European RoyalsSpain

King Felipe 'apology' letter to be published

The letter to King Felipe VI of Spain, demanding that the monarch apologise for the 16th century conquest of Mexico, is to be published. The Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said he would soon share the entire contents of the document which he sent to King Felipe in March. The President of Mexico, who also wrote to Pope Francis at the same time, said he was sharing his whole message…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon begins visit to Fiji

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is continuing his visit to the Pacific region. On Monday, he arrived in Fiji and was received in a traditional ceremony. The Crown Prince landed on Monday morning at Nausori airport outside Suva. There he inspected an honorary guard of the…
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon highlights climate change in Tonga

On Friday, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway began his visit to the Pacific region. His first stop was Tonga where he was warmly welcomed by King Tupou. During the weekend His Royal Highness has highlighted climate change in Tonga. On Saturday, Crown Prince Haakon and Norway’s Development Minister, Dag-Inge Ulstein, saw the effects of climate change on Tongatapu up close. When the glaciers in…
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Denmark

Princess Marie talks her family's future move to France

While Princess Marie was in Paris, France, on 28 March to open the new Galeries Lafayette building on the Champs-Elysées, she gave an interview to French magazine Point de Vue about her family’s future move to France in the summer. On 30 January, the Danish Royal Court announced that Prince Joachim, Princess Marie and their children, Prince Henrik and Princess Athena would move to Paris…
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Belgium

Security costs of Belgian Royal Family revealed

The Belgian Minister of Security and Internal Affairs, Pieter De Crem has published the security costs of the Belgian Royal Family from last year. The federal parliament usually asks for these numbers every year in light of transparency. The Belgian Ministry of Security and…
Monaco

"I was Karl Lagerfeld's number one fan" says Princess Caroline

Ahead of the Rose Ball that took place on 30 March, Princess Caroline gave an interview to the French historian and journalist, Stéphane Bern for Point de Vue magazine. This gave her the opportunity to talk more about Karl Lagerfeld for the first time since his death on 19 February. Karl Lagerfeld was a close friend of Princess Caroline, and he has long been involved with the Rose Ball. The one…
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