The first woman to be in line to rule
Belgium in her own right will turn 18 later this week and her big
moment will be shared across her country. For the coming of age
celebrations of Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant will be
broadcast live on Belgian TV. The official ceremonies marking the
18th birthday of the heir start at 11am on October 25th 2019 at the
Royal Palace in Brussels. Her…
Royal life can be difficult, and royals
have often felt isolated because of their position. However, there
is one person that will understand your life as a royal – other
royals. There have been many royal friendships across the
centuries, with cousins and friends coming…
'Together in eternity': the touching royal tribute for Romania's Queen Mother from her family
22nd October 2019
Helen, Queen Mother of Romania has been
reburied in her adopted country. Her family led tributes at
reburial in the new Archdiocesan and Royal Cathedral with a series
of ceremonies marking the event across the weekend. And as Helen
was laid to rest next to her son, King…
On Sunday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald of Norway was on a private visit to the United Kingdom. His
Majesty was in the city of Manchester where he attended the
Manchester United and Liverpool football match at Old Trafford. He
was a guest of honour at Manchester United and their Norwegian
coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjær. His Majesty visited the arena on the
personal invitation of Ole Gunnar…
There has been a lot of attention on Her
Majesty Queen Sonja in recent weeks. It all began about two weeks
ago when the Queen had to cancel her performance at an art opening
because she had fallen ill. A short time later, it was confirmed
that the Queen had an infection in…
Prince Albert of Monaco’s eldest child releases first pop single
21st October 2019
Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, the eldest child
of Prince Albert of Monaco, has released her first pop signal
“Fearless.” The song has two formats, an acoustic version released
on 30 September and a pop version released last week. Proceeds from
“Fearless” will go…
Recently there has been a remarkable
shift in the photographs shared by the royal courts. Increasingly,
the official pictures are no longer taken by professional
photographers but by members of the royal families themselves.
Photographing has become a typical “royal” hobby. In the previous
decades, the royal courts instantly contacted professional
photographers when there was a need for new…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, 46,
has opened up about her chronic pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis that
came last October in a tv interview in Norway that was filmed while
she was on her literature train in Germany this month. On the
effects of the disease, Her Royal…
Prince Laurent Benoît Baudouin Marie was
born on 19 October 1963 as the third child of the Prince and
Princess of Liège (later King Albert and Queen Paola) in Château de
Belvédère in Laeken. At the time of his birth, he was third in the
line of succession to the…
From 15 October to 17 October, Queen
Silvia was in Lebanon to celebrate the Mentor Foundation’s 25th
anniversary. Mentor Arabia is a regional non-governmental
organization that advocates for youth empowerment to prevent risky
behavior among children and youth and it was created in 2006. On 15
October, Queen Silvia was officially received by Lebanon’s
President and First Lady. During the…
