The Danish Royal Household has announced
that Crown Princess Mary has tested positive for COVID-19.
The news came via a statement from the Court in the early afternoon
of 15th December 2021. The announcement said that the Crown
Princess is currently alone in self-isolation, and will come out of
it once it is safe to do so in accordance with current health
safety guidelines from the Danish…
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…
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 over by Reverends Goran Spaic and
Dragan Lazic, both of whom are priests from the Serbian Orthodox
Church in London. His…
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…
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 was taken by their mother, Crown Princess
Victoria. The post said: “Happy Lucia wishes from Princess Estelle
and Prince…
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…
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 evening and night shifts.
Skarholmen has approximately 9,000 inhabitants and is an area known
for serious gang crime and car…
