The former King of Belgium, Albert II,
has publicly conceded that Delphine Boël is his illegitimate
daughter. The former monarch’s admission comes after a lengthy
legal battle lasting many years. King Albert’s lawyer released a
statement on Monday evening in which he says after viewing the
results of a DNA-test, he is now willing to admit that Ms. Boël is
his daughter. The lawyer…
Princess Athena of Denmark celebrated her
eighth birthday on 24 January, and to mark the day, the Royal
Danish House, released three photos, taken by Athena’s mother,
Princess Marie. One of the three photos features Athena with her
family dog, Cerise. © HRH…
Brigitte Kruse, founder of the Los
Angeles-based Kruse GWS Auctions, was recently knighted by the
Medici family in Italy. Principe Lorenzo de’ Medici conferred on
Kruse the title of Cavaliere— the Italian equivalent of an
English knighthood—and as an…
A 63-year old Dutchman has been sentenced
to 40 hours of community service for offending Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands. The Dutch law criminalises insults directed at the
King or Queen. In October 2019, a Dutchman was talking with some
people on the street in Utrecht. After one of these people were
fined by the police for committing a crime, the 63-year old man
began to insult Her Majesty…
On Friday, an ordinary Council of State
was held in Oslo following the exit of the Progress Party from the
Norwegian government. This happened only one day after it became
clear that King Harald has been declared healthy after being sick
for the past two weeks. Crown Prince…
Several European royals attended a
ceremony in Israel to commemorate that the 75th anniversary of the
liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Thursday. The ceremony was held
at the Holocaust Memorial Centre Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. The
British Royal Family was represented by…
King Harald resumes his monarchical duties after two-week sick leave
23rd January 2020
After being sick for two weeks, there was
great excitement about what was going to happen to King Harald. The
media wondered if the King wanted an extended sick leave or whether
he was healthy enough to resume his duties as the monarch after
Crown Prince Haakon has been regent for the past 14 days. One day
after an update on King Harald’s health was expected, it has now
become known that…
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown
23rd January 2020
On Saturday, in the Romanian capital of
Bucharest, celebrations took place to mark 30 years since the
return of the Royal Family following the collapse of the communist
regime. Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania,
took time for an exclusive interview…
Prince Constantijn calls the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's decision "brave"
23rd January 2020
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands,
the younger brother of King Willem-Alexander, has described the
Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to step back from royal
duties as “brave.” He spoke about them in the TV-show Op1. He told
the host that he had…
Now you can now become the Norwegian
Crown Prince Family’s neighbour. The Norwegian Crown Prince Couple
rents out one of their houses on the Skaugum Estate, and the villa
is just a few metres from the Crown Prince Couple’s own home. You
can now rent a house for 27.000 Norwegian crowns a month; this is
approximately 2.800 US dollars or 2.200 British pounds. The house
has a plot of…
