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 shortly before the New Year. But history
was also made in January 2021: King Harald marked 30 years on the
Norwegian…
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…
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 vaccine while the Royal Court issued an
update on Princess Sofia’s pregnancy. Crown Princess Victoria was
as busy as ever…
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…
Dutch Prime Minister weighs in on monarch's role in government formation
27th December 2021
Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte
has weighed in once again on his ideas about the role a monarch
should play in forming a new government. During his Christmas
interview to newspaper De Telegraaf, Mr Rutte was asked about the
current transition between this…
Anti-apartheid and human rights activist
Desmond Tutu has died of cancer at the age of 90, it was announced
earlier today. He was the Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986
and then the Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996. The Dutch
King and Queen and Princess Beatrix were one of the first to pay
tribute to him. A message posted to social media stated, “We
cherish our memories of…
King Carl XVI Gustaf addressed the
Swedish people on Christmas night, focusing on the benefits of
science and research while sharing his hope for the future. He
first remarked on how he and the Queen sent telegrams to over 1500
Swedes who turned 100 this year and how…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden took
part in a televised greeting on SVT on Christmas Eve for the
Swedish people. The Crown Princess of Sweden read from the Gospel
of Luke from the Royal Chapel of Stockholm Palace. Victoria read
Luke 2: 1-20 from the Bible, which…
King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands speaks of courage and perseverance in his Christmas Broadcast
25th December 2021
King Willem-Alexander’s speech in full:
In October I received this first copy of the latest Bible
translation. The old sources have been converted into the language
of our time on the basis of the latest insights. Also the Christmas
story. A defenceless child as a sign of hope. The story of the
birth of Jesus continues to appeal to the imagination. It has been
told in all times and in…
