The news that has marked and will mark
the royal year 2022 in Denmark is that Margrethe II has bene Queen
for 50 years. In an interview with the Danish magazine
“Billed-Bladet”, Princess Benedikte of Denmark tells how much she
admires the way her older sister has managed the role of Queen. It
has always been important for Princess Benedikte to support her
older sister. Over the years, the…
Queen Mathilde visits temporary shelter for homeless and victims of domestic violence
19th January 2022
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians undertook
an engagement for a cause that is extremely close to her heart. On
Tuesday, 18th January 2022, the Queen travelled to Namur, the
capital of Wallonia, about 60 km south of Brussels, to visit the
NGO “Les trois portes”…
The Dutch and Norwegian royal family confirm that they will not travel to the Beijing Olympics
19th January 2022
There has been great curiosity over
whether members of Europe’s royal families will soon travel to
China to attend the Winter Olympics. This week it has become known
that the Norwegian royal family will not send any of its members to
Beijing in February. The Norwegian…
Princess Birgitta of Sweden was born on
19 January 1937 as the second child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of
Västerbotten and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her
elder sister is Princess Margaretha (born 1934), and her younger
siblings are Princess Désirée (born 1938), Princess Christina (born
1943) and King Carl XVI Gustaf (born 1946). Birgitta and her
sisters have no succession…
Prince Albert of Monaco announces Principality's flagbearer for Beijing Winter Olympics
19th January 2022
The Beijing Winter Olympics are fast
approaching, and Heads of State all around the world are welcoming
delegations that will soon be leaving for the Games. Prince
Albert of Monaco was no exception and on Tuesday, 18th January
2022, the Sovereign held a ceremony at the…
Why Princess Birgitta of Sweden is an HRH and her sisters are not
19th January 2022
Of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s four older
sisters, only one has retained her Royal Highness status throughout
her life – Princess Birgitta, who celebrates her 85th birthday
today. The reason why Birgitta remained a Royal Highness while
Princesses Margaretha…
“El Correo” is a leading daily newspaper
in Bilbao and the Basque Country of northern Spain and a popular
paper in Spain. .King Felipe has been in Bilbao to open its new
headquarters. On January 18th 2022, King Felipe officially
inaugurated the new headquarters of”El Correo”, which after 55
years in the Bolueta neighbourhood, has come to occupy two floors
of the Sota Building…
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden has attended
the annual Swedish Sports Gala, where Sweden’s most prominent
athletes are honoured when the previous year’s sports achievements
are rewarded. Prince Carl Philip, just like previous years, gave a
speech at the Sports…
New pictures released of Princess Ingrid Alexandra as she gets her own office in the Royal Palace
18th January 2022
New pictures of Princess Ingrid Alexandra
of Norway have been released ahead of her 18th birthday on Friday,
21 January. The Princess is pictured in her new office inside the
Royal Palace in Oslo. The Royal Court announced that Ingrid
Alexandra now has an office…
Concern for the King and Queen of Sweden as drones are spotted flying over two palaces
18th January 2022
There is a concern for the King and Queen
of Sweden as drones have been spotted flying over both the Royal
Palace in Stockholm and Drottningholm Palace. It is not known if
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were in either palace when
the drones were seen. Their Majesties had been in quarantine due to
contracting COVID-19 on 4 January. The Royal Palace is the Royal
Family’s working…
