Spain’s biggest royal headlines over the
past few days reached their peak when Infanta Cristina and Iñaki
Urdangarín announced their separation with a short statement
released to EFE, Spain’s national news agency. The
announcement, on January 24th 2022, came at the start of a busy
week for Spain’s royals. As the news broke, King Felipe was already
on his way to Puerto Rico, where…
Princess Caroline of Monaco turns 65 this
year and does it while walking one of the toughest
tightropes. Princess Charlene has been a part of Prince
Albert’s life for almost two decades now. The two met in 2000 at
the Mare Nostrum swim meet in the principality and…
The Principality of Monaco got a new
Princess on the 23rd of January 1957, when Princess Grace gave
birth to baby Caroline Louise Marguerite. Born within the Palace’s
walls, the new baby weighed 8lbs 2oz (or 3,6 kgs) and was presented
to the Monégasque population…
Exactly nine months after a wedding that
captured the attention of the globe, the small principality on the
Mediterranean was once more at the centre of media focus. Monaco’s
Sovereign Prince Rainier III had married American actress Grace
Kelly in April 1956, and the new Princess was an already popular
figure in magazines and newspapers. The fact that she would give up
such an amazing…
Danish royals surround Queen Margrethe as she officially opens jewellery exhibition
23rd January 2022
Accompanied by the rest of her family,
Queen Margrethe visited Amalienborg Museum to officially open the
exhibition “A Queen’s Jewelry Box – 50 years on the throne told
through jewellery.” Her Majesty was joined by Crown Prince
Frederik, Crown Princess Mary…
Will Princess Ingrid Alexandra follow in her father's footsteps now that she's reached adulthood?
21st January 2022
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway will
one day be Queen of Norway, and the public has set its eyes on her
future since the day she was born. Now that she has reached
adulthood, at least in age, some questions are closer to being
answered. Just like her Dutch…
A look back at the significance of Princess Ingrid Alexandra's birth
21st January 2022
Princess Ingrid Alexandra just turned
18-years-old, and Royal Central wishes to take this moment to take
a look back at the significance of her birth. Fourteen years
before she was born, in 1990, Norway updated its constitution to
allow absolute primogeniture, meaning that the firstborn,
regardless of gender, will inherit the throne. It was the
first wind of actualisation that swept…
King Felipe officially opens new Foreign Affairs Ministry building
20th January 2022
King Felipe officially opened the newly
renovated building for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European
Union and Cooperation. Upon his arrival, the King was welcomed by
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, and, before
receiving a tour of the…
Swedish royals rally virtual support around Swedish athletes before Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics
20th January 2022
The Beijing Winter Olympics are almost
underway, and delegations from the 90 participating countries are
starting to make their way into the Chinese capital. King Carl XVI
Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and
Prince Carl Philip all jumped…
Infanta Cristina's husband speaks for the first time after photos of him with another woman appear in press
20th January 2022
After photos were published of him
holding hands with another woman, the husband of Infanta Cristina
of Spain has spoken for the first time. Iñaki Urdangarín repsonded
to journalists who were waiting for him outside his workplace first
thing in the morning. Infanta Cristina’s husband chose to only
answer two of their questions. Asked by a journalist “How are
you?”, Urdangarín replied…
