Pope Benedict XVI died on New Year’s Eve
at the age of 95, with his funeral scheduled to take place on
Thursday, 5th January. It is likely mourners at the Vatican will be
by members of Royal Households in the Papal state for the solemn
occasion. The last time a Pope was buried was in 2005 following the
death of John Paul II – a service which saw royals from across
Europe fly to Vatican…
This year is set to be the year for royal
weddings. Three weddings are set to take place in 2023 – two in
Jordan and one in Luxembourg. It is thought another wedding will
take place in Norway this year, as well. The first royal wedding of
the year will take place in…
On the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day - four royals stripped of their titles in major shake-up
1st January 2023
Four members of the Danish Royal Family
woke up with new titles this morning after Queen Margrethe’s shock
decision to remove her grandchildren’s titles came into effect. As
of today, all four children of Prince Joachim—Nikolai, Felix,
Henrik and Athena—are to be…
Prince Albert looks to future celebrations during New Year's Eve speech
31st December 2022
Prince Albert II of Monaco has looked to
the future in his 2022 New Year’s Eve speech in a year that saw the
return of Princess Charlene to Monaco and royal duties. He began
his speech by offering support to all those “affected by war,
oppression, violence, and intolerance in our troubled world.” The
Prince added that his and Charlene’s “thoughts are also with those
afflicted by…
“I embrace my entire family with great love at all times" - Queen Margrethe speaks of family and hope in New Year's Eve speech
31st December 2022
Queen Margrethe delivered her annual New
Year’s Eve speech at the close of her Golden Jubilee year,
reminding listeners: “All over the world, people’s lives are
connected for better and for worse. It has rarely been more clear
than at this time.” The Danish Queen…
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…
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 the public eye. As 2022 began,
we weren’t sure when Charlene would return from the treatment
centre, but rumours swirled…
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 of…
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…
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 European Federation for missing and sexually
exploited children in Europe. It involves 27 countries and
represents 32…
