Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has been
very busy in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum (WEF).
She was in Switzerland from Tuesday evening through Thursday. She
is attending as part of her role at the United Nation’s
Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development – a position she has held since being nominated by
former UN…
Princess Athena of Denmark celebrates her
seventh birthday today. As usual, the Royal Danish House released
images in celebration of the young royals birthday. The two
pictures, taken by her parents, feature the seven-year-old outside,
with one image showing Athena holding…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
braved freezing winter temperatures to visit her country’s armed
forces. The Crown Princess visited the Army Hunters Battalion and
the Armed Forces’ Winter Unit on Wednesday. Both of this companies
are a part of…
If you’ve always wanted to work in a
royal household and you’re available to live in Sweden, you might
be in luck. The Swedish Royal Court has listed three job vacancies
for gardeners on their website, and they’re also looking to add
about 200 seasonal castle employees for the summer. The position of
the first gardener is located at Gripsholm Castle in the
beautiful lakeside…
Three hundred years ago, the new
principality of Liechtenstein was formed from the domains of
Seigneury of Schellenberg and County of Vaduz by the purchase of
the lands by Anton Florian of Liechtenstein and a decree from
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. This meant that Anton…
On Monday, Princess Estelle was taken to
the Bernadotte Library in the Royal Palace by her grandfather, King
Carl XVI Gustaf and mother, Crown Princess Victoria to learn more
about her family’s history. The Bernadotte Library holds
hundreds of thousands of books…
King Harald of Norway has approved
changes in his country’s government. It follows a recent
announcement by the government that it is changing from a
three-party to a majority four-party-administration. The
politicians met at the Royal Palace in Oslo on Tuesday to receive
the approval of King Harald to form a new government in an
extraordinary Council of State. Last autumn, the Christian…
Henri d’Orléans, Count of Paris and Duke
of France died Monday afternoon at the age of 85. The news was
announced on Facebook by his son, Prince Jean, the Duke of Vendôme.
The statement was published in French, with an English translation
below: It is with great…
Today, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of
Norway turns 15-years-old. To celebrate the occasion, we have
compiled 15 facts about the Princess which you might not have known
before: Following Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s birth, Germany’s
leader had to go out and ask…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway is
celebrating her 15th birthday today. In honour of the birthday, the
Royal Court of Norway released a new photo last night, taken
by Julia Naglestad. Naglestad also took the birthday photos of
Prince Sverre Magnus (Ingrid Alexandra’s younger brother) last
December, in which the Princess featured in one photo. It is not
known if the images for both…
