Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has marked
World Mental Health Day with a speech for the World Health
Organisation’s Big Event for Mental Health on Saturday. The Queen,
as a UN Advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals, spoke in
French in a video about the importance of mental health. She also
touched on how the ongoing pandemic has revealed weaknesses in the
healthcare sectors that…
Prince Albert makes first official visit to Serbia
10th October 2020
The environment, COVID-19, and
sustainable development were among the topics highlighted when
Prince Albert II paid his first official visit to the Republic of
Serbia at the invitation of President Aleksandar Vučić this week,
but the highlight was a new economic agreement…
Schedule for royal visits around Sweden released
10th October 2020
Sweden’s Royal Court has released the
schedule for the nine royal visits through the country that will
take place this autumn. The family is touring Sweden to visit with
those affected by COVID-19, promote tourism and draw attention to
various sectors in different…
Madrid's new state of alarm raises questions for King Felipe VI
10th October 2020
Madrid is waking up to a weekend both
unwanted and unexpected. In less than 24 hours, everything in the
city has changed. And that raises questions for Spain’s king,
Felipe VI. On October 9th 2020, the Spanish government used
constitutional powers to impose a state of alarm on Madrid in an
attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus. New rules mean that
residents are banned from entering and…
King Harald V’s doctor has said the
monarch is making good progress after he underwent surgery to
replace a heart valve was first operated on in 2005. Just before 11
am, local time, on October 9th 2020, it was confirmed that His
Majesty’s operation had concluded…
The heir to the Belgian throne,
Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant took centre stage as her family took
part in an important annual event for the country’s military.
Princess Elisabeth was joined by her parents, King Philippe and
Queen Mathilde, and her siblings for a…
Our fashion favourites: Tessy Antony de Nassau
9th October 2020
Tessy Antony de Nassau has just launched
her sustainable fashion brand, Human Highness, and Royal Central is
taking a look at some of our favourite fashion moments from the
former Luxembourg royal. Brittani Barger, Deputy Editor One of my
favourite looks that Tessy has worn was the green Reem Acra dress
to the christening of Princess Amalia in 2014. The colour looks
really good on Tessy…
A Swedish royal mystery
9th October 2020
The date of 7 October 2020 marked one
year since the Royal Court of Sweden announced King Carl XVI
Gustaf’s decision to remove the style of Royal Highness from five
of his grandchildren. This decision affected the children from his
two youngest children, Prince Carl…
King Harald’s heart surgery a success
9th October 2020
On Friday morning, His Majesty King
Harald underwent heart surgery to replace a heart valve he first
had operated on in 2005. It has now been confirmed that His
Majesty’s operation is complete and was successful. The full
statement from the Royal Court states…
Why is Luxembourg's royal baby called Charles?
9th October 2020
It’s a name that will go down in
Luxembourg’s history books as the baby who bears it is set, one
day, to rule the Grand Duchy. Now, the parents of Prince Charles of
Luxembourg have revealed how they chose their son’s names. Speaking
to RTL, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand
Duchess Stephanie explained that their son’s first name was
inspired by two…

