A special princess has celebrated her
Sweet 16 in the Netherlands. Princess Ariane, the youngest child of
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, turned 16 on 10 April.
During a recent photo session, the Queen said of her youngest
daughter, “She does very well at school, is very sweet and
ethereal. She is very feminine and very powerful. She has
incredible talents.” As the…
The King and Queen of Sweden have sent
Easter well wishes on social media. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia are pictured on the Royal Court’s Instagram in Storlien
while skiing. On Instagram, the Royal Court wrote: “Happy Easter
wishes from the King…
They may be young now, but one day these
toddlers and young children will reign on the thrones of their
countries. So who are the youngest heirs in Europe? Hereditary
Prince Jacques of Monaco: Although born after his sister, Princess
Gabriella, who is two minutes…
Queen Sofía of Spain is in Palma de
Mallorca, where she will spend the Easter break, and took the
opportunity to listen to the annual concert that benefits “Projecte
Home Balears.” Her Majesty arrived at Mallorca Cathedral on the
evening of 3 April and was welcomed by local authorities, including
the President of the Balearic Islands, the Mayor of Palma and the
General Commander of the…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
travelled to Voorschoten to visit the site of the deadly crash that
involved two trains and a crane. His Majesty arrived on site
on the morning of 4 April, just a few hours after the crash took
place, at roughly 3:25 am local…
Nearly every European monarch is related
to the House of Windsor in some way or another. King Christian IX
of Denmark and Queen Victoria of Great Britain both sought to marry
their numerous children and grandchildren into houses across
Europe, and these bloodlines are still…
As he approaches the tenth anniversary of
his reign, King Willem-Alexander has decided to share his
experiences as monarch so far and he’s doing it in a podcast. The
King of the Netherlands has recorded ten special episodes which
will be released over ten weeks around the time that he marks this
milestone. Each podcast is a conversation with radio presenter,
Edwin Evers. They will talk…
Spain’s line of succession is governed by
male-preference cognatic primogeniture, meaning a younger
brother would take precedence over an older sister in the line of
succession. This was the case for the current monarch, King Felipe
VI, who has two older sisters…
As he continues to act as regent
following his mother’s recent back surgery, Crown Prince Frederik
of Denmark attended the consecration of a new bishop. On Palm
Sunday, 2 April, the heir to the Danish throne travelled to Odense,
west of Copenhagen, to watch as Mads…
The Hereditary Grand Ducal Family of
Luxembourg was photographed together for the first time as they
left the maternity ward where its newest member was born.
Prince Guillaume, Princess Stéphanie, Prince Charles and newborn
Prince François left the Grand Duchesse Joséphine Charlotte
Maternity Hospital beaming as they brought the new baby home.
Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie was…
