Queen Sofía of Spain returned to her
homeland of Greece for the book presentation of “The Journal of
Queen Frederica, 1938-1967”, which is about her mother. Queen
Sofía’s younger brother King Constantine II of Greece and his wife,
Queen Anne-Marie were also present. The three-part journals of
Frederica are based on the 35 handwritten volumes which are
currently being kept at the General…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia were
accompanied by their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía
at the solemn opening of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes
Generales. The royals arrived at the Congress of Deputies and were
greeted by President of the Government…
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…
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 Norwegian skiing in which
he is strongly involved. It was a happy crowd who welcomed the
King. On arrival, His Majesty…
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 on…
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…
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 of His Majesty King
Abdullah II of Jordan. The visit will take place from 2 to 4 March.
The visit is the King’s first…
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 (b. 1895)…
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…
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’ Jerring Award which this year went to
Swedish athlete Tove Alexandersson who in 2019 took five World Cup
golds. The winner of the…
