Queen Margrethe of Denmark arrived at
Gråsten Palace, her summer residence, on Tuesday for her summer
stay in South Jutland. She received a warm welcome upon arrival by
her grandchildren, and it was documented on the Danish Royal
Family’s Instagram account. View this post on Instagram A post
shared by DET DANSKE KONGEHUS ?? (@detdanskekongehus) Her…
Heirs of Kaiser Wilhelm II launch bid to reclaim art and palace from German state
16th July 2019
Descendants of the last German Emperor
are locked in a legal battle with the German state to reclaim
thousands of valuable artworks and historical artefacts. They also
reportedly want to the right to live in one of their former
palaces. The claims are thought to be led by…
As per tradition since she was
two-years-old, Victoriadagen (Victoria Day) was celebrated in
Sweden in honour of Crown Princess Victoria’s 42nd birthday
yesterday. The day began in Öland at Solliden Palace – the private,
summer home of the Swedish Royal Family.
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…
