While some royal christenings appear to
be very formal, others are more relaxed, as in the case of the
Danish, Dutch and Swedish royal families. Of course, we see these
royal children more relaxed in christening settings because the
baptisms are aired live on television, whereas the British,
Luxembourgish and other royal families are not. In Britain, the
press and the public can see those…
Princess Charlene has been undergoing a
major operation as she continues to deal with health problems that
have left her unable to fly home to Monaco for almost four months.
The four hour surgery is taking place under general anaesthetic in
South Africa where Charlene…
The Swedish Royal Court has revealed who
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia have selected as godparents
for their youngest son, Prince Julian. As expected, the royals
chose close friends and family to sponsor their son, who was born
on 26 March. The couple have chosen…
This week, the Norwegian Royal Family
concluded their summer holiday with a week-long cruise on the royal
yacht along the Norwegian cost. Next week will therefore be the
first official working week for the royals after their break. King
Harald is set to meet with his government on Friday for the first
council of state after the holiday. Weekly councils of state will
be held at the Royal Palace in…
Prince Daniel of Sweden has inaugurated
Liljevalchs+ in Stockholm, a newly built extension to Liljevalch’s
art gallery. Prince Daniel was welcomed to the art gallery by
Stockholm City Council chair Cecilia Brinck and museum director
Mårten Castenfors. Together with…
Taking a look at the christenings of Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine
12th August 2021
With the christening of Prince Julian of
Sweden, on 14 August, we are taking a look back at the christenings
of his father and his aunts. Crown Princess Victoria Ingrid Alice
Désirée, Duchess of Västergötland, was born on 14 July 1977 to King
Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen…
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie and
their children, Prince Henrik and Princess Athena, have enjoyed a
theatre night in downtown Copenhagen. The Danish royals where
gathered at Grønnegårds Theatre to watch the performance “Jean de
France”. The play is an old comedy written by the Norwegian born
autho,r Ludvig Holberg. The family was greeted on arrival by
theatre director Steen Stig…
An number of unidentified artefacts from
the royal palace of Tatoi outside Athens have been burned and lost.
It is not yet known which objects were destroyed as a result of the
enormous forest fires that are still going on in Greece. The
Ministry of Culture removed…
Prince Daniel of Sweden opened the
extension to the Liljevalchs + art gallery in Stockholm’s Kungl.
Djurgården (Royal Game Park) on Wednesday. Daniel received a tour
of the new gallery and spoke to Stockholm City Council chair
Cecilia Brinck and museum director…
Princess Sophie of Romania is a renowned
photographer. Now she has announced that she will hold a brand new
photo exhibition in Poland on her Facebook page. The photo
exhibition is named “Princess Sophie’s Romanian journey”, and from
4 September until 30 September, you can see the exhibition at the
BWA Art Gallery and the Castle of Ksiaz in Wałbrzych municipality,
Poland. The…
