His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, Her
Majesty Queen Máxima and their three daughters officially
moved into Huis ten Bosch in The Hague today. Early this morning,
the royal standard was raised over the palace. The Huis ten Bosch
Palace is one of the three palaces made available by the state to
the Royal Family. The others are Noordeinde Palace in The Hague and
the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. It…
Prince Daniel of Sweden has apologised
for comments he made in SVT’s annual programme “Året med
kungafamiljen” (or “Year with the Royal Family” in English). In
this year’s feature, Prince Daniel played in an ice hockey game in
his…
The Austrian Catholic Church yesterday
began a year of honour to mark the 500th anniversary of the death
of Maximilian I, founder of Austria’s Catholic Habsburg Empire. As
Austria has sought to distance itself from its Christian past and
national history in recent decades…
King Carl XVI Gustaf briefed on Sweden's ongoing government crisis by the Parliament Speaker
12th January 2019
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of
Sweden was personally briefed about the ongoing government crisis
in Sweden by the parliament speaker, Andreas Norlén. The meeting
took place at the royal palace in Stockholm. Work to form a new
government in the country has been stalled since the election on 9
September. The reason is that neither the bourgeois block nor the
red-green group will negotiate with…
Charlotte Casiraghi, 32, and her
boyfriend, Dimitri Rassam, 37, have released a joint statement
to People denying reports that surfaced earlier this month
that the couple’s relationship has come to an end. In the
statement, the couple made a “formal denial of…
Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg's father has died at the age of 96
11th January 2019
Count Philippe de Lannoy, the father of
Princess Stéphanie, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of
Luxembourg, has died at the age of 96. The Grand Ducal House of
Luxembourg released the following statement, “It is with great
sadness that Their Royal Highnesses the Grand…
The Spanish Royal Family has presented
the country’s national sports awards at a ceremony in Madrid. Among
those celebrated at the event were tennis star Rafael Nadal,
footballer Juan Mata and golfer Jon Rahm. King Felipe and Queen
Letizia were joined by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía for the
ceremony which took place at the Pardo Palace on the 10th of
January 2019. Also present were King…
On Wednesday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway attended the NHO’s annual conference in
Oslo. NHO is the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise – an
employers’ organisation in Norway with more than 20,000 members.
NHO’s conference of…
On Wednesday of this week, Her Royal
Highness Crown Princess Victoria visited the Royal Swedish Life
Guards. During the visit, the Crown Princess received information
about the Life Guard’s activities. The Crown Princess also had the
opportunity to hear more about the…
Queen Mathilde of Belgium began her 2019
duties in Paris, France, yesterday. Her Majesty was in the French
capital to visit the “Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921). Le maître
de L’énigme” (or “Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921). The master of the
enigma” in English) exhibit at the Petit Palais. The Queen of
Belgians attended as the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
worked…
