Forty years ago, on a day for lovers, a
future sovereign married his consort in a cathedral filled with
royal resonance. As Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
celebrate their ruby wedding anniversary, Royal Central takes a
look at the famous setting for their historic marriage. Henri, then
Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Maria Teresa Mestre y
Batista had told the press at…
The royal wedding tiara that's the sparkling star of Luxembourg's dazzling diamonds
14th February 2021
Today, let’s look at some of the best
diamonds in the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family vaults. Belgian
Scroll Tiara [getty src=”158112176″ width=”483″ height=”594″
tld=”ca”] Presented to Princess…
Royal Wedding Dresses: Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg
14th February 2021
On 14 February 1981, the religious
wedding ceremony for then Henri, the Hereditary Grand Duke of
Luxembourg to Cuban-born María Teresa Mestre y Batista in Notre
Dame Cathedral took place. The pair, who had married in a
civilceremony earlier in the day in the Grand…
With the news earlier this week that
Princess Leonor, the elder daughter of King Felipe and Queen
Letizia, will be attending UWC Atlantic College in Wales starting
from this autumn, we thought this would be the perfect time to look
closer at this unique, community-minded school to find out why it’s
currently so popular with the European royals. Princess Leonor, who
will begin a two-year study…
Crown Princess Mary meets young people to discuss loneliness during lockdown
13th February 2021
Crown Princess Mary has held a meeting
with the youth panel of the Mary Foundation to hear how they were
feeling in the midst of a second coronavirus lockdown in Denmark.
In a Facebook post on the Mary Foundation’s page, the Crown
Princess spoke about the meeting on…
Earlier this week, Crown Princess
Victoria of Sweden opened the Stockholm Fashion week from her home
at Haga Palace. The digital fashion week kicked off on Tuesday, 9
February and went through Wednesday, 11 February. The Crown
Princess spoke about sustainability and…
Imposter pretends to be Prince Carl Philip - Swedish Royal Household starts investigation
11th February 2021
An imposter has pretended to be Prince
Carl Philip of Sweden on WhatsApp and conned people out of money,
Royal Central has learned. Royal Central has been contacted by an
individual with screenshots of a conversation with someone who they
believed was Prince Carl Philip of Sweden. The con artist used a
fake passport to dupe the unsuspecting victim out of thousands of
pounds. Upon close…
TV coverage of Princess Leonor’s school move causes controversy and political rows
10th February 2021
Spain’s main TV station, RTVE, has
apologised after complaints about its reporting on the news that
Princess Leonor is to finish her secondary education in Wales. In a
piece on a lunchtime programme, La Hora de La1, RTVE put up an on
screen banner reading ‘’Leonor…
Princess Leonor to follow Belgium's Princess Elisabeth as royal student at a Welsh college
10th February 2021
The heir to the Spanish throne, Princess
Leonor, is to finish her secondary education at the same college
attended by the future Belgian monarch. The Princess of Asturias,
who is now 15, will head to UWC Atlantic College later this year to
study for the International…
Queen Silvia’s Childhood Foundation declines a major donation after 'kill a peadophile' controversy
10th February 2021
Queen Silvia and her Childhood Foundation
are in the midst of a public conflict with a former Swedish top
athlete. The former Swedish sports star Patrik Sjöberg is angry at
Queen Silvia and her organisation, having posted his displeasure in
a Facebook post which has since received widespread attention. The
former athlete donated 10,000 Swedish Krona, (around 1,000 Euros)
to support the work of…
