The heir to the throne of Norway is
marking a special birthday in a summer focused where the country’s
monarchy is focusing on the future. Crown Prince Haakon Magnus
turns 50 on July 20th 2023 with the Royal Court issuing a new photo
for the occasion and opening up an online portal for wellwishers to
send congratulatory messages. As he reached his half century, the
Crown Prince was…
New royal fashion icon, the King of Spain, goes for a tux after his Wimbledon jacket causes a style stir
18th July 2023
He’d turned up to cheer on the underdog
in the Wimbledon final and left as the internet’s new fashion
darling. King Felipe VI of Spain has become the unexpected royal
style icon of the year and for one of his first appearances after
claiming his newest title, he…
A royal hug for the new Wimbledon champion as King Felipe of Spain greets Carlos Alcaraz after a famous win
16th July 2023
He might just have written his name in
the history books of the most famous tennis championship in the
world but Carlos Alcaraz appeared overcome as royalty queued up to
meet him and celebrate his success. As he made his way into the
Player’s Lounge at Wimbledon…
King Felipe VI led congratulations on
Centre Court as Carlos Alcaraz claimed the Gentlemen’s Singles
title at Wimbledon. And the new champion thanked his monarch for
attending. As he spoke to the crowd after his win, Carlos Alcaraz
said he had played twice in front of his king and had won both
times, joking that he wanted Felipe VI to attend more of his
matches for that reason. [getty…
We’re used to seeing royals at Wimbledon
with the Princess of Wales now patron of the All England Club. But
rewind nine decades and another royal was a familiar face there. A
princess known to her family as Thora regularly cropped up on the
Pathe newsreels of the time…
The Princess of Wales will be on Centre
Court to hand over the trophies at Wimbledon as this year’s
competition comes to a close. The last few years have seen the
Princess become a regular at the presentations but a whole host of
royals have done the honours over…
The royal box at Wimbledon was packed as
the competition intensified with plenty of princesses in place to
enjoy the semi-finals of the Men’s Singles Championship. Princess
Beatrice followed in the famed footsteps of the Princess of Wales
with plenty of expressive reactions to the on court contests which
eventually saw Novak Djokovic advance to a last two showdown with
top seed, Carlos…
The Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg
have shared their joy at the news they are to become grandparents
again. In a short statement, the Grand Ducal Court said Grand Duke
Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa had ”the great joy of
announcing that Prince Felix and…
Sixteenth century kings, even those that
had worked their way through a quintet of queens, had a somewhat
preconceived idea of what a consort should bring to their royal
marriage. Henry VIII might well have been in love with the idea of
love but he also had a concept of…
t was a famous royal love story that
shocked as much as it thrilled. John of Gaunt was the
ultra-ambitious prince whose desire to be a king almost cost him
his life, Katherine Swynford was the mysterious commoner who
supplanted a queen in his affections. Their relationship lasted
decades, survived a serious separation and ultimately led to the
creation of a dynasty which would snatch the throne of…
