The Dutch Royal Family has returned to
work, with the first official engagement taking place since the
death of Princess Christina earlier this month. Princess Beatrix
attended the opening of the 79th session of the Institut de Droit
International (IDI) in the Grand Courtroom of the Peace Palace.
Beatrix, formerly Queen of the Netherlands, was the elder sister to
Princess Christina who died…
Doctors treating the former monarch of
Spain, Juan Carlos I, say the major cardiac surgery he underwent
this weekend has been a success. Juan Carlos had a triple bypass on
Saturday at a private clinic in Madrid. King Felipe VI and his
mother, Queen Sofia, arrived at the…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden paid a
visit to the Marine Centre and Simris Alg late last week. On
Thursday, Victoria began a day of engagements focusing on marine
life and the marine economy. In the morning, she visited the Marine
Centre in Simrishamn with the…
Bernadotte & Kylberg, the design duo run
by Prince Carl Philip and his friend Oscar Kylberg, have launched a
new homeware collection for Scandanavian brand Stelton. The Prince
has always had a creative eye, as an alumnus of Rhode Island School
of Design and Forsberg’s, a Stockholm advertising, graphic design
and copywriting school. In 2012 he put this talent to use,
partnering with…
Prince of Wales and Princess Beatrix to attend Battle of Arnhem 75th anniversary commemorative events
24th August 2019
The Prince of Wales will travel to the
Netherlands in September to attend commemorations for the 75th
anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, a major battle in the Second
World War. Clarence House announced the news on Friday afternoon
and noted that Prince Charles will be…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel to lead Swedish business delegation in Copenhagen
24th August 2019
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
will undertake a Swedish business delegation to Denmark in
mid-September and will be hosted by their Danish counterparts,
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary. The Royal Houses of
Denmark and Sweden announced the news…
The private residence of the Swedish
Royal Family, Drottningholm Palace, was built in the 1600s and is
listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. The Swedish Monarchy
says that it is the “most well-preserved royal castle built in the
1600s in Sweden and at the same time is representative of all
European architecture for the period.” It has been the family’s
private home since 1981 and is…
Many were very surprised when US
President Donald Trump cancelled his state visit to Denmark earlier
this week, and a lot thought this was a huge insult to Her Majesty
Queen Margrethe. A little less known story is that the President
only retaliated with the same behaviour as…
Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel
has appointed a special commission to look into the Grand Ducal
Family’s staff operations and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa’s role,
the Luxembourg media has reported. At the end of June, Jeannot
Waringo was…
On Thursday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja watched His Majesty the King’s
Guard perform in the Palace Square from the Palace Balcony at Royal
Palace in Oslo. Over a thousand people had met up to see the show
which lasted for 30 minutes. The Royal Life Guard marched together
with the music corps from Akershus Fortress through the centre of
Oslo. Then, they…
