Crown Prince Frederik has taken on a new
patronage this year as Copenhagen’s architecture takes centre
stage. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation (UNESCO) and the International Association of
Architects have designated Copenhagen as its World Capital of
Architecture for 2023. As patron, Crown Prince Frederik will take
part in events throughout the year to…
Countess Eloise is poised to judge a
Dutch make-up competition premiering later this month in the
Netherlands. In Nikkie de Jager’s show, ‘Nikkie’s Make-Up Mansion’,
ten young creative professionals who want to make a career in the
make-up industry compete in a…
Busy start to the New Year for King Felipe as he attends President Lula's inauguration in Brazil
2nd January 2023
King Felipe wasted no time in resuming
royal duties following the festive period with a quick visit to
Brazil to attend the inauguration of President Lula da Silva. The
King, accompanied by his Minister of Foreign Affairs, European
Union and Cooperation, was met by…
Queen Margrethe marks New Year Day with great splendour as annual tradition finally returns
2nd January 2023
A New Year’s tradition at the heart of
the Danish Royal Family’s annual celebrations returned with great
splendour on New Year’s Day. The annual levee and dinner for
members of the Danish government and the court took place at
Christian VII’s Palace in Amalienborg on the evening of 1 January.
Queen Margrethe was accompanied by Crown Prince Frederik and Crown
Princess Mary, Prince…
On the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day - four royals stripped of their titles in major shake-up
1st January 2023
Four members of the Danish Royal Family
woke up with new titles this morning after Queen Margrethe’s shock
decision to remove her grandchildren’s titles came into effect. As
of today, all four children of Prince Joachim—Nikolai, Felix,
Henrik and Athena—are to be…
“I embrace my entire family with great love at all times" - Queen Margrethe speaks of family and hope in New Year's Eve speech
31st December 2022
Queen Margrethe delivered her annual New
Year’s Eve speech at the close of her Golden Jubilee year,
reminding listeners: “All over the world, people’s lives are
connected for better and for worse. It has rarely been more clear
than at this time.” The Danish…
As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central
takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our
second most read article was by Jess Ilse on the news that the
Countess of Wessex has received a new title from Queen Elizabeth
II. Originally published on 12th May 2022, the full post can be
read below. The Countess of Wessex has received a new title from
The Queen. Sophie has been named…
Jason Knauf - royal aide at centre of Meghan bullying allegations - receives royal honour from King Charles
30th December 2022
The former Kensington Palace staffer who
once guided the communications and strategy for the then-Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has been
made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order by King Charles III
in his New Year’s Honours…
A future queen steps into the spotlight as a princess retreats from it: the Norwegian Royal Year
30th December 2022
It was an important year in Norway as the
future queen finally came of age, but that same year, her aunt
stepped away from the spotlight. Let’s take a look at the Norwegian
royal year. January The biggest news for the Norwegian Royal Family
in January was…
Catherine celebrated her 40th birthday in
early January, and we covered the milestone in usual style. There
were deep dives into her arts-related patronages, sports-related
patronages, and children’s patronages; her use of royal jewels and
style evolution; how mental health became a defining focus for her
work; how her first decade as a member of the Royal Family played
out (plus 10 key moments…
