Spain

Queen Sofía receives Juan Antonio Carrillo Salcedo to Human Rights Award

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11th December 2017
Her Majesty Queen Sofía of Spain received the first edition of the Juan Antonio Carrillo Salcedo to Human Rights Award yesterday at the University of Seville. She received the award, which will be delivered every two years, from the Rector of the University of Seville, Miguel Angel Castro after a short video about the Queen Sofía Foundation. The award is presented in “recognition…
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European RoyalsRomania

Crown Princess Margareta: "A new time starts for the Royal House of Romania"

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7th December 2017
Following the death of His Majesty King Michael of Romania, his oldest daughter, Crown Princess Margareta has been made Head of the House of Romania. The Crown Princess has now released a statement regarding the Romanian Royal Family following her father’s death. The statement was recorded and published on the YouTube channel of the Royal Family. The late King Michael of Romania. Photo…
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European RoyalsRomania

King Michael to receive a state funeral

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6th December 2017
His Late Majesty King Michael I of Romania is to receive a state funeral at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania. The Romanian government has said that they will organise a state funeral “according to his rank and merits,” the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis said on Monday. Crown Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Crown, has said that the funeral will “respect the…
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Norway

The Norwegian Royal Family’s Christmas Eve

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5th December 2017
Every royal family has its own traditions. The Norwegian Royal Family uniquely celebrates Christmas. They blend the ancient Norwegian Christmas traditions with Christmas traditions they have brought with them from their family from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In…
Sweden

Princess Madeleine faces criticism for clothing choice

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5th December 2017
Last Friday, Princess Madeleine joined her family to attend the christening of her godson and nephew Prince Gabriel. Princess Madeleine has been criticised by animal rights activists for her choice of clothing for the baptism. On Friday, Prince Gabriel of Sweden, son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, was baptised in an intimate ceremony at the chapel of Drottningholm Palace. The Prince…
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