European Royals

Europe's royals gather in Italy to help to kick off 2026 Winter Olympics

While many royals make a point to attend the Summer Olympic Games, far fewer are willing to brave the Winter Olympics. However, the Milano Cortina 2026 Games saw a handful of royals ready to start another round of competition. The Princess Royal is currently representing the British Royal Family at the 2026 Winter Olympics, along with her husband, Sir Tim Lawrence. Princess Anne attended…
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Norway

Courtroom cameras banned as Norway’s high-profile royal-linked rape trial set to begin

When Marius Borg Høiby enters Courtroom 250 at Oslo District Court on Tuesday morning, it will be one of the most watched appearances in modern Norwegian legal history – but also one of the least seen. For the next seven weeks, the public will be denied any images of the 29-year-old defendant, both inside the courtroom and outside its doors. Judges have imposed a sweeping ban on…
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European Royals

Norway’s prime minister condemns Crown Princess Mette-Marit 

Norway’s prime minister has delivered an unusually blunt public rebuke to the country’s future queen after newly released US justice department files revealed the scale and tone of Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s contact with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Jonas Gahr Støre said he agreed with the crown princess’s own admission that she had exercised “poor judgment” in…
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Denmark

King Frederik of Denmark to visit Greenland

The King of Denmark is to spend three days in Greenland in the coming weeks at the height of the international dispute begun when US President, Donald Trump, said he wanted to take over the island. King Frederik will arrive in Greenland on February 18 and stay until…
European Royals

Queen Mary stuns in heirloom sapphire in Estonia for a special touch of diplomatic flair during the state visit

Queen Mary’s quest to showcase heirloom jewels within the Danish Royal Collections continued in Estonia on Tuesday, as the Danish queen wore a nearly 200-year-old sapphire brooch as a spotlight piece of her outfit. King Frederik and Queen Mary arrived in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, for a two-day state visit to the Baltic country on Tuesday morning. It’s part of a charm offensive in the…
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