Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, also known as the Duchess of Brabant as the heir apparent to the throne, has been in military training for the past couple of weeks in Elsenborn.
She joined 169 other first-year students to begin training on 31 August at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. The first day began at 9 am sharp and was intended as an introduction day. The Duchess of Brabant and her…
On Monday, Prince Daniel attended and gave an introductory speech at Prince Daniel’s Entrepreneurship Day. The digital forum was organized by the Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences and Prince Daniel’s Fellowship. It brings together young entrepreneurs and…
One person is injured after a tree collapses in Oslo's Royal Palace Park
16th September 2020
One man has been injured after he was hit by a tree that fell in Royal Palace Park in Oslo on Wednesday afternoon. An old tree blew over and hit the man who was quickly taken to hospital. Following the incident, parts of the royal park were closed for the remainder of the…
The traditional ceremonies marking the start of the parliamentary year in the Netherlands looked very different in 2020. The coronavirus crisis, which dominated the speech given by King Willem-Alexander to start the new session, meant the traditional celebrations of Prinsjesdag were replaced by a much more low key event. However, despite restrictions, physical distancing and a muted approach to…
Grandparents have an important role in the lives of their grandchildren – royal or not. However, when your grandchild is a future monarch, the influence is that much more important. Continuing our series, Royal Central takes a look at the grandparents of King Carl XVI…
Royal Central's Oskar Aanmoen's new book: spotlight on a forgotten king, Karl XV
16th September 2020
Royal Central’s Europe Correspondent, Oskar Aanmoen, has had a busy year. As well as covering the continent’s royal families in a time of unprecedented challenges, he’s also been completing a brand new book. Oskar, who has already published five books, is…
Norway’s Crown Prince and Princess visit the city of Kristiansund
16th September 2020
Crown Prince Haakon is currently on a special journey in southern Norway. The goal is to learn more about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected various Norwegian industries and the Norwegian people. Last week the journey started in Østfold on Tuesday, when the Crown Prince visited a virus test station. On Wednesday and Thursday the journey continued to Vestfold and Telemark.
Now a new week…
Queen Mathilde spoke at the 70th session of the World Health Organisation’s Regional Committee for Europe meeting on Monday where she discussed the importance of mental health.
Speaking virtually at this week’s session, Queen Mathilde began her speech extolling how…
Crown Prince Frederik meets winners of the Danish Championships and European Championships 2020 in Entrepreneurship
16th September 2020
Young entrepreneurs from across Europe were honoured by Crown Prince Frederik at a lunch in Copenhagen on Monday when he met the winners of the Danish Championships and European Championships 2020 in Entrepreneurship.
The event, which took place at Industriens Hus in…
Princess Amalia of the Netherlands, as heir apparent to the Dutch throne, is set to receive 111,000 euros at the end of 2021, when she will be 18.
Her yearly allowance, set out by the Constitution, was revealed in the budget from the Royal House that was submitted to the Dutch parliament on Tuesday. It is higher than the 107,000 euro estimate from last year. Of the 111,000 euros she will…
