The marriage of Sonja Haraldsen to the
future King of Norway, on August 29th 1968, marked a moment of joy
in a relationship that had caused huge debate as soon as it was
known about. For the bride had no royal blood in a monarchy where
princes were expected to wed regally. However, love prevailed and
Sonja married the then Crown Prince Harald in front of crowned
heads from across Europe. This…
The Queen will oversee the opening of new
sessions of both the Scottish and Welsh parliaments in the coming
weeks as she begins to increase her public engagements. The visits
to the Scottish Parliament and the Senedd are part of a string of
duties lined up for the Monarch…
The first major royal wedding of the 21st
century was a fairytale come true. The romantic bride and groom had
a love story that had enchanted millions while their marriage
ceremony was a first taste of ancient tradition in a brand new
millennium. And that brought another…
It’s not often the bridal bouquet gets
its own name but that’s just what happened at the first major royal
wedding of the 21st century. When Mette-Marit Tjessem Hjoiby
married Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, on August 25th 2001 in Oslo,
she carried an unusual arrangement of flowers that had a title all
of its own. The creation was called ‘Brudeloperen’ and it remains
one…
It was the first big royal wedding of the
21st century bringing kings, queens, princes and princesses
together for a very modern monarchical marriage. The relationship
between Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessme Hoiby
had been under scrutiny from the moment…
The government in Vaduz has announced
seven days of state mourning for Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein.
The Princess died on August 21st 2021 at the age of 81, several
days after suffering a stroke. Her husband, Prince Hans-Adam II,
and members of her family were with…
The Belgian Royal Family has announced
that Prince Gabriel, second child of King Philippe and Queen
Mathilde, is moving to England to continue his education. The news
came as the prince, who is second in line to the Belgian throne,
celebrated his eighteenth birthday. As his family shared new images
of him to mark his coming of age, they also confirmed that he had
obtained his International…
A new statue of The Queen will take its
place at one of England’s most celebrated churches to mark the
Platinum Jubilee. First glimpses of the sculpture, which will sit
in a currently empty niche on the West front of York Minister, have
been revealed. The statue…
Poll shows majority of people in Spain want Princess Leonor to undergo military training
16th August 2021
There is strong support for the heir to
the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor, undertaking military training,
according to a new poll. The survey, for leading newspaper ABC,
shows two thirds of those asked want the Princess of Asturias to
train with the military once she…
Princess Charlene has been undergoing a
major operation as she continues to deal with health problems that
have left her unable to fly home to Monaco for almost four months.
The four hour surgery is taking place under general anaesthetic in
South Africa where Charlene has been since May. Several French
magazines reported that the Prince’s Palace in Monaco has shared
details of the…
