Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands – or
Queen Beatrix as she was known between 1980 and 2013 – has suffered
yet another loss when her youngest sister Princess Christina died
yesterday. Since 2002, she has had to say goodbye to her husband
Prince Claus, her parents Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard, her
son Prince Friso and now her sister. [getty src="458842720"
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American President Donald Trump has
expressed his interest in buying a part of the Danish kingdom. The
Wall Street Journal has reported that Trump is interested in buying
the world’s biggest island, Greenland, which is a self-governed
part of the Danish kingdom and…
Princess Christina of the Netherlands,
who died on Friday at the age of 72, will be the first Dutch royal
to be cremated. Members of the Dutch Royal house are normally
interred in the royal crypt in Delft, however, Princess Christina
ceased to be a member of the Dutch…
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, Her
Majesty Queen Máxima and Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the
Netherlands have announced that Her Royal Highness Princess
Christina died earlier this morning at Noordeinde Palace in The
Hague at the age of 72. Princess Christina is King
Willem-Alexander’s aunt and Princess Beatrix’s sister. She had been
suffering from bone cancer for…
Princess Christina of The Netherlands
died early on Friday morning at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague at
the age of 72. Christina was the youngest sister of the former
Queen (now Princess) Beatrix of the Netherlands, which made her the
maternal aunt of King…
At least we now know what’s likely to
form dinner conversation when Queen Margrethe of Denmark hosts
President Donald Trump on a State Visit at the start of September.
It’s been reported that the US leader has explored the possibility
of buying Greenland which is ruled…
Royal Relations: how Elizabeth II is linked to Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
16th August 2019
Her Majesty The Queen is related to many
of Europe’s sovereigns, not in the least because of Queen
Victoria’s matchmaking but also because of another woman, Princess
Carolina of Orange-Nassau. Princess Carolina was born on28 February
1743 as the daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange and Anne,
Princess Royal, the daughter of King George II and Caroline of
Ansbach, after whom she…
The historic Villa des Cèdres in
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, once the summer home of Belgian royalty, has
sold for a jaw-dropping 200 million Euro this month to an
unspecified buyer. The 18,000-square-foot property was built in
1830 and operated as an olive tree farm until…
In July, Royal Central reported that the
heirs of Kaiser Wilhelm II had launched their bid to reclaim art
and palaces from the German state. Last week, the left-wing
coalition, that governs in the German state of Brandenburg refused
to pay any financial compensation to the…
The Royal Palace of La Almudaina (or in
Spanish, Palacio Real de La Almudaina) is located in Palma,
Mallorca (or Majorca) in the Balearic Islands and serves as
the official summer residence of the Spanish monarch and other
members of the Spanish Royal Family (even though King Felipe and
Queen Letizia prefer to spend their time with their daughters at
Marivent Palace instead now). The structure…
