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 Germany invaded Greece, and he
spent the next four years in exile in Egypt and South Africa before
returning to Greece after…
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…
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…
An announcement has been made by the
Norwegian Foreign Ministry that King Harald has invited President
Andrei Kiska of Slovakia for a State Visit next week, he is due to
visit Norway between the 4th and 6th June. This is the first
official visit of a Slovakian President, but it does follow a visit
to Slovakia in October 2010 by King Harald and Queen Sonja when
they were guests of the then…
Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands arrived in Mumbai yesterday to continue her official
visit to India as United Nations Secretary General’s Special
Advocate for Inclusive Finance and Development. The four-day trip
began on Monday in New Delhi where the Queen…
Yesterday, Prince Daniel of Sweden
visited Bäckahagens school in Bandhagen, Sweden, for the
purpose of getting children up and moving with his and Crown
Princess Victoria’s Gen Pep organisation. The Prince chose to visit
this school as it is part of the pilot…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prince Carl
Philip of Sweden were in Stockholm yesterday to attend the National
Veteran’s Memorial at Kungl Djurgården and mark the first time
Veterans Day was also recognised as a general flag day. Veterans
Day on 29 May was instituted as a nationally recognised day of
remembrance by the Swedish government in 2010 and received official
state status in 2012. Sweden has…
Ahead of the June christening of their
baby sister, Princess Adrienne, we are taking a look back at the
christenings of Princess Leonore and Prince Nicolas of Sweden into
the Lutheran faith. Princess Leonore Lilian Maria, Duchess
ofGotland, was born in New…
The schedule for the Swedish Royal Family
on National Day (6 June) has been announced by the Royal Court of
Sweden. The Royal Family will celebrate in both Stockholm and
Strömsholm. To begin the morning, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia will open the Royal Palace in…
Members of the Spanish Royal Family
hosted Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania and
her husband, Prince Radu for lunch at their home at Zarzuela Palace
on Monday, 28 May at noon. Casa Real released two photos from the
private meal on their website. The Romanian royal couple is in
Spain for a five-day visit that has included a visit by Her Majesty
to the Spanish Red Cross and…
