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 new series, Royal
Central takes a look at the other consorts of Europe in 1952. Queen
Ingrid of Denmark The only daughter of a Swedish king, Ingrid was
queen consort of Denmark from 1947 to 1972, later serving as Queen
Mother when…
Princess Isabella of Denmark was
confirmed into the Church of Denmark on 30 April in a private
ceremony with friends and family in attendance. Ahead of the
ceremony, new photos of Princess Isabella and her family were
released, similar to those released ahead of her…
The birthday celebrations of King Carl
XVI Gustaf of Sweden have gotten back to normal after two years of
restrictions due to the global health crisis. Hundreds gathered in
the Outer Courtyard of Stockholm Palace for the traditional
birthday celebrations that kicked off…
Prince Daniel was awarded an honorary
doctorate last week through the Karolinska Institutet, receiving
his award for his commitment to public health and children’s
exercise and sports. At a graduation ceremony at Stockholm City
Hall, Prince Daniel was awarded his honorary doctorate alongside
Professor Shinhiro Takeda and Soumya Swaminathan, the Scientific
Director of the World Health…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
are headed state-side this fall, with a working business visit to
California and Texas added to their diaries. From 6-9 September,
the Dutch royals will visit San Francisco, the Silicon Valley,
Dallas and Houston in an economic…
Princess Charlene of Monaco has
undertaken her first public duty in Monaco in a year since her
health battle began. The Princess of Monaco joined her husband,
Prince Albert and their twins, Princess Gabriell and Prince
Jacques, at the Monaco E-Prix. The family…
The Danish Royal Household has announced
new dates for celebrations of Queen Margrethe’s golden jubilee
around the country. Many of the leading public events
surrounding the anniversary were postponed due to COVID-19
restrictions and were delayed to September. Now that said
restrictions have been lifting all around the globe, the Royal
House has announced the revised calendar. On 21…
Crown Princess Victoria awarded the
Crafoord prizes for 2020, 2021 and 2022 in a ceremony held at Lund
University. After two years of restrictions prevented the
event from taking place, Thursday, 28 April, marked the return of
the award ceremony for the scientific…
One of the world’s most modern centres
for the preservation of old objects is located in Norway, and this
week they received a royal visit for the solemn opening. Her
Majesty arrived at the conservation centre and was greeted by the
chairman of the board of the Anno…
After 19 years, good news finally arrived
for Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, the son of
Princess Benedikte of Denmark. He has been waiting for almost two
decades to marry his girlfriend, Carina Axelsson. Prince Gustav and
his fiancé will be married on 4 June. He is a German-Danish prince
and the eldest child of Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Richard,
6th Prince of…
