Norway’s current line of succession took
effect in 1990 when the law was changed to allow for absolute
primogeniture. Article 6 of the Norwegian Constitution governs
succession, stating that the monarch’s eldest child, regardless of
gender, will succeed them to the throne. Only legitimate
descendants of the current monarch (King Harald) and the monarch’s
siblings can…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia to undertake state visit to crucial NATO member
22nd March 2023
The Swedish Royal Court has announced
that King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will undertake a State
Visit to the Republic of Estonia at the beginning of May. The
trip will be undertaken from 2 to 4 May. It will include stops in
the capital Tallinn, and Tartu, the…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands landed in
Morocco for a three-day visit as the Special Advocate of the United
Nations Secretary-General for Inclusive Financing for Development.
On Monday, 20 March, Her Majesty landed in Casablanca, the
country’s largest city; she will…
EXCLUSIVE: Monaco's Princely Palace denies "malicious" separation rumours of Prince Albert and Princess Charlene
21st March 2023
The Princely Palace of Monaco issued a
denial to the “malicious rumours” about the separation of Prince
Albert II and Princess Charlene that have emerged in the French
press. French magazine Royauté has claimed that the Prince and
Princess are in the process of separation. The Palace’s press
office say they “formally deny the malicious rumours peddled by the
French…
Monaco is one of the few countries in
Europe still governed by male-preference primogeniture, meaning the
eldest son inherits the throne over any older sisters (as is the
case of Hereditary Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella). The
succession laws are laid out in…
The Princess Charlene of Monaco
Foundation was launched on 14 December 2012. Her Serene Highness,
Princess Charlene is the President of the Foundation, while her
husband, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II serves as the
Foundation’s Vice President. The primary focus…
It’s a very famous royal wedding outfit,
a style statement worn as a much talked about bride became a
princess. Charlene Wittstock arrived at her civil marriage to
Prince Albert II of Monaco in a trouser suit she designed with the
help of Karl Lagerfeld. Charlene and Albert’s civil wedding took
place on July 1st 2011, at the Prince’s Palace in Monaco. For the
event, the first part of what…
Media revealed that the Princely Family
of Monaco spent some private time in Florida around the beginning
of the new year, which included a visit to Disney World near
Orlando. On 5 January, the Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Dean J.
Trantalis, tweeted pictures of Prince…
Like most in Europe, the Belgian line of
succession is governed by absolute primogeniture (the eldest child,
regardless of gender, ascends to the throne) through the
descendants of King Albert II. The new laws of succession took
effect in 1991, and if all the…
King Philippe took the Belgian throne
after the abdication of his father, King Albert II, on 21 July
2013. King Albert announced his intent to abdicate on 3 July, with
his abdication taking effect on Belgium’s National Day. The day
began with the traditional Te Deum at the Cathedral of St. Michael
and St. Gudula for National Day. The royals greeted the crowds
assembled outside after…
