The new Sultan of Oman was chosen today by the family council, following the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said yesterday at the age of 79 after almost five decades on the throne, according to Al Jazeera TV. The new Sultan is his cousin Haitham bin Tariq Al Said. The new 65-year-old Sultan is a graduate of the Oxford University Foreign Service Programme. He has reportedly already taken the…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark sends message of support to Australian Prime Minister
5th January 2020
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, who was born in Hobart, Australia, has sent a message to Australia’s Prime Minister in connection to the bush fires. She has been keeping apprised of the situation through friends and family in Australia.
The message, posted on the…
The Royal Crypt at Laeken (near Brussels) in Belgium is the final resting place of the Belgian royals. It is inside the Église Notre-Dame and was built in memory of Queen Louise of Belgium (born Louise of Orléans), who was the second wife of King Leopold I – who had…
The Duke of Edinburgh was released from the King Edward VII hospital in London this morning. He was pictured leaving the hospital on foot before getting in the passenger seat of a waiting Land Rover. He is said to be on his way to Sandringham to join The Queen for Christmas.
He had been admitted to hospital last Friday. A Buckingham Palace statement on Friday said: “The Duke of Edinburgh…
Prince Charles says of Prince Philip 'when you get to that age things don't work so well'
24th December 2019
The Prince of Wales spoke of his father’s condition during a visit to the flood-hit communities in South Yorkshire yesterday. The Duke of Edinburgh has now spent four nights in King Edward VII’s Hospital in London for what Buckingham Palace has described as a…
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2015Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria Carlos was the last Infante…
Please note that we have only included royals from currently reigning royal families, those who actually reigned but were then exiled or exiled/mediatised royals who married a royal from a reigning family.
2010Prince Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma was the Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne, and he was already divorced from his wife, Princess Irene of the Netherlands…
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko visit memorial for war dead in Okinawa
18th December 2019
Crown Prince Akishino of Japan and his wife, Crown Princess Kiko visited the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in the Okinawa Prefecture to lay flowers at the National Okinawa War Dead Mausoleum.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were joined by many bereaved family members…
Prince Oscar accompanies his parents to receive Christmas trees for the Royal Palace
18th December 2019
Prince Oscar of Sweden accompanied his parents, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, to receive the Christmas trees for the Royal Palace.
Students from the hunting master’s program at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences visited the Royal Palace to…
The Duchess Cornwall to join world leaders at Auschwitz commemoration
18th December 2019
The Duchess of Cornwall will travel to Poland next year to join world leaders in commemoration the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Clarence House has announced. Meanwhile, The Prince of Wales will attend the World Holocaust Forum at the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem at the invitation of the Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. He will also visit the Occupied…
