Luxembourg

A brand new line of succession in Luxembourg as 2024 gets under way

By
9th January 2024
A birth is always a happy occasion, but when it happens in a royal family, it is also a source of some changes, especially when it comes to the succession line.  This was the case in Luxembourg, where the birth of Prince Balthazar caused a shift down the succession line for Princess Alexandra, who is expecting a child in the spring, and Prince Sébastien.  Prince Louis and his two…
Read more
Japan

Concerns for health of Japanese princess as mystery illness continues into New Year

By
8th January 2024
The Japanese Imperial Family is not having the smoothest of beginnings for this 2024. They were forced to cancel the public appearance for New Year following a devastating 7.5 earthquake in the Ishikawa prefecture, and the tragic plane crash at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport that took the lives of five coast guards service people scheduled to deliver aid to the affected area. Now, less than a…
Read more
British Royals

An unexpected star at the Coronation: how the Lord President of the Council made her mark in history

By
31st December 2023
In September 2022, she proclaimed the end of an historic reign and the start of a new one. Now, eight months later, she will be remembered for the titanic effort she carried out during the Coronation of the King. We are, of course, talking about Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the Conservatives in the House of Commons and, most importantly, Lord President of the Council. It was in this…
Read more
Belgium

The next queen called Elisabeth: how is a princess preparing for her future role?

By
28th November 2023
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has paved the way for a new generation of heirs in Europe to embrace their roles in a continuously changing landscape. Elisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène was born at 9:58 pm on 25 October 2001, the first of four children born to the then-Duke and Duchess of Brabant. As it happens for many firstborns, she shaped the education path for the rest of her…
Read more