Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
braved freezing winter temperatures to visit her country’s armed
forces. The Crown Princess visited the Army Hunters Battalion and
the Armed Forces’ Winter Unit on Wednesday. Both of this companies
are a part of Norrbotten’s regiment I 19 in the far north of
Sweden. During her visit, the Crown Princess met with soldiers who
are currently undergoing basic…
If you’ve always wanted to work in a
royal household and you’re available to live in Sweden, you might
be in luck. The Swedish Royal Court has listed three job vacancies
for gardeners on their website, and they’re also looking to add
about 200 seasonal castle employees…
Three hundred years ago, the new
principality of Liechtenstein was formed from the domains of
Seigneury of Schellenberg and County of Vaduz by the purchase of
the lands by Anton Florian of Liechtenstein and a decree from
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. This meant that Anton…
On Monday, Princess Estelle was taken to
the Bernadotte Library in the Royal Palace by her grandfather, King
Carl XVI Gustaf and mother, Crown Princess Victoria to learn more
about her family’s history. The Bernadotte Library holds
hundreds of thousands of books relating to the Bernadotte dynasty
with many books being written by the royals themselves. King Karl
XIV Johan (the first Bernadotte…
King Harald of Norway has approved
changes in his country’s government. It follows a recent
announcement by the government that it is changing from a
three-party to a majority four-party-administration. The
politicians met at the Royal Palace in Oslo on Tuesday to
receive…
Henri d’Orléans, Count of Paris and Duke
of France died Monday afternoon at the age of 85. The news was
announced on Facebook by his son, Prince Jean, the Duke of Vendôme.
The statement was published in French, with an English translation
below: It is with great sorrow…
Today, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of
Norway turns 15-years-old. To celebrate the occasion, we have
compiled 15 facts about the Princess which you might not have known
before: Following Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s birth, Germany’s
leader had to go out and ask German magazines to stop spreading
various rumours about the Princess and her origins. The Princess
was going to have another name. Crown…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway is
celebrating her 15th birthday today. In honour of the birthday, the
Royal Court of Norway released a new photo last night, taken
by Julia Naglestad. Naglestad also took the birthday photos of
Prince Sverre Magnus (Ingrid Alexandra’s…
Prince Gustav talks of close bonds with first cousins, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim
21st January 2019
During a recent interview to Danish
magazine BILLED-BLADET, Gustav, 7th Prince of
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, revealed how it was important for his
maternal grandmother, Queen Ingrid of Denmark, to always keep close
family ties between her three daughters and her…
Queen Letizia attends board meeting for Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases
19th January 2019
Queen Letizia attended a working meeting
with the Board of Directors of the Spanish Federation of Rare
Diseases earlier this week to discuss upcoming initiatives. Queen
Letizia has been affiliated with the Spanish Federation of Rare
Diseases for ten years, having participated in events for World Day
of Rare Diseases in 2009. The Federation released a statement
marking the anniversary, saying that…
