Monaco

Prince Albert describes Monaco as a "safe haven" in New Year's Eve address

Prince Albert of Monaco described the Principality of Monaco as a “safe haven in many respects” in his short New Year’s Eve address. Prince Albert started his speech by talking about “the tensions present everywhere in the world about many subjects,” and he insisted on the fact that the end of the year is the perfect time to take a break and reflect and find new energy. Prince Albert…
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Norway

King Harald’s New Year’s Eve speech

New Year’s Eve is the evening many people associate with a good dinner and fireworks. For the last 73 years, His Majesty the King’s Speech has also been a tradition for the Norwegian people, first on radio, now on TV. The speech is always started with the Norwegian royal…
DenmarkRoyal Weddings

Mauboussin planning on creating wedding tiara inspired by Princess Marie's Nuits Claires tiara

Alain Nemarq, the CEO of Mauboussin – the French jewellery house who designed Princess Marie’s new Nuits Claires tiara – gave an interview to a French TV show earlier this month where he talked more about their aim to make luxury jewels more accessible to everyone as well as creating a tiara for Princess Marie. Mauboussin is aiming to create a new line for weddings based on Princess…
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European RoyalsInternational royals

A look back at European and international royal 2018 events - part two

Continuing our look back at the year the European and international royals had, we are taking a look at April through June. April The Spanish Royal Family attended Easter Mass, which later resulted in controversy due to what appeared to be a disagreement between Queen Letizia and her mother-in-law, Queen Sofía. Embed from Getty Images Infanta Cristina also joined her family for the…
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Norway

Norwegian Royal Family attends Christmas service in Holmenkollen Chapel

In good tradition, the Norwegian Royal Family attended the regular Christmas service in Holmenkollen Chapel this Tuesday. The royal couple were welcomed and escorted into the chapel by the priest from Riis Church who also is the priest of the chapel in Holmenkollen. The chapel was used as a prayer house from 1903. It was first taken in use for celebrations and ceremonies in 1913. The chapel was…
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