The Netherlands

Princess Amalia to stop reimbursing her public allowance in 2025

The Princess of Orange has announced that beginning in 2025, she will no longer reimburse her public allowance. In a letter to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday, Princess Amalia wrote that she will stop refunding her constitutional allowance “With the passing of time and following surprising circumstances, it is now foreseeable that I will have to take into account personnel and…
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European Royals

All the details for King Frederik and Queen Mary's state visit to Sweden

The Danish Royal Court has shared the schedule for King Frederik and Queen Mary’s upcoming state visit to Sweden—their first since the throne shift earlier this year. King Frederik and Queen Mary are due to visit Sweden between 6-7 May. A longstanding tradition amongst the Scandinavian monarchs is that their first state visits occur within each others’ countries. King Frederik’s…
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Sweden

Queen Silvia sparkles in famous tiara

Queen Silvia of Sweden pulled out a historic tiara for a State Dinner in Stockholm. King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia are hosting the Finnish President for a State Visit, and Queen Silvia chose a notable piece. She wore the Nine-Prong Tiara, also commonly referred to as…
Spain

The royal bride who survived an assassination attempt on her wedding day

A century ago, the woman who reigned as Spanish consort had more than her fair share of problems. She was Victoria Eugenie, known as Ena, and her first day as a queen began in a terrifying manner. Ena perhaps realized the turbulence ahead of her just minutes after her wedding. She walked into the Royal Monastery of San Jeronimo in Madrid on May 21st 1906 as a princess and left as a queen having…
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Norway

King Harald set to return to royal duties after two months sick leave

The King of Norway will take up his official duties again after an absence of almost two months caused by illness. King Harald, 87, hasn’t carried out any engagements since the middle of February when he was taken ill during a holiday to Malaysia. He was treated in hospital there after contracting an infection and had to have a temporary pacemaker fitted before he was well enough to…
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