It’s the most wonderful time of the year
again, and the royals across Europe have been enjoying the season.
From Denmark to the UK, the royal families have released many
Christmas greetings and photos, and we have compiled them all for
our readers in this post. Belgium: Belgium’s royals released a new
family photo of the King and his family for the holiday season.
Taking by…
King Harald of Norway announces his retirement (but not as King!)
22nd December 2022
King Harald of Norway has announced his
retirement. But fear not, His Majesty is not stepping away from the
throne, but his lifelong hobby – sailing. His Majesty has made the
decision to no longer participate in international competitions,
something he has done all…
The Dutch December month is already quite
busy with the Sinterklaas celebrations in early December, but the
Dutch Royal Family also celebrate the traditional Christmas. As
Queen Máxima is from Argentina, the family often spends their
Christmas break in Argentina. King…
King Harald has been discharged from
hospital after a three day stay. The King of Norway was treated for
an infection at the Rikshospitalet in Oslo. The 85 year old was
admitted on December 19th 2022 and put on intravenous antibiotics.
He went home on December 21s 2022 and will continue to rest ahead
of the Christmas break. In a short statement confirming his release
from hospital care…
People all around the world are getting
into the festive spirit ahead of the Christmas celebrations. And in
Monaco, once Christmas comes to an end, people look forward to
January for the feast day of St. Devote – Monaco’s patron saint.
Celebrations for Devote are…
Why question marks hang over King's highly anticipated festive speech
20th December 2022
Discussions are going on behind closed
palace doors over whether the traditional festive address given by
King Harald of Norway can go ahead this year after the monarch was
admitted to hospital. King Harald, who is now 85, was taken to the
Rikshospitalet in Oslo on…
Christmas tends to be a pleasant time,
especially for the royals. When it comes to the Norwegian Royal
Family, they have many good Christmas traditions that make
Christmas a pleasant time. There is, however, a period when
Christmas for the Royal Family from Norway was not very pleasant,
namely during World War II. Germany invaded Norway on 9 April 1940.
This led to a five-year occupation. While…
Cinderella takes centre stage for Crown Princess Family of Sweden's annual Christmas video
20th December 2022
The Crown Princess Family of Sweden has
released their annual Christmas video greeting to the public. This
year, the video centres around the family’s visit to Stockholm’s
Royal Opera to see Cinderella. Crown Princess Victoria, Prince
Daniel, Princess…
King Harald of Norway has been
hospitalized. The King has an infection which is being treated with
antibiotics – his condition is stated to be stable. However, the
King is expected to be in hospital for a few days. The announcement
came from the royal court on the…
Princess Leonor makes solo visit to Red Cross as she returns home for the holidays
17th December 2022
Princess Leonor didn’t waste any time
throwing herself back into her ever-growing agenda once she
returned home for the Christmas holidays. The heir to the Spanish
throne visited the headquarters of the Spanish Red Cross to learn
more about their volunteer programmes. Her Royal Highness
arrived at the Central Offices of the Spanish Red Cross in Madrid
on the afternoon of Thursday, 15th…
