Prince Christian has debuted his first
national order, having been made a Knight of the Order of the
Elephant the morning of his 18th birthday. The Order of the
Elephant is Denmark’s highest chivalric order and is bestowed
entirely at the Sovereign’s discretion. Typically, it is awarded to
royalty and foreign heads of state. In the cases of members of the
Danish and Norwegian Royal…
The discreet tiara of a beloved queen that was worn by an historic heir
18th October 2023
Belgium’s future queen wore a tiara once
belonging to a beloved great-aunt for Prince Christian’s 18th
birthday in Copenhagen last weekend. Walking into the gala dinner
arm-in-arm with Princess Amalia of the Netherlands, Princess
Elisabeth sported the Wolfers Tiara…
The sparkling sapphire with a poignant history that marked the moment a future monarch came of age
16th October 2023
A future king of Denmark has celebrated a
milestone birthday with huge crowds cheering him and royalty from
across Europe coming together in his honour. But amidst the
festivities for the 18th birthday of Prince Christian of Denmark
was one very special tribute and it was…
Royalty join young people from across Denmark to celebrate birthday of future king
16th October 2023
Youth was emphasised at Prince
Christian’s birthday gala dinner at Christiansborg Palace, as over
200 young people from around the Danish Commonwealth joined their
future king to celebrate. In a speech, Prince Christian made
special mention of his peers in the ballroom, saying: “…Thank you
to all the young people who are here today. It feels really good to
be surrounded by so many…
The Princess of Wales cheered her team to
victory as England advanced to the semi-finals of the Rugby World
Cup on Sunday afternoon. The royal arrived solo at the Stade de
Marseille for an afternoon of rugby and sat between Sir Bill
Beaumont, the chairperson of World…
Poignant link to his late grandfather for Prince Christian as he's awarded special royal honour
16th October 2023
Queen Margrethe ensured that Prince
Christian’s late grandfather would be with him on his 18th
birthday, naming her grandson a Knight of the Order of the Elephant
and gifting him with Prince Henrik’s insignia. The Danish Royal
House announced that Queen Margrethe had…
Prince Christian has officially came of
age, making a series of balcony appearances at Frederik VIII’s
Palace with his family as the crowds cheered their future king. The
young royal made a series of appearance on the balcony. First
alone, then accompanied by his immediate family—Queen Margrethe
Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, and younger siblings
Princess Isabella, Prince…
Proud mum and dad, Frederik and Mary, share special childhood album of Prince Christian on eve of milestone birthday
15th October 2023
On the eve of his milestone birthday,
Prince Christian’s proud parents have shared a digital photo album
from the young prince’s early life on the Danish Royal Family’s
Instagram account. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
shared a carousel of images of…
King's brother wonders why monarchs still exist in 21st century and says some royal rules are ''medieval''
14th October 2023
In an interview to mark his upcoming 60th
birthday, Prince Laurent used his time to reflect on his life as a
royal and ponder why modern society even has monarchies. In a
wide-ranging interview with cartoonist Marec of the Flemish
newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, Laurent shared…
For almost a thousand years, coronation
services have taken place at Westminster Abbey, in times of peace
and strife. The sovereign sometimes arrives at the Abbey a popular
figure; sometimes, they’re deeply unpopular. More often than not,
they’re crowned by birthright and succession. On a few occasions,
they’re crowned after a battle, like the first king to reign after
the Norman…
