A new stamp is set to be released to mark
50 years on the Danish throne for Queen Margrethe. PostNord will
issue the new stamp sheet on 2 January featuring three stamps to
mark Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee. Queen Margrethe is featured on
two of the stamps; one stamp shows Queen Margrethe in the year she
took the throne (1972), and another shows her now. The third stamp
is the Royal…
Dutch Princess Mabel to attend Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral
30th December 2021
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is the
first European Royal confirmed to attend Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s
funeral on the 1st of January. The Dutch Royal Household
confirmed the news to ANP, the National News Agency on the 30th of
December, saying that it is expected…
January Our coverage of the Dutch Royal
Family began with a look back at the wedding of Princess Margriet
and Pieter van Vollenhoven, continued with the news that King
Willem-Alexander would accept the Prime Minister’s resignation, and
also included the report that…
Belgian court blocks extradition of rapper who threatened Spanish royals
29th December 2021
In 2018, following a warrant issued for
his arrest, Spanish rapper Valtònyc escaped to Belgium, where he
has been residing in a judicial limbo ever since. Following a first
sentence from Belgium’s High Court in the same year, Spanish
authorities appealed the verdict to the European Court in
Luxembourg, an opinion that came in March of 2021. The EU Court of
Justice stated that…
January Queen Margrethe began the New
Year with a poignant speech, urging us all to “Not lose heart” over
the ongoing pandemic. As the Danish Royal Family is renowned for
their New Year’s and New Year’s Eve events, the team here at Royal
Central looked back at…
January King Harald set the tone for the
year with his New Year’s Eve speech, noting: “The hope will carry
us all into 2021.” Sadly, 2021 began on a sad note for the
Norwegian Royal Family. They paid a visit to Gjerdrum, the site of
a devastating landslide…
A new book detailing Crown Princess
Mary’s royal life will be published ahead of her 50th birthday in
February. Mary – HRH The Crown Princess (in Danish: Mary – HKH)
will be released on 31 January by Danish publisher Politikens
Forlag as a photographic book featuring work by Danish and
international photographers. According to the publisher, these
photographers will “give a rare insight…
An annus horribilis in Monaco? A difficult year for Albert and Charlene finally winds to an end
28th December 2021
As the year approaches its end, everyone
takes a look back to evaluate successes and failures, happy and
difficult moments and reflects on the events that have marked the
times now gone. Royal families are now different. And for the small
Principality of Monaco, 2021 was an…
The Swedish Royal Family had a peaceful
2021 (global health crisis notwithstanding) that saw a reunion of
the family after travel restrictions prevented movement between
Sweden and the United States and the birth of a new prince. January
The King got his COVID-19…
Princess Maria Laura of Belgium to marry French-born William Isvy
27th December 2021
The year had one last happy surprise in
store for the Belgian Royal Family.Princess Maria Laura is getting
married to William Isvy. Her parents, Princess Astrid and Prince
Lorenz, announced the engagement earlier today with a picture
portraying the couple hugging and smiling.The bride-to-be received
a ring with a round sapphire surrounded by a twist of diamonds, a
modern play…
