After being postponed due to the
pandemic, the date is finally set for the celebration of Princess
Ingrid Alexandra reaching adulthood. Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s
official celebration day will be on 16 and 17 June. The Princess
turned 18 on 21 January 2022. The planned gala dinner at the Royal
Palace as well as the government’s celebration of the day of
authority was…
Crown Princess Victoria has begun a new
military training program with the Swedish Armed Forces. The
Swedish Royal Court shared the news on its official website earlier
this week, noting that the Crown Princess’s training began at the
Armed Forces’ headquarters where…
Before she became the Princess of Monaco,
Princess Charlene was a swimming champion and Olympian in South
Africa who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,
Australia. As the Summer Olympics begin, let’s look at Princess
Charlene’s Olympic career. Charlene…
Royal Wedding Rewind: the wedding of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
14th February 2022
This year marks 40 years since the
current Grand Duke Henri wed Cuban-born Maria Teresa Mestre y
Batista on Valentine’s Day. To celebrate their ruby anniversary, we
are taking a look back at their wedding on this day in 1981. On the
evening of 13 February, a gala dinner was held at the Government
Palace for 110 guests; everyone sat at a U-shaped table to toast to
the happy couple for the…
Crown Princess Victoria briefed on the security situation in the Baltics
14th February 2022
Crown Princess Victoria has held a
meeting with experts as Swedish authorities consider its security
status. In recent weeks, drones have been seen flying above the
royal palace as well as key buildings including nuclear plants.
Sweden has mobilized large forces on the…
The Danish Royal Court has issued an
update on Queen Margrethe’s health. The Queen of Denmark has for
many days now been in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19
on 9 February. Queen Margrethe II was then reported to have mild
symptoms and was said to be…
Queen Letizia of Spain has given an
update on the health of her husband, King Felipe, after he tested
positive for COVID-19 on 9 February. When the Queen was visiting a
proton therapy centre on 11 February, she told the press that
Felipe was doing well with a smile. Casa Real confirmed the King
had tested positive on Wednesday and had mild symptoms. He went
into quarantine for seven days…
Queen Letizia of Spain visited
QuirónSalud, the first structure in Spain to offer proton therapy.
The facility is located in Pozuelo de Alarcón, only a short
distance away from Madrid. In the only act remaining on the
schedule following the positive COVID test for…
Today, 12 February, Princess Astrid of
Norway turns 90-years-old! We wish her a wonderful birthday, and on
the occasion, we look back on the Princess’s life to find out a
little more about the Norwegian King’s older sister. Princess
Astrid Maud Ingeborg of…
Princess Astrid Maud Ingeborg of Norway
was born on 12 February 1932 to then-Crown Prince Olav and Crown
Princess Märtha as the pair’s second child. During World War II,
she spent time with her mother, older sister (Princess Ragnhild)
and younger brother (reigning King Harald) in the United States,
while her father and grandfather, King Haakon VII, were in exile in
London. The family…
