Prince Daniel of Sweden, Duke of
Västergötland is the husband of Crown Princess Victoria, daughter
and heir apparent of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. He was born
Olof Daniel Westling on the 15 September 1973 in Örebro,
Sweden. His parents, Olle and Ewa Westling, are descended from
Finns who migrated to Sweden and turned some of the forests into
farmland centuries ago. He has one older…
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Queen Consort
of the Hellenes is the wife of King Constantine II of Greece. Queen
Anne-Marie was born on 30th August 1946 at the Amalienborg Palace
as she is a member of the Danish Royal Family. She was born the
third daughter of the Crown Prince…
In a series of interviews to mark the
twentieth anniversary of the untimely death of their mother, Diana,
Princess of Wales, Princes William and Harry have spoken openly
about that time from her death up to and including the funeral.
Perhaps, also indicating some things…
A local parish council has made claims
the Duchy of Cornwall should bear some responsibility for the
unfortunate death of a man who was swept out to sea after being
caught in a rip-current on Crantock Beach. Oneil Din, 27, was swept
out to sea after being stood in relatively shallow waters, and
despite being brought to shore by local surfers and airlifted to
hospital he failed to recover. In the…
The Imperial Household Agency in Japan
has announced that on3rdSeptember, the engagement will be announced
of Princess Mako and her long-term boyfriend, Kei Komuro. It is
understood that the couple will address the media on this happy
occasion. The engagement was…
The Order of Leopold is the oldest order
of chivalry or knighthood in Belgium having been founded in July
1832, shortly after Belgium gained independence from the
Netherlands. It takes its name from King Leopold I, who was the
first King of the Belgians and instigated the…
Today marks the century of a momentous
decision, but one borne out of potential crisis and some would
argue a very good call as European history panned out. Queen
Victoria, had taken the decision in the nineteenth century to give
the Royal House her husband’s title. Hence, she and subsequent
monarch’s would-be members of the House of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha,
previously since the reign of…
Over the last few months, several changes
have had to be made to the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham
Palace. But this Monday, a positive change will happen as for the
first time the Captain of the Queens Guard will be a female
officer. The Guard is being formed by the…
Patricia Knatchbull was the 2nd Countess
Mountbatten of Burma. She was the eldest child of Lord Mountbatten
of Burma. Our Queen did not celebrate her accession as it was also
the anniversary of her father’s passing, but there is little doubt
that Patricia Knatchbull took…
Lady Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne
Armstrong-Jones is the daughter of David, 2nd Earl of Snowden. She
was born on 14 May 2002, like many of the modern royals at the
Portland Hospital; her first two names reflect her grandmother,
Princess Margaret, and her paternal great-grandmother Queen
Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Both sadly passed just before her
birth, the name Rose was apparently picked by…
