King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden celebrated
his birthday at the Royal Palace in Stockholm with a number of
firsts. He was joined by his family and they had clearly compared
notes on style before their appearance with some even swapping
clothes for some real royal recycling. While King Carl Gustaf was
joined by Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Carl Philip in the
courtyard for the salute, the…
This royal isn't letting the small matter of an abdication stop his plans for a big jubilee
1st May 2025
The Grand Duke of Luxembourg has
announced celebrations for his Silver Jubilee – even though he will
actually abdicate before completing twenty five years on the
throne. Grand Duke Henri will enjoy three days of celebrations for
a quarter of a century of rule in June…
The crowds had come to celebrate a
special day for the King of Sweden but they also ended up seeing an
important first for the country’s future queen and a little
princess. As King Carl XVI Gustaf took the salute at a special
ceremony at the Royal Palace in Stockholm to…
Although his trip was delayed by a day,
King Frederik of Denmark headed to Greenland and spoke of how
important it is to him as he visited some of its most important
areas. The trip comes amidst an ongoing row involving loud
statements from US President, Donald Trump, about annexing
Greenland which is an autonomous country in the realm of Denmark.
King Frederik arrived in Nuuk, the capital…
It’s a tower of a tiara and it has a back
story to match its might. The ‘Empire Tiara’ of Luxembourg is a
huge collection of diamonds but despite being pretty hard to miss,
no one is completely sure where it came from in the first place.
This impressive tiara was…
Spain's royals get lucky as careful planning leaves them looking good at tricky moment
29th April 2025
It’s not often that Spain’s royals have
been on the right side of trouble in recent years. However, as they
marked a milestone birthday for one member of the ruling dynasty, a
key decision taken months ago worked perfectly in their favour.
King Felipe VI and Queen…
This royal is reaching a milestone birthday but keeping the celebrations very low key
29th April 2025
She’s second in line to the throne of
Spain but this royal teenager is keeping a big birthday very low
key. Infanta Sofia of Spain, younger of the two daughters of King
Felipe and Queen Letizia, turns 18 on April 29 but there are no big
glitzy celebrations planned for her. Casa de S.M. el Rey Instead, a
series of photos have been released of Sofia as she reaches this
milestone. The…
It is not uncommon for monarchies to hold
priceless pieces of jewellery that enjoy special status: they don’t
belong to any specific person, nor can they be sold or
separated. This is also the case for Spain, when Queen
Victoria Eugenia, better known as Ena, decided…
The queens and princesses who chose the jewels of mourning for the funeral of Pope Francis
28th April 2025
It was a modern funeral for a modern Pope
but some traditions remained untouched. A formal dress code was in
place and that meant black dresses or suits for the royal women in
attendance as well as veils or hats. Mourning jewellery was also
permitted and that meant white or…
Princess Amalia steals the spotlight as Dutch royals reveal why they didn't go to the funeral of Pope Francis
28th April 2025
The Dutch royals enjoyed a day out in the
sunshine for a national celebration despite questions about why no
one from their family had attended the funeral of Pope Francis
which was taking part in Rome at the same time. The Dutch Royal
Family sent no representative to the funeral which was attended by
world leaders. Instead. they spent the day in Doetinchem meeting
locals, community groups, and…
