Late afternoon yesterday, King Carl XVI
Gustaf of Sweden unveiled the rider statue of King Carl XIV Johan
(the first Bernadotte King of Sweden) in its new location on the
Slottsbacken “Castle Slope” (a road in central Stockholm that
stretches from the Royal Palace along the eastern waterfront). The
statue formerly resided at Slussen from November 1854, but it
was moved to right…
Queen Silvia of Sweden has, for the first
time since 2002, openly spoken about her father’s membership of the
Nazi Party (NSDAP). The Queen said it was “a big shock” when she
found out. In honour of her 75th birthday, the Queen of Sweden has
given…
Serbia’s Prince Stefan was christened in
Belgrade yesterday by His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia
in Royal Chapel of St. Andrew the First-Called in the Royal
Compound in Dedinje, Belgrade. His Grace Bishop Lavrentije of
Sabac, who married Crown Prince Alexander…
The Royal Family of Serbia celebrated
their Patron Saint’s Day at the Palace in Belgrade this week as
they recognised St Andrew the First-Called. His Holiness Patriarch
Irinej of Serbia – together with the clergy of the Belgrade and
Karlovac Diocese – officiated the Holy Liturgy in the Royal Chapel.
This was followed by the act of cutting the “Slava” cake in the
Blue Salon of the Royal…
Earlier this week, Royal Central reported
that the French monarchist movement was heavily involved in the
“Yellow Vest” riots in France. Now several of the pretenders to the
French throne have released statements with their thoughts about
the riots and their hope for the…
Princess Estelle, 6, and her younger
brother, Prince Oscar, 2, celebrated St Lucia Day yesterday, and
their proud mother, Crown Princess Victoria got behind the camera
to document the day. The Royal Court of Sweden later released two
images, taken by Victoria, of Estelle and…
On Wednesday of this week, His Royal
Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited the most northern
parts of his father’s kingdom. The Crown Prince visited Lakselv in
Porsanger Municipality. Upon arrival to the small town, His Royal
Highness was greeted and warmly welcomed by Mayor Aina Borch and
acting County Governor of Finnmark, Stian Lindgård. The visit then
continued to Bærtua…
As we inch closer to Christmas, royals
are releasing their Christmas cards and holiday greetings to the
public. This week, Zarzuela Palace released the 2018 Christmas card
of King Felipe, Queen Letizia, 13-year-old Princess Leonor, and
11-year-old Infanta Sofía. © Casa de…
Her Majesty The Queen has received Her
Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown and her husband,
Prince Radu at Buckingham Palace. The Romanian Crown revealed the
visit on their Twitter account. The meeting was private, and as
such, no photos have been released.
After a gunman opened fire on a Christmas
market in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday night, royals in
Europe have expressed their sympathies to President Emmanuel
Macron, who is co-Prince of Andorra, and the French people. So far,
France’s latest terror attack has killed two and left one other
brain dead. A dozen others have been injured in the attack by
29-year-old Strasbourg…
