Each royal house has its own royal
chivalric orders. Sweden has several royal orders; the Order of the
Polar Star is one of the oldest orders in Sweden. The Order
of the Polar Star was established on 23 February 1748 by King
Frederick I, along with the Order of the Sword and the Royal Order
of the Seraphim. Although some orders date back as far as 1606,
they were only codified in 1748 by King…
Sweden has reintroduced two royal orders
and once again allows Swedish citizens to be granted knighthoods.
The Order of Vasa and the Order of the Sword have been
reintroduced. The Royal Court said: “Anyone who has made personal
efforts for Sweden or for Swedish…
The future king of Norway has found
himself dealing with planning permissions after deciding he wants
to alter his royal home. Crown Prince Haakon’s plans for a
replacement for a barn on his estate were described as ”unusual”
and ”not good enough”. However, the…
Princess Elisabeth follows in great-great-grandmother's footsteps on visit to Egypt
16th March 2023
A century after her ancestor walked the
same routes and stayed in the same hotels, Princess Elisabeth, The
Duchess of Brabant, has carried out a working visit to Egypt with
her mother. Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth undertook a
three-day visit to Egypt to recreate the trip undertaken by Queen
Elisabeth in 1923. The Belgian queen consort had a passion for
Egypt and helped form the basis…
You have the chance to “train” with Crown
Prince Frederik of Denmark for his Royal Run. Crown Prince Frederik
of Denmark has teamed up with the Danish comedian Heino Hansen for
a new series of running training videos that will be released over
the next two weeks in…
King Harald of Norway visited troops
guarding the country’s border with Russia, accompanied by the Chief
of Defence. On Monday, 13 March, His Majesty arrived in the
most north-eastern point of Norway, where the Sør-Varanger Garrison
is tasked with guarding what has…
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…
