Belgium

Belgian Royal Family releases birthday portraits of Princess Elisabeth

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25th October 2024
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, is celebrating her 23rd birthday and the Belgian Royal Palace has released new portraits to mark the occasion. The Belgian Royal Family has shared two new photographs of Princess Elisabeth in honour of her birthday. The two portraits were taken by Max Bueno and show the princess enjoying autumn in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is wearing a…
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Norway

Queen Sonja wears copied tiara for gala dinner

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25th October 2024
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway hosted the annual gala dinner, with Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Astrid, for members of parliament. Queen Sonja chose to wear a copy ofa favourite tiara of another queen for the evening.  She wore a somewhat historic tiara for…
Spain

Princess Leonor receives a new title

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25th October 2024
Add a new title to the long list attached to Princess Leonor’s name: she’s now the honorary mayor of Oviedo. In a ceremony ahead of the annual Princess of Asturias Awards, the future queen of Spain received the title to highlight her connection to the city that hosts…
Belgium

King Philippe officially receives new ambassadors

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24th October 2024
King Philippe of the Belgians has welcomed four new ambassadors to the Belgian court in a centuries old tradition.  Four ambassadors presented King Philippe with their Letters of Credence: Nicholas Brousseau from Canada, Anne Sherriff from the United Kingdom, Eros Gasperoni from San Marino, and Vicenç Mateu Zamora from Andorra. A Letter of Credence is a formal, diplomatic document…
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Sweden

Princess Madeleine stepping in for important role - for one day only

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23rd October 2024
She’s only officially been back in Sweden for a few months, but on Friday, Princess Madeleine will step into a very important royal role: she’ll be regent on behalf of her father King Carl XVI Gustaf. The King is set to visit Brazil for a series of engagements beginning Saturday and running into next week with the World Scout Foundation. In Sweden, regency only kicks in when the monarch…
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European Royals

The princess who might have challenged King Charles III for his throne

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20th October 2024
Charles III is currently making history by becoming the first reigning King of Australia to visit that country. It’s another headline story for one of the most famous royals in the world. Thousands of miles away, another royal is enjoying a much quieter life. However, in another world, this princess who is pretty much unknown outside the country she now calls home might have been in line to…
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