Royals across the globe have remembered
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after his assassination and
expressed their horror and sympathy at his death. The Duke of
Cambridge wrote a message on Twitter saying: “I’m deeply saddened
to learn of the death of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
A true statesman and committed leader. I won’t forget the warmth
and…
Queen Mathilde is gearing up for a series
of mental health and exercise outings ahead of her 50th birthday in
January. The Royal Palace announced that in the coming months ahead
of the Queen’s birthday, a series of walks or cycling outings will
be organised in all of…
The Scandinavian monarchs have sadly
needed to continue sending condolences to each other as more
tragedy rocks their countries, this time with King Harald and King
Carl XVI Gustaf sending condolences to Queen Margrethe. Following a
shooting in Copenhagen on July 3 2022…
Princess Leonor’s summer vacation from
college has started but she is packing in public engagements. She
was accompanied by her family at the Princess of Girona Foundation
Awards on July 4 2022. The heir to the throne, who carries the
title of Princess of Girona, was joined by her parents, King Felipe
VI and Queen Letizia and her younger sister, Infanta Sofia, for the
ceremony, after having…
All eyes have been on Princess Leonor’s
hands as the Spanish royals are visiting Girona. The Princess of
Asturias and her sister, Infanta Sofía, have undertaken several
engagements in the city, but what has caught the Spanish media’s
attention is the heir to…
As Norway prepared to celebrate the 80th
birthdays of Their Majesties the King and Queen in 2017, I thought
the story of King Harald and Queen Sonja’s relationship was worth
sharing with our readers. Now, on the Queen’s 85th birthday, we
revisit one of the most…
Today, 4 July, is Queen Sonja of Norway’s
85th birthday. On this occasion, we look back at the Queen’s life
and some of her achievements as Queen of Norway. Sonja Haraldsen
was born as the youngest daughter of clothing merchant Karl August
Haraldsen and his wife, Dagny Haraldsen. She had three older
siblings, two brothers and one sister. She grew up in Oslo. Queen
Sonja, King Harald and…
Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik
and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark have released a statement after
the tragic mall shooting in Copenhagen. In a joint statement, they
said: “Tonight we have received the shocking news about the serious
incidents in Copenhagen…
It was billed as Monaco’s biggest
celebration in over fifty years. But in the days before the royal
wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock, this
fairytale romance began to exercise a more morose fascination.
Reports that the bride had tried to…
Princess Charlene has given a nod to her
wedding day in a new portrait marking the anniversary of her
marriage to Prince Albert. Charlene wears an aqua blue outfit for
the celebratory snap, an almost identical shade to the colour she
chose for her civil wedding to the Prince of Monaco on July 1 2011.
Albert and Charlene are seen holding hands and smiling broadly in
the new photo which the…
