On 13 May, the Danish Court announced
that Prince Joachim had agreed to become Patron of the Orders and
Medals Society of Denmark, taking over from Prince Henrik. Prince
Henrik had been the patron of the association from 1978 until his
death. It aims to promote the study of the history of orders and
medals. The Society cooperates with similar societies in Belgium,
the UK, Germany, Austria and the…
After a broken engagement a few years
earlier, Princess Madeleine of Sweden finally found the love of her
life after fleeing to New York City to heal her broken heart.
There, through mutual friends, she met American-British financier
Christopher “Chris”…
On Tuesday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald announced the season-opening of the Norwegian Royal Yacht
“DS Norge”. Royal Central’s Senior Europe Correspondent Oskar
Aanmoen was among the journalists present. The Norwegian press took
the opportunity to ask some…
Hereditary Prince Ernst August of Hanover
and Princess Ekaterina of Hanover have baptised their second child,
Prince Welf August over the weekend. The 2-month-old Prince’s royal
godparents were also present for the christening. Hereditary Prince
Ernst August and Princess Ekaterina of Hanover welcomed their
second child on the 14th of March 2019. Two months later the couple
has decided to…
Looking Back at the Wedding of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
14th May 2019
Today we are going to look back at the
wedding of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary which took
place 15 years ago. Denmark’s Crown Prince married his Australian
fiancée on a beautiful May morning at the Copenhagen Cathedral.
Crown Prince Frederik first met his…
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
has decided to revoke all titles and medals of her former
Chamberlain, Christian Kjær according to Danish media late last
week. The Royal Court in Copenhagen confirmed the news to Danish
“Ekstra Bladet”. The Queen has revoked…
On 13 May 1979, Queen Silvia of
Sweden gave birth to her second child, a son, at Stockholm Palace.
The son, the new Crown Prince of Sweden’s birth was celebrated with
a 42-gun salute. The King was away on a trip and was not able to
get back to Stockholm in time for the birth of his and the Queen’s
second child. He had been told by Queen Silvia’s doctor that she
would not go into labour…
On 13 May 1979, His Royal Highness Prince
Carl Philip of Sweden was born. To celebrate his 39th birthday,
here are 40 facts on the Swedish royal: His full name is Carl
Philip Edmund Bertil. Prince Carl Philip also has the title of Duke
of Värmland. He was born in…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has
revealed her new American boyfriend, Shaman Durek Verrett in an
Instagram post on Sunday. Shaman Durek Verrett, who is
half-Norweigan and Los Angeles based, describes himself on his
Instagram profile as an “evolutionary innovator…
Queen Mathilde has attended the
semi-finals of the Queen Elisabeth Competition Violin on Saturday
evening. Her Majesty is the Honorary President of the world-famous
music competition. Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians
stepped out on Saturday to attend the last semi-final of the Queen
Elisabeth Competition at Flagey in Brussels. Previously, the Queen
attended four other sessions of this…
