When the news broke that Prince Carl Philip of Sweden was dating former reality show participant and model Sofia Hellqvist, a flood of criticism followed. Many doubted that this most unlikely romance would be sealed by marriage. Today, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia celebrate four years of marriage.
In the summer of 2009, Prince Carl Philip met Sofia Hellqvist through mutual friends at a…
King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia and their family, have made their traditional appearance at the ceremony of the Polar Music Prize 2019. King Carl XVI Gustaf was asked to hand out the awards to this year’s laureates.
The Swedish Royal Family was well represented…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima's State Visit to Ireland - Day 1
13th June 2019
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands have begun a three-day State Visit to Ireland. If Brexit goes ahead, Ireland will be more isolated from the European Union, and the Dutch and Irish are eager to retain their ties. The Dutch Royals were received in…
A two-day state visit from South Korea to the Kingdom of Norway got underway on Wednesday. President Moon Jae-in and Ms Kim Jung–sook were met by Crown Prince Haakon at Oslo’s Grand Hotel. Together they departed for the Royal Palace where, following the short drive from the hotel, they arrived at a grand welcome ceremony.
The King inspects his soldiers before the President arrives. Photo…
On Tuesday in Madrid, Queen Letizia of Spain presided over the UNICEF Spanish Committee Awards 2019.
Her Majesty was received upon her arrival by Spain’s Minister of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare, María Luisa Carcedo; the President of the Superior Council of…
Last week the Serbian Crown Prince and Princess donated a total of 1.000 kg of flour to the St. Petka Monastery. This happened through the Crown Princess’ humanitarian organisation, Lifeline New York, thanks to a donation from Mr Slobodan Bekvalac, an architect and…
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway has fallen ill. This was stated in a short press release from the Norwegian royal court on Tuesday morning. The royal court reports that the queen has an infection in the foot. She will, therefore, not participate in tomorrow’s state visit from South Korea.
The royal court’s communications manager, Guri Ofstad Varpe, has told the Norwegian press that…
Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece has revealed wedding plan ideas, etiquette and previously-unseen photos of her own 1995 wedding to Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece on her official blog.
“Time has absolutely flown by and looking back and reminiscing about our wedding…
Prince Christian of Denmark has sent his first Instagram message on the occasion of his family’s participation in the Royal Run in Denmark today.
The 13-year-old son of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary posted an image alongside his younger siblings…
Happy Birthday, Princess Madeleine! – 37 facts about the Swedish royal on her birthday
10th June 2019
On 10 June 1982, Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine of Sweden was born. To celebrate her 37th birthday here are 37 facts on the Swedish royal:
1. Madeleine admitted in an interview on Skavlan that she is naturally a shy person, but she is “working on it.”
2. When she and her husband, Chris lived in New York City, they would sometimes speak in German to one another to keep people from…
