Sweden

Grandchildren of monarchs: King Carl XVI Gustaf

Continuing our series that looks at the grandchildren of the world’s monarchs, this edition focuses on the grandchildren of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Only two of the King’s grandchildren hold the style of Royal Highness and are members of the Royal House. The children of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia and the children of Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill had…
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Spain

Princess Leonor launches submarine

The Princess of Asturias has overseen the launch of a new class of submarine, hailed by experts as crucial for Spain’s ongoing military operations. Princess Leonor, 15, was joined by her sister, Infanta Sofia, 13, at the naval base at Cartagena for the ceremony…
European RoyalsSweden

Crown Princess Victoria opens Stockholm Art Week

Crown Princess Victoria has officially opened Stockholm Art Week, releasing a video message to welcome patrons, while also celebrating UN World Innovation and Creativity Day Sweden. In a message released by the Swedish Royal House, Crown Princess Victoria said: “Stockholm has long been an important scene for art, literature and film; for music, theatre and dance. Culture has shaped our…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe to showcase dozens of lockdown embroideries

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has always been interested in needlework. During the pandemic, the Queen has had extra time for her hobby and this has resulted in a large scale production of embroideries. Now more than 100 of the Queen’s embroideries will be shown in a new exhibition so that the Danish people can also see the Queen’s colourful creations. The Queen herself will open the…
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The Netherlands

Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau writes a lifestyle book

Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, a niece of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, has written a lifestyle book. Her book “Learning by doing”, which despite its English title will be in Dutch, will be released in June and is already available for pre-order. The Countess took to Instagram to say that she didn’t think it would have been possible for her to write the book…
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