The Spanish Royal Household has published
a press release indicating the next steps in the education of
Princess Leonor. On Tuesday, 14 March, the Minister of Defence,
Margarita Robles, held a press conference, indicating that the heir
to the throne would undergo her military training according to a
revised decree that mimicked the one promulgated for her father,
King Felipe. Ms Robles…
Crown Princess Victoria has taken on the
role of acting head of state of Sweden as her father King Carl XVI
Gustaf is abroad. As interim regent, she led a meeting in the
Foreign Affairs Committee at Stockholm Royal Palace. The committee
is made up of the chairman and nine…
The Norwegian Royal Family participated
as spectators during the ski festival in Holmenkollen, just north
of the capital of Oslo. King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince
Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and
Princess Astrid were at the…
Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth of
Belgium are on a royal tour of Egypt this week, but they aren’t the
first Belgian royals to visit the African nation. Their trip is
inspired by Elisabeth’s namesake, who ventured to King Tut’s tomb
and was fascinated with Egyptology. Queen Elisabeth of Belgium was
born a duchess in Bavaria as the daughter of Duke Karl Theodor and
the…
The Confirmation date for Infanta Sofía
has been revealed. The Infanta will be confirmed in the Roman
Catholic Church alongside her classmates on 25 May, according to
Telemadrid program ‘Cámara Real.’ The students from Santa María de
los Rosales School will…
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg is
undertaking a state visit to Latvia from 13 to 14 March upon an
invitation by the President of the Republic of Latvia. Grand Duke
Henri travelled to Latvia for the state visit on 12 March, which he
is undertaking to mark the 100th…
King Carl XVI Gustaf is marking 50 years
on the Swedish throne this year, and celebrations have been taking
place all year – culminating in September for His Majesty’s
official Golden Jubilee celebrations. The Swedish line of
succession is governed by absolute primogeniture and is limited to
King Carl Gustaf’s legitimate descendants who are raised in Sweden.
They must also be Protestant…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
celebrated her Name Day in Stockholm. The annual tradition took
place in the Inner Courtyard of Stockholm Palace; the Crown
Princess was joined by her husband, Prince Daniel and their two
children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, on…
King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway participated in NATO exercises consisting of more than
20,000 NATO soldiers in Norway for an extensive winter exercise.
The King and Crown Prince received a briefing on the winter
exercises in the north, and for the first…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has gone
back to royal duties after heart surgery and his return has had a
rather royal ring to it. The King of Sweden welcomed Her Majesty
Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania to the Royal Palace as
she visited Stockholm. Queen Silvia of Sweden and Prince Radu of
Romania were also present. Crown Princess Victoria, Princess
Christina and her husband…
