King Harald of Norway has ordered the
declassification of secret spy documents. This was made public by
the Norwegian government last Sunday and reported by Norwegian
media. This is very rare and has only happened a few times in
recent history. It was during the weekly Council of State at the
Royal Palace in Oslo on January 10 2020 that graded documents from
the Norwegian secret services was…
After a long period of tragedy and
illness, King Harald appeared in public for the first time since 3
January, when Ari Behn was buried. Since then, the King has been on
sick leave and for a week, the King was hospitalised. Now a fresh
monarch was out to show his support for…
Tessy Antony - de Nassau writes about her experience at the World Economic Forum for Royal Central
1st February 2020
In a guest post, Tessy Antony – de Nassau
writes about her time and experience at the 2020 World Economic
Forum: In Davos town centre, the weather could have not been
better; the sun was shining, blue skies, and deliciously crispy air
breezing into my face as I was…
The much anticipated Waringo Report in
Luxembourg was made public today revealing a culture of fear
dominates the Grand Ducal Court alongside mismanagement of staff
and lack of financial transparency. The 44-page report was first
presented to the Government Council before being put on the
government website for the public to read. It stressed that the
functioning of the monarchy must be…
The Norwegian Royal Court announced on
Thursday afternoon that His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty
Queen Sonja of Norway would make their first state visit to the
Middle East in March. A press release stated that King Harald and
Queen Sonja have accepted the invitation…
Count Folke Bernadotte - the Swedish royal who helped save thousands during World War Two
31st January 2020
As we mark the 75th anniversary of the
liberation of Auschwitz, we are taking a look at a less known royal
who helped save thousands during World War II – including hundreds
of Danish Jews from concentration camps – Count Folke Bernadotte.
Folke Bernadotte…
In a very unexpected statement, King
Albert II of Belgium admitted that he is indeed the father of
Delphine Boël. The statement has made an end to a seven-year-long
legal battle between father and daughter. But who exactly is
Delphine Boël? And how come King Albert II has waited for so long
to recognise his daughter who was born out of wedlock? Here’s a
recap of the full story. On the…
Prince Daniel, the husband of Crown
Princess Victoria, together with Prince Carl Philip and Princess
Sofia attended Monday evening the annual Swedish Sports Gala at the
Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. During the gala, Prince Carl Philip
presented the Radio Sports’…
Today, Princess Marie had her second
official engagement of the year in Paris, France, as she opened the
“Les Contes Étranges de NH Jacobsen, un Danois à Paris” at the
Bourdelle Museum. The “Les Contes Étranges de N.H. Jacobsen, un
Danois à Paris”…
Royals from all over Europe gathered
yesterday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of
Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Those
in attendance were the Duchess of Cornwall, King Felipe and Queen
Letizia of Spain, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians,
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden,
King Willem-Alexander and…
