Victoriadagen (Victoria Day in Swedish)
is the traditional festivity celebrating Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden’s birthday. It falls every year on the 14th of July, the day
the Crown Princess was born, and has been celebrated since
1979. It is usually celebrated on the island of Öland, where
Solliden Palace is located – the Palace is usually the background
for the main part of the…
On Saturday, Denmark played against the
Czech Republic in the quarter-final match of the European Football
Championships. The Danish team won the match 2-1, and
celebrations for the victory were abundant in every Danish
community around the world. The team…
After about a year and a half, Queen
Margarethe of Denmark is set to hold audiences for the public again
beginning in September. On Thursday, the Royal Danish House
released a press release announcing that the Queen would resume her
receptions for members of the public…
On Thursday, Queen Silvia of Sweden took
part in the digital inauguration of Children-Haus in Ortenau,
Germany. The facility is an orphanage to house children
suspected of having been victims of physical violence or sexual
abuse. This is the fifth building of this kind to be
inaugurated with the aim of preventing the multiplication of
traumas for children that come from being moved from…
On Friday, Princess Beatrix of the
Netherlands appeared in the stands of the Concours Hippique
International Officiel (CHIO) [Official International Equestrian
Competition] after about a month’s absence from public life
following surgery. The Royal House of the…
Ten years ago, Prince Albert II of Monaco
and Princess Charlene tied the knot in a ceremony in the Main
Courtyard at the Princely Palace of Monaco. The reception and
evening ball were held at the Montecarlo Opera and featured the
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra…
A look at how Prince Albert and Princess Charlène's wedding broke with tradition and transformed the Princely Palace
2nd July 2021
It has been a tradition for centuries
that civil royal weddings are held in the Princely Palace of
Monaco. However, Prince Albert’s marriage to Charlène Wittstock in
2011 broke ranks and made the Palace the location of their
religious ceremony, as well. Once they compiled the guest
list, they realised that not everybody could fit into the
traditional venue for religious weddings in Monaco…
The relationship between the Princely
Family of Monaco and Sainte Dévote is both ancient and
strong. Every year, members of the Princely Family take part
in the festivities remembering the Patron Saint of the
Principality. On the 26th of January, the eve of her feast…
On Thursday, the entire Spanish Royal
Family was in Barcelona to oversee the Princess of Girona
Awards. Due to the global shutdown, the 2020 ceremony was
cancelled, and so this year the family handed out both the 2020 and
the 2021 prizes. The award ceremony took…
On Monday, Crown Prince Frederik of
Denmark paid a visit to one of Save the Children’s summer
camps. The initiative, which has been going on since 1949, is
aimed at children aged 7-12 from vulnerable backgrounds. Save
the Children also organises summer camps for teenagers aged 13-18
and family camps for parents with children aged 7-12. This
year’s visit was the first time the…
