When Norway celebrated its National Day
last year on 17 May, King Harald and Queen Sonja received more than
4.000 drawings from children in Oslo. As Norway marks its special
day in 2021, at the request of the King and Queen, a selection of
the drawings that the royals received in 2020 has now been
exhibited. They will be on show in Castle Park outside the Royal
Palace for the next few…
Norway has been celebrating its national
day and although events were smaller this year, due to the
pandemic, the Norwegian royal family had a central role during the
celebrations. Led by King Harald, they remained the centre of this
second, consecutive scaled back National…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
celebrates her 50th birthday today, and Royal Central is looking at
her life and role. As Princess of Orange from 2002 and now Queen
Consort from 2013, she has been a dedicated wife, mother, and
public figure. However, she occupies a somewhat…
Today, Queen Máxima is celebrating her
50th birthday. She has been Queen Consort since April of 2013 when
her husband became King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. During
her tenure as Princess of Orange and now Queen of the Netherlands,
she has had access to some incredible jewels. The Dutch Royal
Family’s jewels aren’t owned by individual members for the most
part but rather…
As Queen Máxima celebrates her 50th
birthday today, we are taking a look at her childhood in Argentina
and how she grew up to become the Queen Consort of the Netherlands.
Born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti on 17 May 1971, the fourth daughter
of Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is
starting her 50th birthday celebrations early with the release of
three new photos. The three photos were taken by her husband, King
Willem-Alexander, in the gardens of their home at Huis ten Bosch
earlier this month. © RVD –…
Prince Christian of Denmark was confirmed
into the Church of Denmark in a small, private ceremony at
Fredensborg Palace Church on 15 May. The Prince, the eldest child
of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, was confirmed by
Royal Confessor Bishop Henrik Wigh-Poulsen at the late-morning
ceremony. Besides his parents, his siblings, Princess Isabella,
Prince Vincent, and Princess…
It was a royal wedding that turned into a
marriage of monarchs. Juan Carlos and Sofia of Spain are amongst
the best known kings and queens in recent European history and yet
at the time of their marriage, he had no guarantee of succeeding to
his country’s throne. That…
Norway celebrates its National Day on May
17 and the celebration will be smaller this year due to the
pandemic. However, the Norwegian royal family has now announced
their plans for the special celebration of Norway’s constitution.
Even without the traditional…
It is no secret that Queen Margrethe’s
deceased husband, Prince Henrik, struggled to find his role in the
Danish royal set up during his lifetime. Like his father, Prince
Joachim also struggles to live in the shadow of a close family
member, his older brother Crown Prince Frederik. This is clear in a
new interview that Prince Joachim has given to the French magazine
Point de Vue. Here…
