We know all about the Americans who
married into royal families. However, there are some royals who
were born as citizens of the United States. Harry and Meghan’s son,
Archie, was born the same way, as he was automatically a US citizen
by birth through his mother since she has not renounced her
American citizenship. It was the same for his younger sister, Lili,
who was born on American soil…
Queen Margrethe shares childhood photos from St. Lucia celebrations
15th December 2021
A special holiday took place this week in
the Nordic nations as they celebrated St Lucia, a Christian saint.
The celebration is marked by young children dressing up, holding
candles in the dark, singing and handing out a traditional pastry
called “lussekatter.” To…
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess
Katherine of Serbia have celebrated the Patron Saint Day for St.
Andrew in the Serbian Orthodox Church in London – Saint Sava. The
church service on 13 December included the cutting of the Slava
bread. The ceremony was presided…
Hunting is known to be a longstanding
royal tradition with many regal roots. Although controversial in
some quarters, it is a tradition many royal families still
undertake, with the sport being an annual highlight. This is
certainly the case in Denmark where Crown Prince Frederik of
Denmark held a royal hunt on Monday in Lindet and Lovrup Forest.
The royal hunts are the Royal Household’s…
Swiss prosecutors drop corruption and bribery case against Spain’s exiled King Juan Carlos
14th December 2021
Prosecutors in Switzerland have dropped
an investigation into Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos, who
had been accused of corruption and bribery. The Swiss
investigation, which opened in 2018, came to an end this week after
prosecutors failed to ‘sufficiently’…
Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar wish everyone a happy St Lucia Day
14th December 2021
Sweden’s Princess Estelle, 9, and Prince
Oscar, 5, have wished everyone a happy St Lucia Day on the Swedish
Royal Family’s Instagram account. The Royal Court posted an image
of the siblings at their home, Haga Palace, standing in front of a
Christmas tree. The photo…
Queen Letizia makes quick trip to Senegal to open new Spanish institute
14th December 2021
Queen Letizia started her week with a
quick, one day trip to Senegal to officially open the newest branch
of the Cervantes Institute. Upon landing in Dakar’s Blaise
Diagne Airport on Monday, 13 December, the Queen was welcomed by
the country’s First Lady, as well as the two Ambassadors. She then
travelled to the new Cervantes Institute building, where she was
welcomed by, among…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
joined the Spanish sporting community to bid farewell to Manolo
Santana. The Spanish monarch and consort were among the first
to offer their tribute to the tennis player with a series of
tweets. The first, containing only a short…
Prince Daniel joins the police on a busy night shift in Stockholm
13th December 2021
Prince Daniel of Sweden, husband to Crown
Princess Victoria, has for many years devoted time and resources to
supporting the Swedish police. On Thursday, Prince Daniel
accompanied the police patrol in Skarholmen – a small district in
Stockholm – during one of their…
Queen Silvia cancels overseas trip to Dubai after becoming unwell
13th December 2021
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden was
due to travel to Dubai this week for a series of overseas
engagements. However, the 77-year-old royal has been forced to
cancel her plans after catching a cold. Queen Silvia became ill
three days after the Nobel celebrations last Friday in which more
than 250 people participated. On Thursday, the day before the Nobel
ceremony, the Swedish Queen also…
