On 30 March 2001, Queen Beatrix announced
the engagement of her son and heir, Prince Willem-Alexander to the
Argentine-born investment banker Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti. The
couple were married on 2 February 2002. Today, King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima are celebrating their 17th
wedding anniversary! To celebrate, let’s take a look back at
Máxima’s stunning wedding ensemble: the…
Classic flowers for a royal bride - Queen Maxima's wedding bouquet
2nd February 2022
While a royal wedding dress might grab
all the headlines with the almost obligatory tiara coming a close
second, no set of regal nuptials would be complete without a bridal
bouquet. We might not get round to admiring it until after our
fourth discussion about the wedding…
Crown Princess Mary emotional after hospital is named in her honour
2nd February 2022
The year 2022 is a year with many royal
anniversaries; one of them is in Denmark when Crown Princess Mary
celebrates her 50th birthday. On the occasion of the Danish Crown
Princess’ 50th birthday, the new Danish national hospital in
Copenhagen be renamed in her honour.
Crown Princess Victoria speaks about health innovation at Expo 2020
2nd February 2022
Crown Princess Victoria shared that she
knows “from personal experience what good healthcare can mean” as
she officially opened the “Redefining Health and Care – Unique
Opportunities Beyond the Pandemic” event in a video message at
Dubai’s Expo 2020. “Sweden, as a country, is innovative,
export-oriented and internationally open,” the Crown Princess said…
Queen Sonja’s Art Stable in the Royal
Palace of Oslo’s old stable buildings is set to host a new
exhibition. The Art Stables have various exhibitions of art and
objects from the Royal Collections. However, Queen Sonja’s Art
Stable has been temporarily…
When Mary Donaldson tied the knot with
Crown Prince Fredrik in 2004, the Australian-born marketing
executive joined one of the world’s oldest surviving monarchies.
Taking on her new role, Crown Princess Mary tackled the job with
gusto, proving to be one of…
New official portraits of Crown Prince
Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have been released to mark Crown
Princess Mary’s 50th birthday on 5 February. The new images show
the Crown Prince Couple in their gala wear. They were taken by
Hasse Nielsen at their home in Amalienborg Palace Complex’s
Frederik VIII’s Palace. Two photos were released of the couple
together, one of…
A man has been arrested on suspicion of
having flown drones over Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm. Swedish
Police said on 31 January that they had arrested a Russian citizen
who flew a drone above Drottningholm Palace on 30 January. The man
is suspected of violating the…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia make first official visit to Austria
1st February 2022
King Felipe and Queen Letizia undertook
their first trip outside of Spain in 2022 for a one-day official
visit to Austria. The royal couple, who travelled with Spanish
Culture and Sports Minister Miquel Iceta, landed at
Vienna-Schwechat Airport on Monday, 31 January. They…
Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark
has embarked on a new project called “BREATHE,” which was created
out of Princess Tatiana’s passion and dedication to well-being.
BREATHE has said the project “was created to destigmatise mental
health, promote self-care and advocate for those who are silenced
by any and all mental health issues. BREATHE acts as an umbrella
initiative…
