Born Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano
on 15 September 1972 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, the
future royal was the eldest daughter of the journalist Jesús
José Ortiz Álvarez and registered nurse and hospital union
representative María de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez.
Letizia has two younger sisters, Telma and the late Érika. Her
compulsory education saw her attend the public La Gesta School in…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia visit fire-stricken Dalarna to meet emergency services
17th August 2018
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of
Sweden privately visited the fire-stricken areas of Dalarna on
Wednesday. The Prince Couple met with emergency
services, county administrative board, the
municipality, Armed Forces and the Fortifications Office
in Trängslet to…
“For centuries the Tsars of Russia have
been waging wars simply for the lust of territory and for the glory
of Autocracy. The rulers of Russia have sown the wind and they are
now beginning to reap the whirlwind.” -Carl Joubert The story of
Russia’s last Tsar and…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia
will bring along their older son, Prince Alexander (2) on an
official visit to Södermanland on 23 August. Prince Alexander is
the Duke of Södermanland, and this will be his first official visit
to his duchy. The Swedish Royal Court announced that the Prince
Couple and their son Prince Alexander would undertake an official
visit to Södermanland yesterday.
Sotheby’s auction house is set to auction
of the royal jewels of French Queen Marie Antoinette on 12
December, alongside a number of other jewels from the royal houses
of Bourbon-Parma. Sotheby’s Vice President of Fine Jewellery in
Europe, Daniela Macetti says that…
Sonja Haraldsen was born on 4 July 1937
as the youngest child of Karl August and Dagny Haraldsen at
the Red Cross Clinic in Oslo. Her elder brothers were Haakon (b.
1921) and Karl (1929-1936), and her elder sister was Gry (b. 1924).
However, her brother Karl died the year…
King Willem-Alexander to attend 125th anniversary of The Hague Conference on Private International Law
14th August 2018
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the
Netherlands is due to attend the 125th anniversary of The Hague
Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). The King will
attend on the afternoon of Wednesday, 12 September at the Theater
Diligentia in The Hague. The HCCH, an intergovernmental
organisation, works to create international treaties, also
called Hague Conventions, to have consistent…
An extraordinary Council of State was
held today in Norway following the political crisis that has
occurred. The meeting was announced just a few hours before it was
held in the Council of State Hall at the Royal Palace in Oslo. His
Majesty King Harald was present, along…
Crown Princess Mary attended the opening
of the Spring/Summer 2019 Copenhagen Fashion Week last week,
attending a fashion show and a sustainability fashion fair.
Presented by Kolding Design School and the Royal Danish Academy of
Fine Arts Design School, Crown Princess Mary…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia had
an enjoyable time this week as they hosted a garden show at their
summer residence, Solliden Palace on Öland, an island just off the
coast of Sweden in the Baltic. The purpose of the show was for
designers to showcase ideas for garden design, the King and Queen
walked around the displays and had the opportunity to talk with the
designers who were all…
