It was the last major royal wedding of
the 20th century and it began a new chapter in a royal story that
would lead to a throne. On December 4th 1999, the then heir to the
Belgian throne, Philippe, married Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz before a
host of regal guests. The couple became King and Queen of the
Belgians in 2013. On the twentieth anniversary of their marriage,
Royal Central…
On this week’s Royal Central Podcast, the
team look ahead to some of the big events set to make the royal
news in December. Court cases and Christmas cards all feature as
Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and Lydia Starbuck as what the last
month of the year will bring for…
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway handed
out “The Queen Sonja School Award” for 2019 on Monday. This year’s
prize went to Stigeråsen school in the southern city of Skien. The
Queen was welcomed by Principal Kim Aas, School Inspector Dorthe
Naur and Student Council…
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…
