Romania

Former Prince Nicholas of Romania announces birth of second child

The former Prince Nicholas of Romania and his wife, Alina-Maria, have welcomed the arrival of their first child. Their daughter, Maria-Alexandra, was born at the Polizu Hospital in Bucharest at 8:05 pm on Saturday, 7 November 2020. Former Prince Nicholas announced this in a statement over the weekend. On 1 June, Nicholas announced that his wife was expecting their first child in November.
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British RoyalsEuropean Royals

The Royal Week in Pictures: Queen Sofia's toughest birthday?

It was a strange royal week as one family retreated behind palace doors as a new lockdown began in England while all continued to work round tough coronavirus restrictions affecting the regal agenda as much as any other part of life. Queen Sofia of Spain may have been glad of a mask as she headed out in another challenging week for her family and one which brought very little to cheer her…
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Norway

King Harald returns to work following heart surgery

King Harald has been back at work for the first time following successful heart surgery last month. King Harald was declared healthy enough to be able to resume duties from 1 November, Oslo’s Royal Palace said in a short statement to the press and on November 5, the…
Monaco

Princess Caroline talks similarities with beloved mother Princess Grace

Princess Caroline has spoken about her mother, the late Princess Grace, in a new interview in Le Figaro. In the new interview, Princess Caroline and her daughter, Charlotte Casiraghi, discuss philosophy, their early years and the differences in their upbringing, and Princess Grace, the Hollywood star who married Prince Rainier in 1956 and became the Princess of Monaco until her untimely death…
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European RoyalsSpain

Queen Letizia celebrates winning projects from major social support programme

“In times of this pandemic, this kind of initiative becomes even more relevant,” Queen Letizia said as she presided over the closing ceremony of the XII Call for Social Projects of Banco Santander on Tuesday. Held at the Banco Santander headquarters in Madrid, the annual programme supports 12 winning social support projects, with each organisation receiving 42,117 EUR. The money is…
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