Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant
has entered the final stages of her year long military training at
a special camp in Belgium. The heir to the throne is now just weeks
away from becoming the first Belgian princess to complete military
formation. [getty src=”1327779379″ width=”594″ height=”396″
tld=”co.uk”] Elisabeth, now 19 years old, joined her fellow
trainee…
Sweden's king reflects on his place in history as coalition government clings to power
10th July 2021
King Carl XVI Gustaf has overseen a
special gathering at the Royal Palace in Stockholm as Sweden saw a
Prime Minister only recently voted out of power take the reins of
government once more. As the Swedish monarch welcomed Stefan Lofven
and his new administration to a…
Princess Charlene shares images from FaceTime call with twins while she remains in South Africa due to illness
10th July 2021
Princess Charlene of Monaco, 43, remains
in South Africa after being struck down with a severe ear, nose and
throat infection. However, that hasn’t kept her from staying in
touch and doing things with her six-year-old twins, Princess
Gabriella and Prince Jacques. On…
Denmark's royals speak of pride in nation's footballers after emotional night at Wembley
8th July 2021
Prince Christian of Denmark has joined
his parents, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, in
praising his country’s football team after they went out of Euro
2020 in a tense semi-final against England at Wembley. Within
minutes of the match ending, the royal trio took to social media to
speak of their pride in the Danish side who ended up losing 2-1
after extra time. [getty…
On the 6th and 7th of July, King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands carried out
engagements for the second and third day of their State Visit to
Germany. On Tuesday, Their Majesties started the day with a
visit to the Bundestag, the German Parliament…
Over the course of the last few weeks,
the Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple of Luxembourg and their son,
one-year-old Prince Charles, have decided to undertake a tour of
the country’s care homes. During all the visits, Their Royal
Highnesses were accompanied by Corinne…
Dutch King and Queen's state visit to Germany rocked by attempted assassination of journalist in Amsterdam
7th July 2021
On Tuesday evening, prominent Dutch
journalist Peter R De Vries was shot and seriously wounded in
Amsterdam. Mr De Vries was was exiting a television studio
after being a guest on the live show RTL Boulevard to talk about
the case of a hairdresser who was murdered in 2019. The journalist
was hit by five shots fired at close range, one of which hit him in
the head. He is currently fighting…
A most unusual arrival - King Willem-Alexander pilots government plane to Germany for a state visit
6th July 2021
On Monday July 5th, King Willem-Alexander
and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands arrived in Germany to begin a
three-day state visit to the country. The Dutch state plane
landed at Berlin Brandenburg Airport around 11am carrying Their
Majesties and three government…
An unusual state dinner closes day one of the Dutch King and Queen's state visit to Germany
6th July 2021
On Monday, King Willem-Alexander and
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands started a three-day State visit to
Germany. The visit began with Their Majesties and the three
Ministers accompanying them descending from the State plane, which
was co-piloted by King…
Victoriadagen (Victoria Day in Swedish)
is the traditional festivity celebrating Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden’s birthday. It falls every year on the 14th of July, the day
the Crown Princess was born, and has been celebrated since
1979. It is usually celebrated on the island of Öland, where
Solliden Palace is located – the Palace is usually the background
for the main part of the…
