His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, Her
Majesty Queen Máxima and Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the
Netherlands have announced that Her Royal Highness Princess
Christina died earlier this morning at Noordeinde Palace in The
Hague at the age of 72. Princess Christina is King
Willem-Alexander’s aunt and Princess Beatrix’s sister. She had been
suffering from bone cancer for several…
Princess Christina of The Netherlands
died early on Friday morning at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague at
the age of 72. Christina was the youngest sister of the former
Queen (now Princess) Beatrix of the Netherlands, which made her the
maternal aunt of King…
At least we now know what’s likely to
form dinner conversation when Queen Margrethe of Denmark hosts
President Donald Trump on a State Visit at the start of September.
It’s been reported that the US leader has explored the possibility
of buying Greenland which is ruled…
Royal Relations: how Elizabeth II is linked to Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
16th August 2019
Her Majesty The Queen is related to many
of Europe’s sovereigns, not in the least because of Queen
Victoria’s matchmaking but also because of another woman, Princess
Carolina of Orange-Nassau. Princess Carolina was born on 28
February 1743 as the daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange and
Anne, Princess Royal, the daughter of King George II and Caroline
of Ansbach, after whom she would…
The historic Villa des Cèdres in
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, once the summer home of Belgian royalty, has
sold for a jaw-dropping 200 million Euro this month to an
unspecified buyer. The 18,000-square-foot property was built in
1830 and operated as an olive tree farm until…
In July, Royal Central reported that the
heirs of Kaiser Wilhelm II had launched their bid to reclaim art
and palaces from the German state. Last week, the left-wing
coalition, that governs in the German state of Brandenburg refused
to pay any financial compensation to the…
The Royal Palace of La Almudaina (or in
Spanish, Palacio Real de La Almudaina) is located in Palma,
Mallorca (or Majorca) in the Balearic Islands and serves as
the official summer residence of the Spanish monarch and other
members of the Spanish Royal Family (even though King Felipe and
Queen Letizia prefer to spend their time with their daughters at
Marivent Palace instead now). The structure…
Prince Daniel to participate in well-known Swedish TV show to discuss kidney disease
13th August 2019
As someone who has received a life-saving
kidney transplant, Prince Daniel knows firsthand the importance of
organ donation. Now the Swedish prince will share his personal
experiences as he takes part in an episode of SVT’s “Ask the
Doctor” show on Monday, 26…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander
of Serbia has congratulated Kurban Bayrami to Sead Nasufovic,
Reisu-l-ulema of the Islamic Community of Serbia; Abdulah Numan,
the Mufti of Serbia; Mevlud Dudic, President of the Meshihat of the
Islamic Community; Nusret…
Queen Silvia has leant her support – and
her name – to a new affordable housing scheme for those suffering
from memory loss. The SilviaBo project will make housing safe and
accessible for dementia patients in Sweden and is part of BoKlok, a
partnership between IKEA and Swedish construction company Skanska.
The two companies joined forces in the 1990s to create affordable,
sustainable…
