When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the
throne on 6 February 1952, she joined a large group of European
rulers. In this new series, Royal Central looks at the monarchs who
ruled at the start of Europe’s longest reign of the 20th century.
King Baudouin of the Belgians The young Belgian king’s reign began
only months before Queen Elizabeth II’s, under much more political…
The Dutch Royal Information Service (RVD)
announced that starting next week, Het Houde Loo Palace will be
open to house Ukrainian refugees. In a press release, the Royal
House stated that 32 people would be welcomed to the palace –
specifically 15 women, 12…
The Swedish Royal Court has announced an
incoming state visit from Finland. Upon the invitation from
King Carl XVI Gustaf, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and First
Lady Jenni Haukio will be in Stockholm on 17 and 18 May 2022.
The invitation comes as declarations…
Princess Isabella of Denmark looks
stunning in her new birthday portraits released by the Danish Royal
House. The second child and eldest daughter of Crown Prince
Frederik and Crown Princess Mary marked her 15th birthday on
Thursday, 21 April, and the Royal House released four new images to
celebrate the day. In two of the photographs, the Princess is seen
in a black pantsuit, while in the…
King Willem-Alexander inadvertently
revealed he’s a fan of a certain TV series while learning more
about the drug trade in the Netherlands on 20 April. Saying it felt
like the hit drama “Breaking Bad,” the Dutch King had a look around
a recreation of a…
Spain’s Princess Leonor attended her
second solo engagement of her life as a royal in the form of a
cybersecurity conference for high school students. Her Royal
Highness arrived at Secondary Teaching School Jules Verne around
11am on Wednesday, 20 April and was…
Belgium’s Queen Mathilde, 49, has tested
positive for COVID. The Belgian Royal Palace said: “The Queen is
doing well and is following her doctor’s recommendations.” Her
activities for this week have been postponed. Mathilde’s
goddaughter, Princess Isabella of Denmark, will have her
Confirmation on Saturday, 30 April. The guest list has not yet
been…
The sixth birthday of Prince Alexander of
Sweden capped off a celebratory few days for the Swedish Royal
Family. Prince Alexander marked his sixth birthday on 19 April, and
his parents shared a new photo of their eldest on their Instagram
account, saying: “Today…
Easter is a day that brings many
Christians to church with a special mindset, and the Danish royals
were no exception. Queen Margrethe is at Marselisborg Palace,
following her tradition of spending the Easter holidays in the
Aarhus royal residence, and she is scheduled…
Over the past 27 years, at least some
members of the Spanish Royal Family have appeared at Palma de
Mallorca Cathedral for the traditional Easter Mass. But, after two
years of travel and gathering restrictions, the public’s
expectations were disappointed, as no royal showed for the service,
despite said restrictions being lifted. For the first time
since 1995, not even Queen Sofía…
