Monaco

Princess Charlene completes "The Crossing" water bike challenge

Princess Charlene of Monaco has completed “The Crossing” water bike challenge across the Mediterranean. The two teams travelled from Calvi to Monaco to raise awareness for the prevention of drowning programmes of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation. This was the third edition of the bike challenge. She was on Team Serenity alongside David Tanner, Brandon Green and Mathew…
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Norway

Crown Princess Mette Marit's son pursues new career as a motorcycle mechanic

In the past few years, it has been known that Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s eldest son, Marius Borg Høiby, has tried his hand at several different jobs. He was once editor of Tempus Magazine, a position he lost as a result of the magazine closing down. In December 2018, it was announced that he had been appointed to a new job in a property company, a role he was to hold for only a couple…
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BelgiumFeatures

The court request that has surprised Belgium's royals

The daughter born outside marriage to King Albert II of Belgium has asked a court to make her royal. Delphine Boel, who Albert acknowledged as his illegitimate daughter after a lengthy legal case, says she wants to be the same as his other children, titles included. The comments came as the final hearing in her court battle with Albert took place. Her lawyer, speaking after the case, revealed…
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Sweden

Prince Carl Philip awards King's scholarship

On Wednesday 2 September Prince Carl Philip carried out an engagement at the Royal Palace. He handed out scholarship prizes to the winning artists from The Thinking Hand – The King’s Scholarship Contest for Young Artists. The fund was established in honour of the King’s 70th birthday in 2016 as a way to promote and support young artists. Its goal is to show the special…
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