Prince Albert II of Monaco marks the 15th
anniversary of his accession as Sovereign Prince of Monaco this
year. Prince Albert, son of Prince Rainier III and American actress
Grace Kelly, succeeded his father on 6 April 2005, only five days
after he had been called by the Crown Council of Monaco to take
over as Regent due to his father’s failing health. This week marks
fifteen years since…
The birthday celebrations for Sweden’s
future monarch looked very different this year as Crown Princess
Victoria turned 43 without the usual public events that mark her
big day. The coronavirus pandemic meant that the popular gathering
at Solliden in Sweden, where the…
Prince Oskar Wilhelm Karl Hans Kuno of
Prussia was born on 15 July in 1915 at the Marmorpalais (Marble
Palace) near Potsdam in the Kingdom of Prussia. He was the son of
Prince Oscar Karl Gustav Adolf of Prussia and his wife, Princess
Ina-Marie Gräfin of Bassewitz. He was…
Surprisingly, Sweden has few rubies in
its very vast arsenal of royal jewels. They have a beautiful ruby
tiara that Queen Silvia has stunned in and a diamond and ruby
brooch worn by several women in the Royal Family. The King Edward
VII Ruby Tiara This tiara arrived in Sweden in 1905 when Princess
Margaret of Connaught married the future King Gustaf VI Adolf; she
was given the tiara as a…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark delivers powerful speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council
14th July 2020
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has
delivered a powerful speech on women’s rights to open the 44th
session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The
48-year-old gave her heartfelt address virtually, as the ongoing
coronavirus pandemic meant she was…
The King of Spain has spoken of the
importance of a free press, calling it ”the oxygen that enlivens
democracies”. King Felipe’s words came at a special awards ceremony
in Madrid. King Felipe VI, along with Queen Letizia, attended a
gala for the annual…
The Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple of
Luxembourg have thanked the public for their show of support after
the birth of the couple’s first child, Prince Charles. They also
revealed what the celebratory donations from the public would go
toward. In a statement released by the Grand Ducal Court,
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess
Stéphanie said: “We were very…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary of Denmark are due to travel to the Netherlands in November to
lead a sizeable Danish business delegation. This is the first royal
trip announced since the COVID outbreak hit Europe earlier this
year. Several royal families…
Tomorrow, on the 14th of July, Crown
Princess Victoria of Sweden celebrates her 43rd birthday. Due to
the coronavirus, this year’s festivities will be scaled down
significantly, and the Crown Princess will have to celebrate
without most of her family. Every year on…
Today, on the 150th anniversary of his
birth, let’s take a look back at the life of a complex Sovereign
Prince of Monaco, Prince Louis II, who oversaw a period of great
cultural strides and dark days for the principality. Prince Louis
Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi was born 12 July 1870, the only
child of Prince Albert I of Monaco and Lady Mary Victoria
Douglas-Hamilton. His parents…
