With a slimmed-down 2020 National Day
ahead, we are taking a look at previous National Day celebrations
in Sweden with the Royal Family. The females in the family always
dress in the traditional Swedish dress and the family rides in
carriages to Skansen for a concert. They later host a reception at
the Royal Palace, which is officially opened for the summer by a
member of the family earlier in…
Pearls are the birthstone of June and
they’ve formed parts of royal jewel collections for centuries.
Today let’s look at some of the best pearl tiaras in the Dutch
Royal Family’s collection! Antique Pearl Tiara [getty
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Prince Joachim of Belgium, King
Philippe’s nephew, has apologised for not respecting the quarantine
measures while in Spain. In a press release sent out by his
attorney, His Royal Highness said: “I apologise for not respecting
all quarantine measures during…
Spain’s King Felipe held a
videoconference with the Operations Command on Saturday for Armed
Forces Day at the Retamares Base in Pozuelo de Alarcón. The King
was greeted by Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles; Chief of
Defence Staff, Miguel Ángel Villarroya; Secretary of State for
Defence, Ángel Olivares; Chief of Staff of the Army, General of the
Army, Francisco Javier Varela…
Princess Stéphanie of Monaco visited a
COVID-19 screening centre in Espace Léo Ferré, Monaco, last week.
The royal wore a surgical mask and used hand sanitiser as soon as
she entered the building. Upon arrival, the Princess was welcomed
by Didier Gamerdinger…
Authorities in Andalusia have criticised
Belgium’s Prince Joachim after he was found to have attended a
party in the region last weekend. Joachim’s attendance at the event
in Cordoba was confirmed by the Royal Household in Brussels as it
announced that the prince had…
Princess Birgitta of Sweden has always
known how to make her mark. The second sister of King Carl XVI
Gustaf is known for her originality and her wedding was stand out,
too, for several reasons. Birgitta was the only one of her siblings
to marry a fellow royal and the only one who didn’t choose to marry
in June. She was also the first of the five children of Prince
Gustaf Adolf and Princess…
Prince Joachim, the 28-year-old nephew of
King Philippe of the Belgians, has tested positive for the
Coronavirus after attending a private party in Spain last Tuesday.
[getty src=”805167280″ width=”594″ height=”396″] Spanish…
On Thursday this week, it was announced
in a very brief press release that “The Queen Sonja Art Stable”
will open again. The opening date is set to be Saturday, July 4th
with the press expected to get a preview sometime before this date.
The restrictions caused…
To conclude our May series on royal
emeralds, we are taking a look at the emeralds in the Norwegian
royal vault. The Norwegian Royal Family has a large emerald and
diamond tiara with matching earrings, brooch and necklace. The
tiara is in a neo-classical style and features a centre, square
emerald at the top. Its creation date has never been known but it
is assumed to have been some time in…
