While some links between royal houses are
well known and rather close, others are a little more distant and
perhaps all the more interesting for that. And although the links
between Albert II and Charles III might be stretched, they are
still there. The connection between the House of Windsor and the
House of Grimaldi begins in the 19th century when Albert I, Prince
of Monaco married a British…
Denmark’s Count Henrik was Confirmed in
Frederikskirken – The Danish Church in Paris, on 18 May. Bishop
Henrik Wigh-Poulsen performed the ceremony with the assistance of
Frederikskirken’s minister, Malene Bendtsen. A private celebration
took place after…
The King and Queen of Sweden have opened
a new Jubilee exhibition at Solliden Palace. On Wednesday, 17 May,
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia opened a new exhibition in
the gardens of the Swedish summer palace. The exhibition is known
in English as the…
Princess Elisabeth will spend part of her
summer at a military camp, the Belgian Royal Palace announced
earlier this week. The future queen, currently studying at Oxford
in the United Kingdom, will take part in a military training camp
after learning to use a new version of the Special Operations
Forces Combat Assault Rifle at a training weekend in March. The
Belgian Royal Palace announced…
King Harald of Norway made his first
public appearance in more than two weeks following a period of
hospitalisation to treat an infection. His Majesty’s treatment
meant he was forced him to miss a number of key events, including
the State visit from the President of…
Queen Sofía of Spain travelled to the
United States to look at “Spain Fusion Texas 2023,” which reunites
Spanish products with local entrepreneurs. Her Majesty
arrived at the Hotel C. Baldwin, Curio Collection by Hilton, on 15
May and was welcomed by the Spanish…
King Charles III 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 on28 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…
We’re just days away from the first run
of big celebrations for the Golden Jubilee of King Carl XVI Gustaf
of Sweden. The King has already made a series of Jubilee visits
throughout Sweden but as the country’s National Day approaches, the
festivities will ramp up…
Ship Ahoy! Norway's Crown Prince Regent and Queen Sonja get the Royal Ship's sailing season underway
16th May 2023
Crown Prince Regent Haakon once again
stepped in his father’s shoes to fulfill one of the King’s
traditional duties for the month of May: the inspection of the
Royal Ship Norge ahead of the summer sailing season. Given King
Harald’s continuing recovery from an…
Members of the Grand Ducal Family of
Luxembourg have participated in the celebrations that marked the
closure of the Octave. On Sunday, 14 May, the royals attended the
church service at the Our Lady of Luxembourg Cathedral, which was
later followed by a procession and an appearance on the balcony of
the Grand Ducal Palace. The Archbishop of Luxembourg led the
service in the presence…