The marriage of Sonja Haraldsen to the future King of Norway, on August 29th 1968, marked a moment of joy in a relationship that had caused huge debate as soon as it was known about. For the bride had no royal blood in a monarchy where princes were expected to wed regally. However, love prevailed and Sonja married the then Crown Prince Harald in front of crowned heads from across Europe. This…
Prince Gabriel of Sweden, Duke of Dalarna, has officially visited his duchy for the first time and saw his christening gift on Thursday, 27 August, alongside his parents, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia.
The family, minus older brother Prince Alexander, visited the…
Princess Eléonore will soon start secondary school, but not where she’d been previously studying due to a rule change within the school district.
The Brussels Times reports that the 12-year-old princess, who’d been studying at the Saint-Jan Berchmans College in…
Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien unhappy after paparazzi photos published of 18-year-old daughter
28th August 2020
Prince Constantijn – brother of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands – and his wife Princess Laurentien are unhappy after paparazzi photos of their 18-year-old daughter Countess Eloise were published in Weekend magazine.
They commented to Shownieuws, “First and foremost, Eloise is a private person with a right to privacy. We expect that this will be respected. This photo…
Crown Prince Haakon is currently walking parts of the Norwegian Refugee Route to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Norway following the German occupation. His Royal Highness will walk parts of the Refugee Route from Oslo to the Swedish border from 26 to 28…
Crown Prince Haakon is currently walking parts of the Norwegian Refugee Route to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Norway following the German occupation. His Royal Highness will walk parts of the Refugee Route from Oslo to the Swedish border from 26 to 28…
Prince Albert II of Monaco took part in festivities for the 50th anniversary of the Théâtre du Fort Antoine on 21 August. The former fortress turned open-air theatre is hosting special events throughout the summer as part of its 50th-anniversary celebrations.
Prince Albert attended the “Cuisine des Auteurs,” an evening that was, according to the theatre’s programme, an “ode to…
Queen Sonja surprised a number of opera singers this week when she paid an unannounced visit to Oscarshall palace just outside central Oslo. The palace, which is otherwise one of the Norwegian Royal Family’s celebration and summer palaces, will be used this week in a…
Today, on the 26th of August, Princess Maria Laura of Belgium celebrates her 32nd birthday. But who is this mysterious Belgian beauty? Let’s take a look at what we know about her.
On 26 August 1988, Maria Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard was born at the Saint-Luc…
An upcoming documentary will look at Project Playground, a charitable organisation founded by Princess Sofia of Sweden.
“We followed Princess Sofia’s work on-site in both South Africa and Sweden where we got to meet some of the children who visit Project Playground and got to take part in their everyday life,” said documentary host Renée Nyberg to Swedish newspaper Expressen.
Project…
