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 relating to the Bernadotte dynasty
with many books being written by the royals themselves. King Karl
XIV Johan (the first Bernadotte…
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…
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 sorrow…
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 German magazines to stop spreading
various rumours about the Princess and her origins. The Princess
was going to have another name. Crown…
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…
Prince Gustav talks of close bonds with first cousins, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim
21st January 2019
During a recent interview to Danish
magazine BILLED-BLADET, Gustav, 7th Prince of
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, revealed how it was important for his
maternal grandmother, Queen Ingrid of Denmark, to always keep close
family ties between her three daughters and her…
Queen Letizia attends board meeting for Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases
19th January 2019
Queen Letizia attended a working meeting
with the Board of Directors of the Spanish Federation of Rare
Diseases earlier this week to discuss upcoming initiatives. Queen
Letizia has been affiliated with the Spanish Federation of Rare
Diseases for ten years, having participated in events for World Day
of Rare Diseases in 2009. The Federation released a statement
marking the anniversary, saying that…
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa criticised for missing Count de Lannoy's funeral
19th January 2019
After missing the funeral of Count
Philippe de Lannoy, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa released a statement
saying that nothing was amiss in her relationship with her
daughter-in-law Princess Stéphanie. According to a statement
released by the Grand Ducal Court, Grand Duchess…
Queen Margrethe and Crown Prince Frederik to undertake State Visit to Argentina
19th January 2019
Queen Margrethe and Crown Prince Frederik
of Denmark will undertake a State Visit to Argentina later this
winter, it was announced this week. The Danish royals will arrive
on 18 March and spend two days in Buenos Aires before visiting
Tandil, Necochea and Tres Arroyos on…
How others see us through good times and
bad, may not be the same as how we see ourselves. So was the case
this week as a biography of Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia was
presented to the public in front of the Crown Prince at the
Foundation of Ilija M. Kolarac. The book, “Alexander II
Karadjordjevic – Contributions for Biography” was written by Prof.
Dr Nikola Moravcevic, a member of the…
