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 Minister. This crisis was opened at
the beginning of June when the Left Party withdrew its support to
Löfven, which subsequently…
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…
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 Maria O’Neill (née Walter). His father was an
American investment banker who moved to London for his work. His
mother…
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 Sofia received a standing ovation
as she arrived for a concert at one of Spain’s most famous Roman
sites. Sofia arrived to prolonged cheers at the ruins of the Roman
amphitheatre in Merida where she was guest of honour for the start
of the annual Festival of…
On Thursday, Princess Charlène of Monaco
posted a video on Instagram in anticipation of her and Prince
Albert’s 10th wedding anniversary. Their Serene Highnesses
met at the 200 Mare Nostrum swim meeting in Monaco, with then-Ms
Wittstock being a swimmer representing South Africa. They made
their public debut at the Turin Winter Olympics in 2006, shortly
after Prince Albert had become Prince…
On Thursday, Crown Prince Frederik of
Denmark met with the Danish Olympic team and handed them the Danish
flag to carry during the Games. With the Tokyo Olympic Games
set to start in less than a month, more and more teams are
receiving the flags to carry to Japan in…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has
visited a new exhibition at the China Pavilion of Drottningholm.
The exhibition is the result of a year-long collaboration between
the Royal Court and the Research Lab Craft at Konstfack. The works
are created by artisans and artists who…
Prince Charles of Luxembourgh, second in
line to the Luxembourgish throne, got a playground named in his
honour for the country’s national holiday on Wednesday. The
one-year-old tot was taken to Esch-sur-Alzette – the second largest
city in Luxembourg – by his parents, Hereditary Grand Duke
Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie. Copyright: Maison
du Grand-Duc…
