Up until 1861, when the peninsula was
reunited to include more or less its current territory, Italy was
home to three major states: the centre was under the rule of the
Vatican, the south was called the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and
the north was under the domain of the Savoy dynasty.
Ultimately, the latter prevailed, and the Italian peninsula was
reunified under King Victor Emmanuel II of…
A documentary about Princess Amalia is
set to be released the day before her 18th birthday in December.
The programme ‘Princess Amalia: Teenager on the way to the throne’
will air in the Netherlands on Net5 and give insight into the life
of the future queen…
For her 6th cooperation trip since she
became Queen, Letizia has landed in Asunción, the capital of
Paraguay, for a three day visit. Her Majesty arrived in South
America on the evening of Tuesday, 2 November 2021; she is
travelling with the State Secretary for…
Christmas is approaching for Europe’s
royal families, and all of us. Earlier this week, Queen Margrethe
of Denmark visited the ballet where she has designed set and
costumes. During the following press conference, Her Majesty was
asked where she would celebrate her Christmas and she took her time
in sharing her plans. At the very end of the press session, the
Danish weekly magazine…
Sport is important for all nations and,
as a former Olympic athlete in sailing, it is perhaps particularly
important to King Harald. Along with Queen Sonja, the Norwegian
monarch has hosted a dinner for his country’s participants in the
last Olympics and Paralympics…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has always
been fascinated and interested in costumes and the theatre. On
Tuesday this week, Her Majesty attended the start-up rehearsal for
Tivoli’s upcoming ballet performance “The Snow Queen”. Queen
Margrethe is the set…
Prince Albert of Monaco takes his children to amusement park as they await Princess Charlene's return
3rd November 2021
While they are waiting for their mum’s
return, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella were treated by their
father to an afternoon in a German amusement park. Europa Park is
an amusement park located in the town of Rust and consists of 15
different areas, each themed around one European country.
Prince Albert was there with his children for a three days visit
between Friday, 29…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima travel to the UAE to open Dutch pavilion at Expo2020
3rd November 2021
As the eyes of the world are focussed on
Rome for the G20 summit and Glasgow for the COP26 Climate
Conference, Dubai is hosting Expo2020. Expo is a global event
in which each country has its own pavilion; the theme is different
each year, and so is the host…
Hunting is a tradition with long royal
roots. A tradition many royal families still carry on as one of the
highlights of the autumn, including the Danish royal family. His
Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has held a Royal
Hunt at the Gludsted Plantation. The…
As she marks her 83rd birthday, Queen
Sofía of Spain isn’t showing any signs of being willing to slow
down her agenda. Last year, Her Majesty celebrated her 82nd
birthday a couple of weeks after watching her granddaughter hand
out the most restricted Princess of Asturias Awards, which, for the
first time, were not held in the usual Campoamor Theatre but in the
Covadonga Hall of the…
