Prince Ferdinand of Bismarck, has died at
the age of 88 years old. The news was first reported by the German
paper, Bunte. The prince passed away following complications
experienced during surgery. He leaves behind him his wife, Princess
Elisabeth and their three children. He is followed by his son,
Carl-Eduard von Bismarck, who is now regarded as the new Prince of
Bismarck. Ferdinand was the…
In August 1856, Christiania received an
exceptionally grand visit. Seven royals from three royal houses,
one Imperial house and a princely house were gathered in Norway’s
capital that summer. One of them was Napoleon, although it wasn’t
the Napoleon most of us…
Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy’s home
in Paris has been robbed. French newspaper “Le Parisien” and other
media report that the burglary took place on Friday, 19 July in the
French home of the Italian prince and his wife. No one in the
family was home when the…
Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia has,
in order to help the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija again
this year, sent a donation worth more than 10,000 dollars to the
food depository of “Mother of the Nine Jugovic.” The Serbian Royal
Court informs that the packages for the Serbian population consist
of basic food likes flour, pasta, beans, rice, spices, soups, oils,
and sugar.
This summer, Royal Central is taking a
look at who is who in the lines of succession around the world.
Today we are looking at the line of succession to the Norwegian
throne. Compared to many monarchies, the Norwegian order of
succession is relatively short and counts only…
The Norwegian Palace Park in Oslo was
vandalised last Thursday, according to a gardener’s facebook post.
They posted about the incident: “It is so sad when things like this
happen.” A Japanese cherry tree in Crown Princess Märtha’s Garden
has been…
Throughout history, many royals have died
in brutal and bizarre ways. Royals have been killed in attacks, by
illnesses and by accidents. In 1889, a tragic incident happened
that ended up with not one, but two dead royals. Still to this day,
the event has not been clarified, and there are still questions
about what really happened. Apparently, Crown Prince Rudolf of
Austria killed his lover…
In June, the temporary summer exhibition
opened at the Royal Palace in Oslo. This is an excellent exhibition
that anyone who visits Norway’s capital should see. For those of
you who cannot visit Oslo this summer, you can see the presentation
here: The backyard of the…
After the First World War, several of
Europe’s monarchies fell, and among them were the German and
Austrian-Hungarian Empires. While many of the royalty in these
countries fled to other countries to live their lives in exile,
others chose to remain in their country of…
Most royalty have some kind of monogram.
Most royals also have a personal and a family coat of arms. The
monograms are for more personal use than the coat of arms, and
therefore, we do not see them so often. In Norway, the case is that
the King’s monogram is used by the King personally and in several
instances which are closely related to His Majesty. In this
article, we will look at King…
