After many postponements due to global
events, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians will
finally make their way to Congo next month. On Thursday, 5
May, the Belgian Royal Palace announced that Their Majesties, along
with a small delegation of Belgian politicians, will undertake the
official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo between 7 and 13
June. The delegation will…
Designer Elena Sivoldaeva has donated a
vehicle to Be Safe Monaco, an organisation co-chaired by Camille
Gottlieb, the daughter of Princess Stéphanie. The vehicle that was
donated is electric, an important quality in a country that has
made the environmental…
Herlufsholm school in Denmark is a
prestigious boarding school, where several members of the Danish
royal family have spent years of their education. Currently, the
future King of Denmark, His Royal Highness Prince Christian, is
attended the school. However, the Danish…
Crown Princess Victoria has attended the
opening of the Nordic Spinal Cord Society’s bi-annual conference at
the Spinalis Foundation. Her Royal Highness arrived at the
Solna facility in the morning of Thursday, 5th May, and was
welcomed by Claes Hultling, the CEO of the Spinalis Foundation.
Once inside, the future queen sat down with Björn Zoëga, hospital
director, and Irene…
Queen Sonja’s Art Stable in the Royal
Palace of Oslo’s old stable buildings has this winter and spring
hosted an exhibition on the royal family`s car collection. Now, as
the exhibition enters its last few weeks, a special display has
been added for visitors to enjoy.
Prince Albert I of Monaco is set to be
honoured by the Venturi Group on the centenary of his death with a
special skiing mission, which will take place throughout most of
June. Xavier Chevrin, one of Venturi’s testers, will be the
one undertaking the challenge to…
Prince Radu of Romania has attended the
International Festival EUROPAfest. He also gave a speech to promote
a music event in Romania that will be held in a month’s time. The
Prince wanted to focus on the event and shared his hope that people
want to take part in the event. During his speech, Prince Radu
said: “An international music festival is difficult to carry out in
any…
This week, the Nordic region has been
dominated by the Norwegian Crown Prince Couple’s official visit to
Sweden. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel have been hosts,
but Sweden’s King and Queen as well as Prince Carl Philip and
Princess Sofia have also…
Queen Letizia presided over the ceremony
for the Queen Letizia Awards, created by the Royal Patronage for
Disabilities. Her Majesty is Honorary President of the Patronage’s
Council. The Spanish queen arrived in Mérida, a small town about
350kms south-east of…
The consorts of 1952: Queen Louise of Sweden
5th May 2022
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the
throne, she had the support of the man she called her “strength and
stay” in Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In our special Jubilee
series, we look at the other consorts of Europe in 1952. Queen
Louise of Sweden An aunt of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Lady
Louise Mountbatten would become the second wife of the Swedish
Crown Prince, later…

