The Dutch government has confirmed that Queen Máxima’s younger sister Inés Zorreguieta Cerruti has died at the age of 33. She reportedly committed suicide after battling depression and an eating disorder. She had been briefly admitted to a psychiatric ward. Queen Máxima is from a large family and has two brothers and also three half-sisters from her father’s first marriage…
Taking a look at Swedish royal christenings
7th June 2018
As Princess Adrienne’s christening takes place tomorrow in the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace, we are taking a look at the traditions of Swedish royal christenings – all of which have been seen as state occasions for centuries.
Since 1906, Swedish…
Godparents for Sweden's Princess Adrienne announced
7th June 2018
The Swedish Royal Court has announced the godparents for Princess Adrienne this morning. Princess Adrienne is the third child of Princess Madeleine and her American-British husband, Chris O’Neill. She will be christened tomorrow at the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace.
Queens of Belgium and Spain attend inaugural session of the XII edition of the "European Development Days"
6th June 2018
Queen Mathilde of Belgium and Queen Letizia of Spain attended the inaugural session of the XII edition of the “European Development Days 2018” on Tuesday in Brussels, Belgium. This forum is the largest in Europe for international cooperation and development. Additionally, its primary theme focuses on gender equality and the empowerment participation of females in sustainable…
Swedish royals take part in National Day celebrations
6th June 2018
The Swedish Royal Family took part in the annual National Day celebrations today in Stockholm and Strömsholm. The royals making appearances today were King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar, Prince Carl…
Following years of tradition, the Swedish Royal Court has released an image of Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar for National Day this morning. As usual, young Estelle is dressed in the yellow, blue and white national dress of Sweden; she will appear alongside her parents…
Southern Norway is now in an unusually warm period. A heat wave has hit the country and has lasted almost a month with temperatures of 30-32 degrees Celsius during the daytime. This is quite different from what the southern parts of Norway generally has – very low temperatures throughout the year. This heat wave has also affected the Norwegian Royal Guard. Now, measures have been taken to…
Who is King Constantine II of Greece?
2nd June 2018
On the occasion of His Majesty King Constantine of Greece’s birthday today, we look back on the monarch’s life, his time on the throne, time in exile and return to Greece.
King Constantine was born on 2 June 1940 in Athens. He was only one-year-old when Italy and…
Wednesday of this week Her Majesty Margareta, custodian of the crown of Romania and her husband Prince Radu attended a ceremony where a new book about King Michael was presented. A large audience took part in the event. Following the book-launch, a short concert was held in…
Crown Prince Haakon attended Entrepreneur's Market
31st May 2018
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway attended on Wednesday the Entrepreneur’s Market in Oslo at the Lillo Estate and Farm.
It is the second consecutive year in which the Entrepreneur’s Market is organised at Lillo Farm by the industry company, The AF Group. During the event, Crown Prince Haakon was accompanied by Oslo’s Mayor, Marianne Borgen, and Group Executive Vice…