Sweden

75th birthday plans announced for King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

The 75th birthday celebrations for King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden have been announced. He will celebrate his 75th birthday on Friday, 30 April. The King will mark his birthday alongside Queen Silvia at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. There will be a small reception in the morning for the Prime Minister, Speaker of the Riksdag, the Dean of the County Governors, the Chairman of the Swedish…
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European Royals

Grandchildren of monarchs: Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein

In this series, Royal Central is looking at the grandchildren of monarchs around the world. In this post, we are going to be looking at the grandchildren of Prince Hans-Adam II of Lichtenstein. Children of Prince Alois, Hereditary Prince and Regent of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg and Princess Sophie Prince Joseph Wenzel Prince Joseph Wenzel Maximillian Maria was born at the…
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Sweden

Prince Alexander is spitting image of his mother in new birthday snaps

Prince Alexander of Sweden celebrated his fifth birthday on 19 April, and his parents shared two new images of their eldest son on their Instagram account to celebrate. In the new photos, the five-year-old is the spitting image of his mother, Princess Sofia. Several have commented on the couple’s social media about how much young Alexander favours his mother. Photo…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit make surprise appearance at award ceremony

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway have participated in a televised award ceremony on the state TV-channel NRK. The royal appearance, on April 16th, came as a surprise to most people, as it was not announced in advance by The Royal Court that the couple would participate in the presentation of the Spellman awards. At the entrance of the Skaugum Estate, the Norwegian…
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