As we mark the 90th anniversary of Grace
Kelly’s birth this month, Royal Central looks back on several
aspects of her life. As Princess Grace died on 14 September 1982,
she witnessed only one of her children’s weddings when her eldest
daughter, Princess Caroline married Philippe Junot on 28 June 1978.
Philippe Junot was a Parisian banker, and he was 17 years older
than Princess Caroline…
On 14 November at 6:00 pm Stockholm time,
security exercises were performed at the Swedish Royal Palace per
press releases from the Swedish Royal Court and the Swedish Police.
The exercise was performed inside the palace and in the outer and
inner courtyards of the…
Italian Pretender announces the return of the monarchy in Italy
15th November 2019
The heir of the Italian Pretender to the
throne, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, has announced the return of the
monarchy in Italy in a live televised address to the Italian people
on Thursday night. Mediaset aired it live after interrupting their
normal programming for the…
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the
Netherlands is a well-known pilot. He thinks flying is fun and
trained as a pilot for the national Dutch air-operator, KLM. This
week, a special thing happened on one of a KLM flight from
Amsterdam to Paris, under the charge of the Dutch king. The flight
was overbooked and it was Willem-Alexander who came up with the
great solution that made one…
Grand Ducal Family to celebrate 100th anniversary of Grand Duchess Charlotte's accession
14th November 2019
On 26 November 2019, the Luxembourgish
Grand Ducal Family will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Grand
Duchess Charlotte’s accession to the throne as announced by the
Grand Ducal Court this week. The family will attend the screening
of the movie Léif Lëtzebuerger at…
Serbia's Crown Prince Couple highlight problems with cancer and orphans
14th November 2019
On Thursday of last week, Crown Prince
Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia organised a formal
dinner at the White Palace in honour of the 56th Cancer Conference
Week. This happened only a day after Their Royal Highnesses
announced that they had made a large…
During her royal career, Princess Grace
was active in supporting Monaco on the global stage. She focused
her charity work to support the arts scene in Monaco, as well as
flowers and gardening, healthcare, children, and motherhood. Today,
we’re going to take a look at Princess Grace’s patronages and
charity work. One of her first patronages was taking over the
presidency of the Monaco…
The Swedish Royal Family was out in
glamourous force Tuesday evening. On 12 November, the King and
Queen hosted the Representation Dinner at the Royal Palace.
Representation Dinners are periodically hosted by the King and
Queen. There is typically one white tie…
Yesterday afternoon, King Carl XVI
Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
attended a technology and sustainability seminar organised at the
Royal Palace by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
(IVA) on the occasion of its 100th…
Crown Prince Haakon celebrates 50 years of business relations with Qatar
12th November 2019
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway attended on Monday a ceremony in the Qatari capital of Doha
to celebrate 50 years of business cooperation between Norway and
Qatar. The Crown Prince was accompanied by Norway’s Minister of
Commerce, Torbjørn Røe Isaksen. The Crown Prince and Minister of
Industry also met representatives of the authorities in Qatar.
Among the many prominent…
