On 14 November, Princess Marie undertook
her first official engagement in Paris, France since her family’s
move to the city this summer as Prince Joachim is taking part in a
high-level military management training there. She visited the
Danish Section of the Lycée International of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
as the Honorary President. She took over the position earlier this
year from Prince Henrik…
Italian Pretender reveals promise of return of royal family was a spoof
16th November 2019
He might not have a throne but he has a
good sense of humour. Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice
and a claimant to the long defunct Italian throne has revealed that
the video he released on Thursday promising the return of the royal
family wasn’t actually about…
As Monaco prepares to celebrate its
National Day on 19 November, let’s take a look at why the National
Day takes place on that date. Monaco’s National Day is first and
foremost the occasion for the Monégasque people to pay tribute to
its princes, hence why the day is…
The man more commonly known as Prince
Albert II of Monaco was born Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi
on 14 March 1958. The second child and only son of the then monarch
of Monaco, Prince Rainier III, and his wife, Princess Grace, Albert
was a prince and the heir to the Monegasque throne from birth. He
was baptised on 20 April 1958 with Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain
and Prince Louis de…
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain
have carried out a three day State Visit to Cuba. The trip, which
some MPs in Madrid tried to stop, took place between November 11th
and November 14th and saw the couple visit Havana and Santiago de
Cuba. The State Visit was intended…
There will be no government celebrations
for Liechtenstein’s monarch, His Royal Highness Prince Hans Adam II
this year. The ruling monarch of one of the world’s smallest
independent nations has been the official head of state for 30
years this year, but it has now been…
As we mark the 90th anniversary of Grace
Kelly’s birth this month, Royal Central looks back on several
aspects of her life. As Princess Grace died on 14 September 1982,
she witnessed only one of her children’s weddings when her eldest
daughter, Princess Caroline married Philippe Junot on 28 June 1978.
Philippe Junot was a Parisian banker, and he was 17 years older
than Princess Caroline…
On 14 November at 6:00 pm Stockholm time,
security exercises were performed at the Swedish Royal Palace per
press releases from the Swedish Royal Court and the Swedish Police.
The exercise was performed inside the palace and in the outer and
inner courtyards of the…
Italian Pretender announces the return of the monarchy in Italy
15th November 2019
The heir of the Italian Pretender to the
throne, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, has announced the return of the
monarchy in Italy in a live televised address to the Italian people
on Thursday night. Mediaset aired it live after interrupting their
normal programming for the…
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the
Netherlands is a well-known pilot. He thinks flying is fun and
trained as a pilot for the national Dutch air-operator, KLM. This
week, a special thing happened on one of a KLM flight from
Amsterdam to Paris, under the charge of the Dutch king. The flight
was overbooked and it was Willem-Alexander who came up with the
great solution that made one…
