She was the queen who tried to save her dynasty with nothing more than a bouquet of flowers. Maria Amelia saw her husband and eldest son mortally wounded at close range in an assassination that would hasten the demise of their dynasty. She had done all she could to save the monarchy she married into but it would all come to nothing as she watched another son lose his throne just years after the…
The new Queen of Denmark has chosen a very special image to mark her first birthday since becoming consort.
Queen Mary shared a photo from her private album showing her with her beloved father, John Donaldson.
The image was taken by her younger son, Prince Vincent, as…
Queen Margrethe has won a prestigious arts award for her work on an acclaimed film.
Just weeks after her abdication, Her Majesty was presented with the Robert Award for Costume Designer of the Year for ‘Ehrengard – The Art of Seduction’.
The trophy…
She was the ‘May Queen’ whose reign lasted little more than a month but left its mark in royal history. Marie-Jose was always a bit of a maverick who had her own views and no fear of sharing them. Those opinions would become a saving grace for the dynasty she married into when she became its one public dissenting voice against the fascism taking over their country. But…
Queen Letizia wears long hidden jewellery with a romantic history
31st January 2024
Queen Letizia has worn a very special but rarely seen set of jewellery for an important royal event.
The diamond and sapphire necklace was a wedding gift from her parents in law, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, but it hasn’t been worn publicly for almost twenty…
While King Frederik heads to Poland for his first official visit as head of state, back in Denmark, Crown Prince Christian will undertake an important royal duty for the first time.
The Danish Royal Court confirmed to royal tabloid Billed Bladet that Crown Prince…
She was the royal who insisted she would only marry for love while he was a prince with a broken heart and no desire to wed again. However, on a summer’s day, exactly a century ago, they fell in love in London and began a royal romance that would lead to a crown and change the attitudes of a whole royal family. The love story of Lady Louise Mountbatten and Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden…
The dazzling tiara that remained hidden for decades and is now a favourite of a queen
22nd January 2024
It’s perhaps the most talked about tiara in the Dutch royal collection and it was chosen by Queen Maxima for and official portrait to mark a moment of history. The queen wears it in a set of photos marking the tenth anniversary of the accession of her husband…
The first official portraits of Denmark’s new king and queen have been released as the first week of a new reign comes to a close.
King Frederik X and Queen Mary were photographed in the Throne Room at Christiansborg Palace just moments after His Majesty was…
The King and Queen of Denmark have attended a reception at the country’s parliament as a brand new reign gets under way.
On a snowy morning in Copenhagen, King Frederik X and Queen Mary arrived at the parliament where Queen Margrethe was waiting to greet them.
Their Majesties were welcomed by dignitaries as well as family members on this first official event of the reign of Frederik…
