Denmark’s Queen Margrethe has looked to
the future and the past in a very personal New Year’s address.
Making reference to her own childhood as well as the adventures
that still await her grandchildren, she urged her fellow citizens
to come together as they tackle some major issues facing their
country. And she did it all while dealing with the pressures of
live TV as she was forced to…
Video: Prince Albert says fight against climate change is 'a huge responsibility' in New Year's Eve address
31st December 2019
Prince Albert – who has been a strong
advocate for the protection of the environment for many years –
said the fight against climate change was one of the big challenges
of this century in his traditional New Year’s Eve address to the
Monégasque people. He…
Concluding our four-part series, we are
looking at some of the stories we covered on the European royals in
the months of October, November and December. October: Crown
Princess Mary can now act as regent of Denmark Keld Navntoft, The
Royal House Danish Royal…
According to the official program for
Queen Sonja of Norway, the Queen should have opened a new art
exhibition on Thursday of this week. The Queen’s participation in
the opening has been announced for several weeks. Now, the Royal
Court has removed this planned exhibition opening from the Queen’s
calendar. The Queen, therefore, will not attend the opening because
of the death of her…
Crown Princess Victoria cancels all her plans and travels to Norway
29th December 2019
According to various Swedish media
sources, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has cancelled all her
private Christmas and New Year’s events and travelled to Oslo. The
message about Ari Behns suicide was extremely sadfor Victoria, who
knew him closely. She has now put…
The 2010s were a decade filled with many
major royal events, including the accession of several new
monarchs. One of the countries that saw that change was Belgium.
After an almost 20 year reign, King Albert II announced on 3 July
2013 that he would abdicate in favour of…
As the decade draws to a close, minds
turn to reflection. It’s been a packed ten years for Europe’s
ruling houses but while a handful have been marked by abdications,
others have seen commemorations for major milestones. One of the
first big jubilees of the 2010s saw Denmark mark forty years of the
rule of Queen Margrethe. Here Royal Central looks back at the
celebrations for…
Continuing our series looking back at
2019 for the European royals, we take a look at the stories we
covered from July through September, beginning with our Deputy
Editor travelling with Princess Tessy of Luxembourg to Thailand
with Professors Without Borders in July.
The past decade has been filled with some
major royal moments including the ending of one era in Spain and
the start of another. The decision by King Juan Carlos I to stand
aside in favour of his son surprised many but the reign of King
Felipe VI, which began on June 19th…
Being kidnapped is perhaps a royal’s
biggest nightmare. Fortunately, this has not happened in recent
times. Still, many have made plans to kidnap royals, but they have
fortunately failed. A rather unknown story of a kidnapping attempt
was aimed at the then 26-year-old Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon in
1999. The kidnapping attempt was kept secret for a long time, and
we still don’t…
