Sweden

Swedish Royal Court getting new Marshal of the Realm

It was announced that the Swedish Royal Court would have a new Marshal of the Realm in September. Fredrik Wersäll will be the new Marshal of the Realm in the fall. He currently works as the President of the Svea Court of Appeal, a post he’s had for a decade, and he’s been a Prosecutor-General, a Justice of the Supreme Court and a Director-General for Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Justice…
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InsightThe Kents

Who is Princess Michael of Kent?

Today we’ll explore the life of Princess Michael of Kent. She is the wife of Prince Michael and was born Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz in Sudetenland (now in the Czech Republic) on 15 January 1945. Baroness Marie Christine’s parents were Baron Günther Hubertus von Reibnitz and Countess Maria Anna Szapáry von Muraszombath. She had two older half-siblings, Margarita von Reibnitz and…
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British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

Princess Charlotte is learning Spanish with her Nanny - Maria Turrion Borrallo

Princess Charlotte can apparently speak Spanish, according to a source who spoke to People magazine. Now a source is speaking to People, revealing that Princess Charlotte is speaking some Spanish with Prince William and with her nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, who is from Spain. The source further said that Princess Charlotte is “very sweet and very confident – she’s always chatting…
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FeaturesInsight

Fact v. Fiction in The Crown's second season

The Crown returned for a second season on Netflix earlier last month, and dramatised The Queen’s reign from 1955 to roughly 1964, shortly after the birth of Prince Edward. Today we’re going to separate the fact from fiction in The Crown’s second season. Please do not…
British RoyalsFeaturesInsightOpinionQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen's Top Five Christmas Messages

The Queen’s Christmas Message, broadcast on television, radio, and the internet on Christmas Day, is a staple of the royal calendar. It is a tradition started by her grandfather, King George V and continued by her father, King George VI via radio broadcast. It wasn’t until the 1957 Christmas Message that they became televised. King George V delivered the first Christmas Message in 1932…
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