Queen Mary welcomed two special visitors
to the front door of Frederik VIII’s Palace on Friday, becoming the
first person in Denmark to purchase tickets for the Lillebror
Lottery. The Danish queen, who serves as the patron of the
Børnehjælpsdagen (Children’s Aid Day Foundation), received Caroline
and Oskar, two children affiliated with youth clubs supported by
the foundation, and…
If the Greek monarchy hadn’t been
abolished in 1974, then Crown Prince Pavlos would today be King of
the Hellenes. But does this would-be king actually want the job?
The now-head of the Greek Royal Family appeared on the Greek
television programme ‘Enopios Enopio’…
Norway's king and queen put country before crisis but monarchy remains under serious pressure
8th February 2026
As their royal family is engulfed in its
biggest ever crisis, Norway’s king and queen have put country above
chaos and made the trip to Italy to cheer on their Olympians. King
Harald, who will be 89 in just a few days’ time, and 88 year old
Queen Sonja, headed…
While many royals make a point to attend
the Summer Olympic Games, far fewer are willing to brave the Winter
Olympics. However, the Milano Cortina 2026 Games saw a handful of
royals ready to start another round of competition. The Princess
Royal is currently representing the British Royal Family at the
2026 Winter Olympics, along with her husband, Sir Tim Lawrence.
Princess Anne attended…
This one move showed how Queen Maxima is redefining modern queenship
6th February 2026
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has taken
everyone by surprise with her latest move and she’s shown a very
modern approach to queenship. The Dutch queen shared this week that
she has joined the Dutch military. Earlier this week, the
Dutch Royal Family shared…
The son of Norway’s crown princess went
on trial on Tuesday in a case that has placed the country’s royal
family under intense scrutiny, as prosecutors alleged he sexually
assaulted a woman during an afterparty at a royal residence. Marius
Borg Høiby, 29, pleaded not…
Courtroom cameras banned as Norway’s high-profile royal-linked rape trial set to begin
2nd February 2026
When Marius Borg Høiby enters Courtroom
250 at Oslo District Court on Tuesday morning, it will be one of
the most watched appearances in modern Norwegian legal history –
but also one of the least seen. For the next seven weeks, the
public will be denied any images of the 29-year-old defendant, both
inside the courtroom and outside its doors. Judges have imposed a
sweeping ban on…
Crisis deepens for Norway’s crown as princess’s son is arrested over alleged knife threats
2nd February 2026
Norway’s royal family was plunged into
renewed turmoil on Monday after Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Crown
Princess Mette-Marit, was arrested on fresh criminal charges just
days – and now hours – before he is due to stand trial for rape in
Oslo. Police said…
Norway’s prime minister has crossed a
line rarely even approached in the country’s modern political
history, openly commenting on the conduct of a senior member of the
royal family and in doing so exposing the fragility of an unwritten
constitutional convention. Jonas…
Norway’s prime minister has delivered an
unusually blunt public rebuke to the country’s future queen after
newly released US justice department files revealed the scale and
tone of Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s contact with the late sex
offender Jeffrey Epstein. Jonas Gahr Støre said he agreed with the
crown princess’s own admission that she had exercised “poor
judgment” in…
