Royal Central is taking a look at the
princess consorts of Monaco in a new series. This edition focuses
on Antoinette de Mérode. Born on 28 September 1828, Antoinette
Ghislaine de Merode was born in Brussels, Belgium, to Count Werner
de Merode and Countess Victoire de Spangen d’Uyternesse. The
day she turned 18, a “golden-haired” Antoinette married Prince
Charles III of Monaco on 28…
Today we’re looking back at some of
Princess Grace’s most stylish moments of the 1980s. Before her
untimely death in 1982, Grace maintained an active schedule of
royal duties. She also struck up a friendship with Diana, Princess
of Wales, prior to her wedding, and the…
Swedish Crown Princess Couple begin visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
7th November 2019
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
began their two-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday in
Sarajevo alongside Swedish Minister of State Isabella Lövin. Their
Royal Highnesses began the day at the Presidential Palace where
they met the popularly elected…
King Harald and Queen Sonja have welcomed
the President of Slovenia on a State Visit to Norway. In accordance
with Norwegian royal tradition, the visit began with an official
welcome ceremony at the Royal Palace. President Borut Pahor was
received by Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja and
escorted to the pavilion of honour. Here the National anthems were
played followed by an…
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander spent
the morning visiting the airbase in Leeuwarden in the north of the
Netherlands to view the new F-35A Lightning II fighter plane and
the new remotely operated and unmanned MQ-9 Reaper plane. Photo via
Ministerie van Defensie King…
Spanish Vox party MPs have confirmed they
will ask their country’s parliament to cancel an upcoming royal
visit this month to Cuba by King Felipe VI. Vox party leader,
Santiago Abascal, announced the initiative, describing the visit as
“madness”. The request to the…
Today we’re looking back at some of
Princess Grace’s most stylish moments of the 1970s. This decade saw
her as a hard-working royal who also took part in family events and
made her way back to Hollywood several times for events. Perhaps
the biggest event of the decade was the marriage of her elder
daughter, Princess Caroline, in 1978. Princess Grace followed the
fashion trends of the…
Yesterday, Princess Marie returned to
official engagements in Denmark following her move to Paris,
France, with Prince Joachim and their two children this summer. She
attended an event celebrating the launch of the Food with Respect
cookbook as part of her important…
Queen Máxima and her mother-in-law,
Princess Beatrix honoured those supporting culture in the
Netherlands as they presented the annual prize of the Prins
Bernhard Cultuurfonds Monday at Muziekgebouw concert hall in
Amsterdam. The fund was created in the 1940s by…
Anti-monarchy protests in Catalonia take place as Spanish royals attend events in Barcelona
5th November 2019
Following the visit to Catalonia by the
Spanish Royal Family, an anti-monarchy protest has erupted in
Barcelona. More than 2000 people demonstrated Monday against King
Felipe’s visit to Barcelona, asking for the end of the monarchy.
The protesters held their rally outside the Juan Carlos I Hotel in
Barcelona on Sunday and Monday, where King Felipe and his family
were scheduled to stay.
