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…
On Monday, Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden volunteered to help make food boxes. The act of kindness was
done through the Stockholm City Mission. Her Royal Highness visited
the Stockholm City Mission’s office at Mariatorget in the centre of
the Swedish capital to make…
Prince Albert of Monaco is out of his
two-week isolation and recovered from COVID-19. He was separated
from his wife, Princess Charlene and their two twins, Prince
Jacques and Princess Gabriella who were at their country retreat at
Roc Agel while Albert was quarantined.
Crown Prince Haakon continues to stay busy while hosting video conference with three cleaning workers
1st April 2020
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 Tuesday, the Crown Prince was briefed via video
on the working life of three cleaners during the COVID-19 pandemic.
His Royal Highness started the conference by saying: “The work you
do in hospitals, in…
