King Carl XVI Gustaf made history in 2023
when he celebrated his Golden Jubilee. And after 50 years of reign,
many Swedish citizens barely remember a life without the current
King on the throne.Carl XVI Gustaf is the first Swedish monarch to
celebrate a Golden Jubilee. His reign has another peculiarity: Carl
Gustaf inherited the throne directly from his grandfather at 27.
His father…
The ultimate royal wedding dress: the fairy tale gown worn by Grace Kelly as she became a princess
11th April 2024
It is perhaps the most talked about royal
wedding dress of them all. When Grace Kelly, Oscar winning actress
and Hollywood superstar, married Prince Rainier III of Monaco on
April 19th 1956, she did it in a gown for the history books. The
outfit became an instant classic and…
Queen Mary professed her love of nature
over the weekend after she dedicated new land to an existing deer
haven. The Danish queen visited the southern part of Jægersborg
Hegn on Sunday afternoon to incorporate it into the existing
Dyrehaven (Deer Haven) in Copenhagen.
The heir to the throne of the Netherlands
is to make an important debut at a major event. For the first time,
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands will take part in a
State Visit. The Princess of Orange will join her parents, King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, as they welcome the King and
Queen of Spain to the Netherlands for a two day visit in April.
Princess Amalia, 20…
King Harald is looking well and happy in
an official photo taken just weeks after surgery to fit a
pacemaker, The King of Norway, 87, was seen alongside Queen Sonja
as they began their Easter break at Bygdø Kongsgård. They were
joined by their son, Crown Prince…
One of the youngest royals in Europe is
celebrating his first birthday. Prince Francois is given a hand to
cut his first birthday cake (Maison du Grand-Duc/ Sophie Margue)
Luxembourg’s Prince Francois turned one on March 27th 2024 and his
proud parents shared some…
The special meaning in the engagement ring of a princess nicknamed Cinderella
26th March 2024
Theirs was an engagement announcement
that threatened the monarchy’s stability, but the ring upon
Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby’s ring finger symbolised nearly a century
of royal love matches, and theirs would, in time, be no different.
Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit met in July 1999 at a music
festival and began dating afterwards. At the time, the “Cinderella
from Kristiansand,”…
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…
Queen Sofia has begun her Easter stay in
Mallorca at a concert for an important cause. At the start of her
time in Palma, Queen Sofia attended the annual musical celebration
for Home Balears which supports people with addictions. Her younger
sister, Princess Irene of…
As Queen Sofía of Spain marks her 85th
birthday, we take a look at her life, from the Kingdom of Greece to
the Kingdom of Spain. The person who we now know as Queen Sofía of
Spain was born on 2 November 1938 in Athens, Greece, as Princess
Sophia Margarita Victoria Frederika of Greece and Denmark. Her
parents were the then Prince Paul of Greece and Princess Frederica,
a daughter of Ernest…
