Today, we’re looking at the early life of
King Philippe. Born on 15 April 1960 to Prince Albert and Princess
Paola of Liège, there was every chance that he would never ascend
to the throne. His uncle, King Baudouin was on the throne at the
time, and the married king was trying for an heir. It wasn’t until
well after his childhood that it appeared that Prince Philippe may
someday…
Solidarity, integration and respect for
human dignityare the three principals guiding the Grand Duke Henri
and the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa Foundation in its activities.
Created in 2004 by the merger of Grand Duke and Grand Duchess
Foundation with the Prince Henri…
Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania, addresses her nation on the coronavirus crisis
6th April 2020
Her Majesty Margareta, the Custodian of
the Crown of Romania, addressed the Romanian people on Sunday
regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Her Majesty spoke to Romanians
about the way everyone can show their generosity, humanity, civic
spirit and compassion, at a difficult…
On a sunny morning on the 9th of
September 2016, the first child of Prince Carl Philip and Princess
Sofia of Sweden was baptised in an intimate ceremony. The
christening of Prince Alexander took place at the Royal Chapel of
Drottningholm Palace. In this article, I will be sharing my
memories of this beautiful day as I witnessed the baptism in
person. On the 19th of April 2016, Princess Sofia…
On 2 April, Princess Marie of Denmark
sent a personal message to the Danish Association for Autism of
which she is Patron on the occasion of World Autism Day. In the
message, she said: “I wish you all a good World Autism Day and
thank you for the constant work you…
King Carl XVI Gustaf addressed Sweden
this afternoon from Stenhammar Palace in Södermanland regarding the
COVID-19 pandemic. The King’s speech, “The King’s greeting to
Sweden,” was aired on SVT1. He recorded the speech from Stenhammar
Palace…
King Felipe VI visits Operations Command to thank Spain's Armed Forces for help with the coronavirus crisis
3rd April 2020
King Felipe VI honoured the efforts of
Spain’s Armed Forces to keep the nation safe from Covid-19 on
Friday when he visited Operations Command at Retamares Base in
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid. The Spanish king, wearing army
fatigues, a mask, and gloves, was accompanied by the Minister of
Defense, Margarita Robles and the Chief of Defense Staff, General
of the Air, Miguel Ángel…
Queen Margrethe is the proud mother of
two sons, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim. She also has
two loving and dutiful daughters-in-law, Crown Princess Mary and
Princess Marie. Today, let’s look at some of Queen Margrethe’s
motherly (and mother-in-law-ly)…
Crown Prince Haakon has, over the last
few weeks, held several video conferences and video meetings with
the authorities and other occupations who are heavily affected by
the coronavirus. On Thursday the Crown Prince was joined by his
wife Crown Princess Mette Marit for…
This month marks a very special birthday
for a popular and successful queen. Margrethe II turns 80 on April
16th and in the run up to her big day, Royal Central will be taking
a look at some of the major moments in her life. And today, we
start with one of her most special roles – being a granny. Queen
Margrethe is a loving grandmother to eight grandchildren: Prince
Christian, Princess…
