It is an important day for the Norwegian
Royal Family as the elder child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown
Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, celebrates her
18th birthday. The Princess, who is now of age to serve as Regent
if required, will one day be Norway’s second female monarch after
Queen Margaret who reigned in the 1300 and 1400s. Ingrid Alexandra
was born in the…
Crown Princess Mary comes face-to-face with her predecessors on museum visit
21st January 2022
Crown Princess Mary came face-to-face
with history during a visit to Koldinghus on Thursday, where she
viewed an exhibit about herself and her immediate predecessors who
have held the title of Crown Princess of Denmark. ‘Mary and the
Crown Princesses’ opens on 31…
A future queen sits in the king's chair on the eve of her 18th birthday
21st January 2022
On the eve of her 18th birthday, Princess
Ingrid Alexandra made her first official visits to Norway’s three
branches of government: the Storting (Parliament), the Supreme
Court and the Prime Minister’s office. Princess Ingrid Alexandra
first visited the Storting…
King Felipe officially opens new Foreign Affairs Ministry building
20th January 2022
King Felipe officially opened the newly
renovated building for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European
Union and Cooperation. Upon his arrival, the King was welcomed by
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, and, before
receiving a tour of the facility, maintained a meeting with
him. His Majesty was then shown around the structure with its
newly rebuilt offices and…
Swedish royals rally virtual support around Swedish athletes before Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics
20th January 2022
The Beijing Winter Olympics are almost
underway, and delegations from the 90 participating countries are
starting to make their way into the Chinese capital. King Carl XVI
Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and
Prince Carl Philip all jumped…
Infanta Cristina's husband speaks for the first time after photos of him with another woman appear in press
20th January 2022
After photos were published of him
holding hands with another woman, the husband of Infanta Cristina
of Spain has spoken for the first time. Iñaki Urdangarín repsonded
to journalists who were waiting for him outside his workplace first
thing in the morning. Infanta…
The day before Princess Ingrid Alexandra
comes of age, the Norwegian royal family received a boost from a
new poll. On behalf of TV station NRK, Norstat asked 1, 000 young
Norwegians between the ages of 16 and 20 about their views of the
monarchy. The result is that 76 percent of young people between the
ages of 16 and 20 support the monarchy, according to the new
survey. More than 80 percent…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra turns 18 on
January 21, and thus comes of age. Unfortunately, much of the
planned celebration has been postponed due to Covid-19, but the day
will still be marked by her visiting the three state powers and
receiving deputations. In the original…
The Belgian Royal Palace has released a
new photograph of Queen Mathilde as she marks her 49th birthday
today. The image was taken by Bas Bogaerts in the Royal Domain of
Laeken – a private park on the grounds of the Palace of Laeken in
Brussels. Bas…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia celebrate tourism fair as royals are hit by new rumours
19th January 2022
Tourism was one of the worst affected
during by the pandemic, and King Felipe and Queen Letizia have done
their best since 2020 to lend a hand to the sector. Hence they
couldn’t miss FITUR, Spain’s annual tourism fair, which is a
traditional appointment in the Spanish royal calendar. And so on
Wednesday, 19th January 2022, Their Majesties arrived at the fair
complex IFEMA in Madrid to…
