The Swedish Royal Family stepped out in
full force to attend the annual Nobel Prize Ceremony. King Carl XVI
Gustaf handed out several Nobel Prizes at the Concert Hall in
Stockholm. Each year on 10 December, the Nobel Prizes are awarded.
The Nobel Peace Prize is traditionally awarded in Oslo, Norway. In
Sweden, King Carl XVI Gustaf hands out the Nobel Prizes
for Physics, Chemistry, Medicine…
Last Friday, Princess Madeleine joined
her family to attend the christening of her godson and nephew
Prince Gabriel. Princess Madeleine has been criticised by animal
rights activists for her choice of clothing for the baptism. On
Friday, Prince Gabriel of Sweden, son of…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have only
just announced their engagement, and they have already received a
flood of congratulatory messages. Besides all the well wishes of
the people, there have also been a number of official statements in
which the newly engaged couple is…
In a weeks time, Prince Gabriel of Sweden
will become a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church when he is
christened. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming
christening – and more. The Ceremony On 1 December Prince Gabriel
Carl Walther, second son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia
will be baptised. Just like his brother Alexander and cousins
Leonore and Nicolas…
King Philippe took over Queen Mathilde’s
annual engagement today as he read to children during the Reading
Week. This has a special reason behind it. Each year Queen Mathilde
steps out as the Patron of the Reading Week, to read a book to
children in an elementary…
The Norwegian Royal Court has announced
that King Harald was admitted to hospital on Friday. The King is
suffering from an infection. On Friday the Norwegian King was
hospitalised in the Rikshospitalet in Oslo. The Royal Court
said that The King is feeling better and his…
Their Majesties Queen Mathilde and King
Philippe of Belgium are currently on a State Visit to India. On the
second day, the Queen was accompanied by the Indian Minister
for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi. On Tuesday the
Queen visited Childline, India’s first 24-hour, free, emergency
phone service for children in need of aid and assistance alongside
the Indian Minister for Women and…
The Walloon tv programme Place Royale has
conducted a new survey in which several Belgians were asked
questions about the current monarchy. The survey showed a quarter
of the Belgians want to get rid of the monarchy and make Belgium a
republic. After 1500 days of King…
Next year the Royal House of the
Netherlands will receive more resources to cover their expenses.
The government has approved the rise of funds for the Royal House
and made the decision public. While most of the royal families are
confronted with a declining budget to cover…
Recently, the Swedish Royal Family’s tax
report was revealed. The Swedish newspaper Expressen was able
to take a look at the financial situation of each member of the
Swedish Royal Family. Swedes are, in general, very open about their
income and financial situation. It is, for example, possible to
know how much your neighbour earns each year. Therefore, much is
known about the Royal…
