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 first with it. For the wedding
of the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway, on August 25th 2001,
was also the first real internet…
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…
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 her when she passed away.
Following her death, flags at Vaduz Castle, the official royal
residence were lowered to half…
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…
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 has completed her secondary
education. Leonor is set to start studying for the International
Baccalaureate at the UWC Atlantic…
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…
It is a truth, universally acknowledged,
that I have very, very little in common with royalty. I love
writing about them but the ruling dynasties of the world, past and
present, are a long way removed from my origins in the East End.
However, as the eighth month of the year…
All big royal events have symbolism
attached to them and when Prince Julian of Sweden is baptised, on
August 13, 2021, at the Royal Chapel at Drottningholm Palace, he
will find himself wrapped in one of his family’s best-known
traditions. The little royal, youngest child of Prince Carl Philip
and Princess Sofia, will be christened wearing the gown that has
been used by Bernadotte babies for over…
