Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands have released a statement regarding
the ongoing forest fires in Greece. They said they feel
“enormous sympathy” for those impacted and “share their pain.”
Several blazes are around the Greek capital of Athens with over 50
deaths reported. More than 150 people are said to be injured. Crown
Prince Pavlos of Greece…
“We must break the stigma that surrounds
AIDS still, even in the Netherlands”, Princess Mabel said on the
Amstel field in Amsterdam just before a protest march to the
Amsterdam RAI where the AIDS2018 Conference is being held. Princess
Mabel joined the march that is the…
Yesterday, it was announced that His
Highness Duke Carl Gregor of Mecklenburg had died. The announcement
was made on the official Facebook page of the House of Mecklenburg.
The official press release stated that the Duke passed away Monday
morning, 23 July 2018, at the age…
Royalism in Romania is on the rise. The
Balkan nation is well on its way to re-establishing its
constitutional monarchy, and the people look up to the members of
the Romanian Royal Family as their role models. They see how unfair
Romanian royal history has been treated. Blue Jet, a Romanian
airline company, is one of the companies which also wants to tell
the world about Romania’s royal past. On…
This year marks 200 years since Karl
XIV Johan became king of both Norway and Sweden. The French
General, who became Swedish and Norwegian King, was used to
troubled times. After he became a monarch, this did not change. The
Swedish representatives created problems for the…
Prince Laurent of Belgium, the younger
brother of King Philippe of the Belgians, has announced that he
will contest the reduction of his endowment. The reduction of 15%,
or around 46,000 euros, was imposed on him after he
participated in a reception at the Chinese Embassy…
Belgian Royal Family celebrates National Day - See all the best photos
22nd July 2018
The Belgian Royal Family were out in full
force yesterday, though some looked a bit reluctant, to celebrate
Belgium’s National Day and the five year anniversary of King
Philippe’s accession. The National Day celebrated 21 July 1831 when
Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who had previously been
married to King George IV’s only legitimate child, Princess
Charlotte of Wales, swore…
We are used to the idea of the guards
protecting the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace, but this week has
been slightly unusual – one of those guarding the palace is a
foreign royal. Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg is currently with 1st
Battalion Irish Guards stationed at…
On Friday, large parts of the Norwegian
Royal Family were gathered to celebrate Crown Prince Haakon who was
45-years-old. They celebrated the big day at the Royal Family’s
country house at Mågerø in Tjøme, where the whole family where
gathered for a private birthday…
According to tradition, King Harald ended
this week with his annual salmon fishing holiday in northern
Norway. For two days, King Harald was by the Altaelva River in
Finnmark, Norway’s northernmost county. Together with a few good
comrades, they fished for Norwegian salmon. On the two days of the
holiday, the King and his friends managed to catch three big
salmons. His Majesty struck all records…
