Monaco

Monaco's Princely Family ends National Day celebrations with gala

The tiny Principality of Monaco concluded its National Day celebration on Friday, November, with the traditional gala evening.  Once again, Prince Albert was surrounded by his family throughout the evening, as he was all through the day’s events, in the absence of Princess Charlene. By his side were Princess Caroline, and her children Charlotte and Andrea, the latter accompanied by…
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Sweden

The Dukes of Skåne

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden are preparing to visit the county of Skåne later this month as part of the Royal Family’s initiative to promote tourism and Sweden after the global health crisis. Ahead of their visit, we take a look at the former holders of the dukedom of Skåne – the title their son, Prince Oscar, currently holds. There have been three Dukes of…
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Sweden

King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia receive third dose of coronavirus vaccine

The King and Queen of Sweden received their first Covid-19 vaccine in January this year, and the second vaccine sometime in the spring. Now it has been confirmed that the Swedish king and queen have received their third dose of Covid-19 vaccine. In a comment to the Swedish magazine “Svensk Damtidining”, information manager at the royal court, Margareta Thorgren, confirmed that the royals…
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GreeceHistory

What happened to the Greek monarchy?

Greece is a democratic republic that carefully balances a history that dates back to the 12th century BC and a push for modernisation. But if we take a look back about 55 years, we would see a much different picture. Following the tragedy that was World War II, Greece experienced a civil war that saw the communists being banned and would ultimately lead to the 1967 military…
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