King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have released a video to mark the last Sunday of Advent. The video was filmed at Drottningholm Palace – their main residence.
In the video, Queen Silvia reads the poem “Adventsbön” (An Advent Prayer) by Margareta Melin.
The King and Queen are seen with a small Advent candle holder which was made by Crown Princess Victoria as a…
Prince Christian, second in line to the Danish throne, has appeared for the first time since he tested positive for coronavirus earlier in December.
The prince, who if 15, took part in a special video marking the fourth Sunday of Advent. Christian was seen alongside his…
Will King Felipe use his Christmas speech to publicly distance himself from his father?
19th December 2020
A Spanish government minister has indicated that King Felipe will use his Christmas message to distance himself from his father, Juan Carlos I, whose financial affairs have seen his royal family plunged into crisis over the past year.
Exactly a week before Felipe is set…
The Danish Royal Family has changed their Christmas plans for this year due to the pandemic.
While Queen Margrethe will still celebrate the holiday with her son, Prince Joachim, and his wife, Princess Marie, and Joachim’s children, the location has moved. Instead of spending Christmas at Shackenborg Castle in Møgeltønder, they will now celebrate at Marselisborg Palace in Aarhus on…
Queen Letizia visited Honduras earlier this week to provide humanitarian support following the Hurricanes Eta and Iota that left devastating flooding in their wake in the Central American country.
Arriving on Monday at the Coronel Héctor Moncada Air Base, Queen Letizia…
Crown Princess Mary has written a special Christmas message for the Mary Foundation, reflecting on the year and the path ahead for her charitable organisation.
Calling the year both special and challenging, Mary said that 2020 has confirmed “how much we need each other.
Sweden's king says his country's coronavirus strategy has failed
18th December 2020
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has said his nation’s approach to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic has failed. Speaking in a TV programme, the Swedish monarch said ”I think we have failed. We have a large number who have died and that is terrible.”
Sweden has taken one of the most notably relaxed approaches in the world to dealing with the pandemic. The country has never…
Princess Gabriella of Monaco, who recently celebrated her sixth birthday alongside her twin, Prince Jacques, has had a police boat in the tiny principality named after her.
The boat “Princesse Gabriella” was baptised on Wednesday at noon with the Princely…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway reveals she was offered the chance to become Queen
17th December 2020
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has revealed to Insider Magazine that she was offered the chance to become Queen.
When Princess Märtha Louise of Norway was born in 1971, women were barred from inherited the Norwegian throne. A younger brother, Crown Prince Haakon, was…
Crown Princess Victoria attends virtual launch of UN Human Development Report
17th December 2020
Crown Princess Victoria participated in the digital launch of the United Nations’ Human Development Report 2020, recording a message as the agency launched its latest development report.
In a speech from the palace, the Crown Princess applauded how the report, a product of the UN Development Programme, has “broaden[ed] our understanding of human progress.”
Crown Princess Victoria…
