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 it was acquired by
the second King of Belgium, Leopold II, in 1904. He used it as a
holiday home and spent time on the French…
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…
Prince Daniel to participate in well-known Swedish TV show to discuss kidney disease
13th August 2019
As someone who has received a life-saving
kidney transplant, Prince Daniel knows firsthand the importance of
organ donation. Now the Swedish prince will share his personal
experiences as he takes part in an episode of SVT’s “Ask the
Doctor” show on Monday, 26 August. The popular show features host
Suzanne Axell and Dr Karin Granberg. On the programme, the Prince
will meet with…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander
of Serbia has congratulated Kurban Bayrami to Sead Nasufovic,
Reisu-l-ulema of the Islamic Community of Serbia; Abdulah Numan,
the Mufti of Serbia; Mevlud Dudic, President of the Meshihat of the
Islamic Community; Nusret…
Queen Silvia has leant her support – and
her name – to a new affordable housing scheme for those suffering
from memory loss. The SilviaBo project will make housing safe and
accessible for dementia patients in Sweden and is part of BoKlok, a
partnership…
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg has
visited the victims of the towns that were hit by a rare tornado. A
wind rush also caused damage in Amsterdam in the Netherlands but it
is unclear if these were severe enough to be classified as a
tornado. The towns of Pétange and Basharage were hit by gusts of
winds up to 130 km/h and some 160 homes were damaged of which 100
are now uninhabitable. Fourteen…
Danish Crown Princely Family shares images from time aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog
11th August 2019
The Danish Crown Princely Family has been
enjoying a holiday aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog, sailing around
Denmark and stopping into various places along the way. Their
adventures have been posted on the family’s Instagram account. The
Royal House stressed that this…
Princess Benedikte watches opening match at the European Championships in wheelchair rugby
10th August 2019
Princess Benedikte opened the
International Wheelchair Rugby Federation’s European championships
Wednesday, celebrating a home team win at DGI House in Vejle. The
Princess, who serves as patron of Parasport Denmark, attended the
match between the Danish and the Polish…
The Queen Paola Foundationwas created in
1992 as an initiative of Belgium’s Queen Paola to promote the
integration and training of socially vulnerable youth. Her husband,
King Albert II abdicated the throne for health reasons in 2013, but
Queen Paola continued to focus on her work with the foundation,
which operates autonomously and employs a small team of full-time
staff and…
