Sweden

Change and challenge mark a big year for the royal family of Sweden

While 2023 proved to be a big year for the Swedish Royal Family, with King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee, 2024 was much more sedate in comparison. But despite the lack of jubilee celebrations or milestone birthdays, the Swedish Royal Family still had plenty of reasons to celebrate and stay in the headlines. Here are ten of the biggest moments for the Swedish Royal Family this year. Crown…
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Denmark

The Fashion Hits of Mary, Queen of Denmark in 2024

She spent a whole two weeks of 2024 as Crown Princess and then, following Queen Margrethe’s shock abdication announcement on New Year’s Eve, Mary officially became Queen of Denmark this year. And with the change in status comes a change in fashion, so let’s take a look…
Royal News

The moments that defined the Princess of Wales in her most difficult of years

This certainly couldn’t have been the year the Princess of Wales was expecting; and for royal watchers the world over, Catherine hasn’t been far from our thoughts as she underwent major surgery, a shock cancer diagnosis, and months of chemotherapy. But at least, in her words, she has now begun the recovery process and has begun a gradual return to work. While it was a heavy year for…
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Features

Ten special moments for future monarchs in 2024

It’s hard to believe that we’ve been watching the latest generation of royals grow up in real time and now they’re all either in university, or undergoing military training, or taking the next steps to prepare them for their future roles! As we look back on 2024…
The Edinburghs

Where in the world was Sophie in 2024?

The Duchess of Edinburgh never gets the credit she deserves for her royal work. This year alone, she travelled to 10 countries outside the United Kingdom, several of them marking the first time a member of the British Royal Family has ever visited that particular…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria 'lights up' in new holiday video

Crown Princess Victoria shared a new video of her young family taking part in a beloved holiday tradition: lighting candles. In a new video posted on the Swedish Royal Family’s YouTube channel, the future queen of Sweden, accompanied by husband Prince Daniel and children Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, visits the Älvrosgården in Skansen to learn about the tradition of lighting candles at…
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Royal News

Queen Camilla's gorgeous Christmas tradition continues as she decorates tree at Clarence House

It’s one of the most touching royal events on the calendar: Queen Camilla’s annual Christmas party for the children at Helen & Douglas House and Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity. For the past 19 years, the Queen has hosted a Christmas tree trimming party—complete with special guests and refreshments—for the children at her Clarence House residence. On social media…
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