Denmark

The Fashion Hits of Mary, Queen of Denmark in 2024

She spent a whole two weeks of 2024 as Crown Princess and then, following Queen Margrethe’s shock abdication announcement on New Year’s Eve, Mary officially became Queen of Denmark this year. And with the change in status comes a change in fashion, so let’s take a look back at some of Queen Mary’s fashion hits this year. Queen Mary Wears Denmark on Her Sleeves Keld Navntoft…
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The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander puts focus on inclusivity in hard hitting Christmas speech

The King of the Netherlands has delivered a hard hitting Christmas speech, addressing many of the concerns caused by division in his country in the past year. King Willem-Alexander said that ”Christmas does not exclude anyone, everyone is welcome – you, too.” He spoke of the conflicts that affect many parts of the world and attitudes in his own nation, saying…
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Belgium

Belgium's King Philippe delivers moving Christmas speech on power of love

The King of the Belgians has spoken of the power of love in a powerful Christmas speech. King Philippe said he had been moved to think of how we all treat others after receiving a letter from school children who wanted to know what he, and others, were going to do to help young people impacted by war. The Belgian king invited them to his royal palace to talk about the fears and concerns they…
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Belgium

Two princesses sparkle at Christmas concert

The Belgian Royal Family hosted their annual Christmas concert this week and Princess Elisabeth and Princess Eleonore made their sartorial mark at the palace. Each holiday season, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde host a Christmas concert at the Royal Palace in Brussels. The concert is held the week before Christmas and is broadcast on Christmas Day. This year, Princess Elisabeth…
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