A handful of state visits are coming up
in April, with the Grand Ducal Court in Luxembourg announcing on
Monday that the Grand Duke Couple will undertake a state visit to
Belgium next month. Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
will officially visit Belgium from 16-18 April at the invitation of
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. The Grand Ducal Court shared that
“During this…
The princess who chose a fairytale royal wedding at an island church decked with summer flowers
18th March 2024
The Royal Family of Sweden does love a
June wedding. The majority of their modern marriages have taken
place in the month and June comes to an end with another Swedish
royal wedding anniversary. Princess Margaretha, the eldest sister
of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married…
It’s one of my all time favourite royal
wedding dresses and just a glimpse of it can make me feel ever so
slightly emotional. For not only was the pale blue gown worn by a
lass called Lilian from Swansea on a cold, December day in 1976 a
masterclass in elegance and…
Princess Elisabeth helped welcome a
special visitor to the Castle of Laeken on Sunday, joining her
father in welcoming former US President Barack Obama to Belgium.
President Obama is in Belgium this weekend for the FTI SuperNova
conference in Puurs-Sint-Amands, where he joined in a panel
discussion on the future of technology and innovation. View this
post on…
The diamond tiara hidden for decades that is now the favourite of a queen
14th March 2024
It’s perhaps the most talked about tiara
in the Dutch royal collection and it’s been chosen by Queen Maxima
for her latest official portrait. The queen wears it in a set of
photos marking the tenth anniversary of the accession of her
husband, Willem-Alexander, as…
King Harald of Norway has left hospital
after several weeks of treatment. The Norwegian monarch, 87, was
discharged from the Rigshospitalet in Oslo on March 14th and went
home to the Royal Palace where he will continue to recuperate. The
Royal Court said King Harald…
King Harald has undergone successful
surgery to place a permanent pacemaker following a period of
infection, the Norwegian Royal Court announced on Tuesday. The King
had been vacationing in Malaysia with Queen Sonja when he fell ill
and was taken to a local hospital. His doctors soon flew in to
treat him in Malaysia until he was stable enough to be transported
back to Norway, where he has been…
Crown Princess Victoria was in Brussels
Monday to mark Sweden’s entry into NATO, representing her father
the King while he’s away on a State Visit to Mexico. The Crown
Princess joined other Swedish dignitaries at the NATO headquarters
for the symbolic flag raising…
The marriage of Sonja Haraldsen to the
future King of Norway, on August 29th 1968, marked a moment of joy
in a relationship that had caused huge debate as soon as it was
known about. For the bride had no royal blood in a monarchy where
princes were expected to wed regally.
The fairytale dress chosen by the bride at the 21st century's first major royal wedding
10th March 2024
It was the first big royal wedding of the
21st century bringing kings, queens, princes and princesses
together for a very modern monarchical marriage. The relationship
between Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessme Hoiby
had been under scrutiny from the moment it became public knowledge.
But by the time they took their vows, in front of the ruling houses
of Europe, their romance had…
