Today we’re looking at the history of the
Palace of Zarzuela, which is the home of King Felipe, his wife,
Queen Letizia, and their two daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta
Sofía; as well as King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía. Construction
began on Zarzuela Palace back in the 1600s, though the then-King
Felipe IV meant for it to function as a hunting lodge or country
palace instead of an…
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie looking forward to move to Paris this September
13th July 2019
Prince Joachim has spoken more in-depth
about his family’s upcoming move to Paris this September, telling
Billed Bladet, “This is going to be great for all of us, and
now both the children are completely with the plan.” Speaking
exclusively to the Danish magazine…
King Carl XVI Gustaf presented the
Solliden Prize to Pav Johnsson, a nature expert, in a ceremony in
Öland at Solliden Palace on Thursday. King Carl XVI Gustaf was
accompanied by Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria, who were
dressed in traditional Öland…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visit ancestral castles during visit to German states
13th July 2019
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde paid an
official visit to the German federal states of Thuringia and
Saxony-Anhalt this week. While in Saxony-Anhalt, they visited an
ancestral castle where the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
once lived, Friedenstein Castle. Accompanied by the Prime Minister
of the German-speaking Community in Belgium, Oliver Paasch, King
Philippe and Queen Mathilde visited…
Queen Máxima spoke about the possibility
of bringing her daughters with her on future UN trips during her
working visit to Bangladesh this week in her role as the UN
Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development. “They ask a lot about my…
Queen Letizia attends international cancer research summit "Grand Challenge" in Madrid
13th July 2019
Queen Letizia attended the “Grand
Challenge” international cancer research summit last week in
Madrid. The Queen is honorary president of the Spanish Association
Against Cancer (the Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer in
Spanish), which hosted the Grand Challenge…
Emanuela Orlandi – the 15-year-old
daughter of a Vatican clerk – went missing in 1983 when she failed
to return home after a music lesson in Rome. The search for her
continues to this day and her family recently received an anonymous
letter saying that her body could be buried in the Teutonic
cemetery, which is a burial ground just inside the Vatican’s walls.
The two tombs that…
This summer, Royal Central is taking a
look at who’s who in the lines of succession around the world. And
our latest instalment takes us to Spain. By law, the line of
succession there is limited to the descendants of King Juan Carlos
I, a rule that remained unchanged…
Today we’re looking at the line of
succession to the Belgian throne. Current Monarch: King Philippe,
who succeeded his father, King Albert II, on 21 July 2013 after he
stepped down for health reasons. Photo: Laura Dekkers King Philippe
was considered by many…
Royal Central’s Deputy Editor, Brittani
Barger, travelled to Thailand with Princess Tessy of Luxembourg at
the beginning of July to see the work she does with her NGO,
Professors Without Borders (PROWIBO) and empowering women across
the globe. Read part one below: After a 15 hour flight to South
Korea and another 5-hour flight to Thailand, I arrived late on
Sunday, 30 June to Bangkok…
