European Royals

Europe's current royal Josephines

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 of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary was born on 8 January 2011, 26 minutes after her twin brother, Prince…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon talks about the time he will be King

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 Prince talked about many things that concern him. King Harald has been King of Norway since January 17, 1991, when King Olav…
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Spain

Queen Letizia takes charge of Spain's royal agenda

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…
Sweden

Crown Princess Family of Sweden celebrates First Sunday of Advent

The Crown Princess Family of Sweden has released a video marking the First Sunday of Advent and photos of Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar making wreaths at Haga Palace. In the video, Prince Daniel lights the first candle for the First Sunday of Advent (the Sundays leading to Christmas) as the family sits around the fire. Crown Princess Victoria speaks to the camera and says: “Today is…
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FashionSweden

Princess Sofia: Our fashion favourites

With approachable daywear and bold, often 1980s-inspired evening looks, Princess Sofia of Sweden has had some fabulous fashion moments during her five years in the Swedish Royal Family. Here’s a look at some of our favourites from the Princess. Kristin Contino…
Norway

New book about King Harald sells out in record time

In October, a new Norwegian book about King Harald called “The King Tells”, written by journalist Harald Stanghelle, became the best-selling non-fiction book and the fourth best-selling book regardless of genre in Norway. The first edition of the book has sold out, orders are still coming in and the publisher is now waiting for new editions that have been delayed due to the corona…
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