It was the last major royal wedding of
the 20th century and it began a new chapter in a royal story that
would lead to a throne. On December 4th 1999, the then heir to the
Belgian throne, Philippe, married Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz before a
host of regal guests. The couple became King and Queen of the
Belgians in 2013. On the twentieth anniversary of their marriage,
Royal Central…
King Felipe VI has returned to public
duties after being forced to quarantine. The King of Spain attended
a high profile cultural meeting at the Pardo Palace in Madrid after
ending a period of self isolation. Felipe had to quarantine after
coming into contact with someone…
Crown Prince Haakon has attended a very
special digital award ceremony this week. The award ceremony was
held in connection with the annual “Day of the Volunteers” which,
in Norway, is always held two days before the UN’s International
Day for Volunteering on 5…
Last week Prince Carl Philip and Princess
Sofia both tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement, the
Swedish Royal Family said that the prince and princess only have
mild flu like symptoms, and that they are doing well in the
circumstances. They were immediately quarantined at their home with
their two children. Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia are now
trying to recover from coronavirus…
The Danish Royal House has started
sharing a digital Christmas calendar on its social media accounts,
weaving a tale of an Elf Girl who flies around Denmark’s kingdoms
to learn more about their holiday traditions. Now an annual treat,
this year’s digital Christmas…
To mark the anniversary of the coronation
of Empress Josephine, which took place on this day in 1804, we are
taking a look at Europe’s current royals who have Josephine as one
of their names. Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark
The youngest child…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her
husband Prince Daniel have held a digital meeting with
representatives from the Swedish Institute. During the meeting, on
December 1st 2020, the Crown Princess and Prince Daniel were given
an update on the image of Sweden abroad and on the Institute’s
current issues due to the pandemic. The meeting, with the
Director-General of the Institute…
Crown Prince Haakon has started making
digital visits trough video-link to other nations. Last week Crown
Prince Haakon visited several nations in the Middle East, and he
made a digital visit to the small Norwegian town of Hammerfest.
Hammerfest had several outbreaks of…
The Crown Prince of Norway has revealed
he talks often with his father about the moment he will become
king. On Saturday evening the Norwegian TV-channel TV2 published a
longer interview with Crown Prince Haakon. The interview was
recorded earlier this year and the Crown…
The coronavirus pandemic has left Queen
Letizia of Spain as the only member of her royal family taking on
engagements as December gets under way. The Spanish royal diary for
this week is entirely down to her and could remain that way into
the following week. King Felipe is in isolation after he came into
contact with someone who later tested positive for coronavirus.
Although the Spanish…
