Margrethe has celebrated a few
milestones on the Danish throne. A Silver Jubilee in 1997; a Ruby
Jubilee in 2012. If she is still on the throne in 2022, she will
mark her Golden Jubilee. And having ascended to the throne at the
age of 32, Queen Margrethe has marked a…
As we continue looking back at the life
of Queen Margrethe in celebration of her 80th birthday, today let’s
look at some of her royal ancestors. The monarchy of Denmark is one
of the oldest in the world and can be traced back to the eighth
century — though with…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
updated their charitable foundation’s website with new guidelines
on how they will support those on the frontline of responding to
the coronavirus pandemic. The Royal Foundation now lists three key
ways that William and Kate will support charities. They include:
“Working to connect our partners with those who are able to provide
practical support…
When Queen Margrethe celebrates her 80th
birthday tomorrow, it will be with less fanfare than originally
planned, but Danish officials are offering ways to celebrate The
Queen from home. Denmark’s Foreign Ministry, which runs the
Denmark.dk Twitter account, posted…
The Princess Royal has given a rare
interview to Vanity Fair ahead of her 70th birthday later this
summer. Of her heavy schedule, which she attributes to not wanting
to sit around, she says, “I make their lives more difficult in
terms of the logistics, I’m afraid, but…
[getty src=”542259040″ width=”594″
height=”396″ tld=”ca”] Prince Philippe and Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz
made a surprising announcement in September 1999: they had been in
a secret relationship and were now engaged to be married. Mathilde,
a member of the Belgian nobility, would eventually become the first
Belgian-born Queen of the…
