Last week Prince Carl Philip and Princess
Sofia both tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement, the
Swedish Royal Family said that the prince and princess only have
mild flu like symptoms, and that they are doing well in the
circumstances. They were immediately quarantined at their home with
their two children. Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia are now
trying to recover from coronavirus…
The Danish Royal House has started
sharing a digital Christmas calendar on its social media accounts,
weaving a tale of an Elf Girl who flies around Denmark’s kingdoms
to learn more about their holiday traditions. Now an annual treat,
this year’s digital Christmas…
To mark the anniversary of the coronation
of Empress Josephine, which took place on this day in 1804, we are
taking a look at Europe’s current royals who have Josephine as one
of their names. Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark
The youngest child of…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her
husband Prince Daniel have held a digital meeting with
representatives from the Swedish Institute. During the meeting, on
December 1st 2020, the Crown Princess and Prince Daniel were given
an update on the image of Sweden abroad and on the Institute’s
current issues due to the pandemic. The meeting, with the
Director-General of the Institute…
Crown Prince Haakon has started making
digital visits trough video-link to other nations. Last week Crown
Prince Haakon visited several nations in the Middle East, and he
made a digital visit to the small Norwegian town of Hammerfest.
Hammerfest had several outbreaks of…
The Crown Prince of Norway has revealed
he talks often with his father about the moment he will become
king. On Saturday evening the Norwegian TV-channel TV2 published a
longer interview with Crown Prince Haakon. The interview was
recorded earlier this year and the Crown…
The coronavirus pandemic has left Queen
Letizia of Spain as the only member of her royal family taking on
engagements as December gets under way. The Spanish royal diary for
this week is entirely down to her and could remain that way into
the following week. King Felipe is in isolation after he came into
contact with someone who later tested positive for coronavirus.
Although the Spanish…
This Sunday, November 29th 2020, was the
beginning of Christmas celebrations in most European nations. In
Norway, the day was royally celebrated when Her Majesty Queen Sonja
surprisingly published a video via the royal family’s Facebook
page. The Queen did as millions of…
Crown Princess Family of Sweden celebrates First Sunday of Advent
30th November 2020
The Crown Princess Family of Sweden has
released a video marking the First Sunday of Advent and photos of
Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar making wreaths at Haga Palace. In
the video, Prince Daniel lights the first candle for the First
Sunday of Advent (the Sundays…
Hermine Reuss of Greiz was born on 17
December 1887 as the fifth child and fourth daughter of Heinrich
XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, and Princess Ida Mathilde Adelheid of
Schaumburg-Lippe. Her elder brother had been injured during a
childhood surgery, leaving him mentally and physically disabled.
Her parents had been praying for a boy, but they would not have
another son. Her mother gave birth to a…
