Yesterday it emerged that Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway held meetings with disgraced financier
Jeffrey Epstein after his release from prison. According to VG,
Norway’s biggest newspaper, Mette-Marit had meetings with Epstein
between 2011 and 2013 – years after his conviction for soliciting a
minor for prostitution. In a statement, the Crown Princess said: “I
would never have had…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia act as hosts for Conference on Climate Change (COP25)
3rd December 2019
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
have played hosts to the United Nations Conference on Climate
Change (COP25) in Madrid where Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg,
Prince Albert of Monaco and other foreign dignitaries were in
attendance. The theme of the conference is to…
Prince Carl Philip presents award at Sweden International Horse Show
2nd December 2019
Prince Carl Philip spent the weekend with
some equine friends as he presented Prince Carl Philip’s Prize at
the Sweden International Horse Show on Saturday. This year’s prize
went to 15-year-old Lilly Johansson from Hittarp’s riding club and
her pony…
It has emerged that Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway held meetings with disgraced financier
Jeffrey Epstein after his release from prison. According to VG,
Norway’s biggest newspaper, Mette-Marit had meetings with Epstein
between 2011 and 2013 – years after his conviction for soliciting a
minor for prostitution. In a statement, the Crown Princess said: “I
would never…
This month marks the 150th anniversary of
the birth of Queen Maud of Norway. There British royal became a
queen in 1905 but her path to a throne began nine years earlier
when she married her cousin in a very Victorian wedding. However,
the seemingly run of the mill royal…
To conclude our series on the Princess
consorts of Monaco, we look at the current titleholder, Princess
Charlene – the wife of the Prince of Monaco, Albert II. Charlene
Lynette Wittstock was born Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now
Zimbabwe) on 25 January 1978 to Michael and…
Spain’s republicans gathered for a two-day long conference to abolish the monarchy
30th November 2019
In Spain, a new debate about the monarchy
has begun. On Friday this week, the Spanish far-left movement
“Podemos” held a conference where they discussed the possibility of
a referendum on the monarchy with an option to abolish it. The
two-day-long conference was attended by 37 organizations, among
them militant left-wing groups and parties. The conference,
“’Goodbye monarchy, hello…
Belgium’s King and Queen have given a
rare interview to mark their twentieth wedding anniversary. And
speaking to RTBF, King Philippe revealed that the couple’s romance
and marriage plans had left them ”on a cloud”. The couple spoke to
Patrick…
Former King Albert II of Belgium’s appeal
against the order to undergo a DNA-test will be discussed today by
the Court of Cassation, the main court of last resort in Belgium.
He had been ordered to undergo a DNA-test in order to determine if
he is the father of…
Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Astrid join efforts against landmines
29th November 2019
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway and Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium met this
week in Oslo to continue their fight against the use of landmines.
It is 20 years since the Convention prohibiting the production,
use, storage and export of anti-personnel mines came into force. On
Monday, Crown Prince Haakon spoke at the opening of the fourth
oversight conference. Crown…
