Continuing our series, we are taking a look at the life of Sofia Hellqvist before becoming Princess Sofia of Sweden.
The pristine lakes, forests, and mountains of Älvdalen, Sweden look straight out of a Disney fairytale. It’s no wonder that a future princess spent her formative years in such a dreamlike location. And like the Disney show Sofia the First, there’s another Princess Sofia who…
It was a quiet country house, described by several who knew it as ‘’little’’ and a ‘’pied a terre’, given as a wedding present to a royal couple who were expected to linger on the fringes of regal life. Yet on July 2nd 1903, it became the birthplace of one of…
Following an unusual heat wave that has been over Norway since the beginning of May, the Royal properties in Oslo had to stop their usual watering last week. Now the City council of Oslo has given the palace special permission to use water during the ongoing drought. This…
The official announcement that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will make a state visit to the UK this autumn is confirmation of a long-awaited and hotly anticipated trip. The visit will run between October 23rd and 24th and will see the Dutch royals hosted at Buckingham Palace. Ahead of the visit, Royal Central looks back at past trips between the two nations.
One of the…
King and Queen of the Netherlands announce state visit to the United Kingdom
3rd July 2018
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will pay a state visit to the United Kingdom at the invitation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The state visit is set to take place on 23 and 24 October 2018. The King and Queen will be…
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is to receive an honorary doctorate from Glasgow Caledonian University’s law faculty today at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
The Princess is receiving the honour in recognition of her work and contribution to human rights across the…
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia hosted, for the seventeenth consecutive year, the traditional reception for more than 600 best high school students from Serbia and the Republic of Srpska. The reception was held at the White Palace in Dedinje on Friday last week.
Every secondary school in Serbia and the Republika Srpska selected the best among…
Tessy Antony, Princess of Luxembourg bravely revealed her heartbreaking miscarriage yesterday. The child would have been the third for her and Prince Louis of Luxembourg – who she is currently in divorce proceedings with in London. The miscarriage took place several…
The Belgian Royal Family has held a photo call at Villers-la-Ville in Walloon Brabant on 24 June 2018 while they spent the evening at the site of the abbey. Pictured in the images are King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and their four children: Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of…
On Thursday, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia attended a Holy Liturgy officiated by His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch Irinej. The Holy Liturgy was held in Lazarica church in Krusevac, as well as a wreath-laying ceremony and memorial service at the monument for the Kosovo heroes in the city centre. Patriarch Irinej, Bishop David and clergy of…
