King Harald addressed Norwegians on New
Year’s Eve and spoke of working together, democracy and the future.
The main point of his speech was that people need one another. The
King began his speech by alluding to the war in Ukraine and the
general state of the world: “We humans need to know that we can do
something to make life as good as possible – both for ourselves and
for…
YEAR IN REVIEW: The long-awaited return of a Princess in Monaco
31st December 2022
After a turbulent 2021 that saw Princess
Charlene separated from her family for the majority of the year,
2022 brought her back to her children in Monaco. The Princess of
Monaco continued to heal after her return to the principality but
soon was back to royal duties and in…
A calm 2022 leads toward a hectic 2023 for the Swedish Royal Family
31st December 2022
This year was relatively calm for the
Swedish Royal Family; however, they will have a hectic 2023 with a
Golden Jubilee to celebrate for King Carl XVI Gustaf. Let’s look
back at the Swedish royals’ 2022 before they take on 2023. January
This month was full…
Family was central to the Grand Ducal
Family’s 2022, and next year will see the family gain two more
members. In January, both the Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duke
were struck down by COVID. Former Princess Tessy, now Tessy Antony
de Nassau, teamed up with Princess Märtha Louise for a new podcast.
The Grand Ducal Court issued a warning to the public against fake
Facebook…
Belgium’s Queen Paola is passing on one
of her most important roles to her daughter in law. Queen Mathilde
of the Belgians will take over as Honorary Chair of the Protection
Committee of Missing Children Europe on January 1st 2023. Missing
Children Europe is the…
A future queen steps into the spotlight as a princess retreats from it: the Norwegian Royal Year
30th December 2022
It was an important year in Norway as the
future queen finally came of age, but that same year, her aunt
stepped away from the spotlight. Let’s take a look at the Norwegian
royal year. January The biggest news for the Norwegian Royal Family
in January was…
There were multiple reasons to celebrate
in Denmark this year. Not only was it Queen Margrethe’s Golden
Jubilee year, but Crown Princess Mary also celebrated her 50th
birthday. But while there were moments of great joy within the
kingdom, there were also moments of sadness and scandal with the
news that Prince Joachim’s children—Prince Nikolai, Prince Felix,
Prince Henrik and Princess…
As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central
takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our
eighth most read article was by Oskar Aanmoen on the criticism
surrounding Crown Princess Victoria’s choice of dog. Originally
published on 3rd January 2022, the…
The first details of the marriage of the
only daughter of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg have been shared.
Princess Alexandra will marry Nicolas Bagory in the spring of 2023
and now the Grand Ducal Court have revealed where the couple will
wed. Princess Alexandra and…
New gala portraits released in Denmark to close out the Jubilee year
29th December 2022
Two new gala portraits have been released
in Denmark to close out Queen Margrethe’s Golden Jubilee year. One
photograph features the Queen with her two sons, Crown Prince
Frederik and Prince Joachim, and their wives, Crown Princess Mary
and Princess Marie. The second photo is just of Queen Margrethe
with her heir and his spouse. Per Morten Abrahamsen © Both
images were taken…
