The King of Norway has ended 2021 with an
upbeat message urging people across the country to face the year to
come with energy and determination. Harald V delivered his
traditional New Year’s Eve speech from the Royal Palace in Oslo.
The king placed a particular focus on the importance of listening
to one another in an address which looked to the future with hope
and…
In 2021, the world lost several royals
from various royal families across the globe. As 2021 comes to a
close, we remember those who died, including one monarch and three
consorts to reigning monarchs, and the lives they led. Prince
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1921 –…
The promise of the future meets the shadow of the past: Spain's royal year dominated by a former monarch and a queen in waiting
31st December 2021
If the theme of 2020 for Spain’s royals
was the shadow of the past catching up with them, then the family
began 2021 with their focus firmly on the future. With King Juan
Carlos several thousand miles from Madrid, there were moments when
the controversies around him…
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…
