The Royal Family of Sweden does love a
June wedding. The majority of their modern marriages have taken
place in the month and June comes to an end with another Swedish
royal wedding anniversary. Princess Margaretha, the eldest sister
of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married businessman John Ambler on June
30th 1964 in a ceremony strikingly different from those of her
sisters. Let’s rewind to the…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has sent a
condolence message to US President Joe Biden after a bundling
collapse in Miami, Florida, killed 12. The beachfront condo
building collapsed in the early morning of 24 June. The King of
Sweden said in his telegram to Washington…
On Monday, heads of state from
Germanophone countries met in Potsdam, Germany. The group
included several royals, including the King and Queen of the
Belgians, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and the Hereditary Prince
and Princess of Liechtenstein, as well as the…
On Monday, Queen Letizia opened the joint
conference for the World Blind Union (WBU) and the International
Council for the Education of the Visually Impaired (ICEVI). The
conference took place within the World Blindness Summit Madrid
2021. Her Majesty arrived at the Sports and Culture Complex,
belonging to the National Blind people Organization, and was
greeted by the Presidents of the…
Between the evening of Sunday June 27 and
the morning of Monday June 28, King Felipe carried out two
engagements in connection with the Mobile World Congress in
Barcelona. On Sunday evening, His Majesty took part in the
inaugural dinner of the congress, during which he…
On Monday, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
welcomed Prime Minister Stefan Löfven at the Royal Palace in
Stockholm to accept his resignation. This means that Löfven
has now one week to create a new majority within Parliament to
retain his position as Prime…
A sisterly reunion - Queen Margrethe and her sisters gather for a joint summer holiday at the beautiful Gråsten Palace
28th June 2021
Queen Margrethe has been joined by her
two sisters at GråstenPalace in Denmark for a summer holiday. Her
Majesty welcomed Queen Anne-Marie of Greece towards the end of last
week with Princess Benedikte arriving a few days before that. The
gathering was publicised when a cycling team passed by Gråsten
Palace on Saturday and was received by Queen Margrethe, much to the
surprise of the…
Later this week, Princess Leonor will
preside over the Princess of Girona Foundation Awards with her
family. Among her titles as heir to the Spanish throne is ‘Princess
of Girona,’ so today, we’re going to look at why the Spanish heir
receives that…
Chris O'Neill: how Princess Madeleine's husband created his own role among Sweden's royals
27th June 2021
On his birthday, Royal Central is taking
a look at Christopher O’Neill – the American-British husband of
Princess Madeleine of Sweden. Early life On 27 June 1974,
Christopher Paul O’Neill was born in London as the son of Paul
O’Neill and Eva…
The Spanish Royal Household has announced
that Infanta Elena, the oldest sister to King Felipe, will preside
over her first official engagement in approximately two
years. When King Juan Carlos I abdicated in 2014, The Royal
Family was reduced to just the King and Queen, their daughters and
the former King and Queen, Juan Carlos and Sofìa, meaning that
Infanta Elena was no longer considered…
