The Princess of Orange has announced that
beginning in 2025, she will no longer reimburse her public
allowance. In a letter to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on
Tuesday, Princess Amalia wrote that she will stop refunding her
constitutional allowance “With the passing of time and following
surprising circumstances, it is now foreseeable that I will have to
take into account personnel and…
She was the princess whose quiet life in
the English countryside changed forever when she and her husband
were chosen to head a brand new take on a very old monarchy. Maud
of Wales became Queen of Norway when her husband was picked as the
country’s king and confirmed…
The Danish Royal Family counts just one
emerald tiara in their collection, but it’s a stunning piece that
features 67 emeralds and over 2,600 diamonds. And now it has
another special chapter in its history as Queen Mary wore it for
her first official gala portrait since…
All the details for King Frederik and Queen Mary's state visit to Sweden
30th April 2024
The Danish Royal Court has shared the
schedule for King Frederik and Queen Mary’s upcoming state visit to
Sweden—their first since the throne shift earlier this year. King
Frederik and Queen Mary are due to visit Sweden between 6-7 May. A
longstanding tradition amongst the Scandinavian monarchs is that
their first state visits occur within each others’ countries. King
Frederik’s…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
have hosted author Luis Mateo Diez to present a literary prize. On
April 23rd, The King and Queen presented Diez with the 2023
Cervantes Prize. The Miguel de Cervantes Prize is the most
significant literary prize in the Spanish…
Queen Silvia of Sweden pulled out a
historic tiara for a State Dinner in Stockholm. King Carl Gustaf
and Queen Silvia are hosting the Finnish President for a State
Visit, and Queen Silvia chose a notable piece. She wore the
Nine-Prong Tiara, also commonly referred to as…
A century ago, the woman who reigned as
Spanish consort had more than her fair share of problems. She was
Victoria Eugenie, known as Ena, and her first day as a queen began
in a terrifying manner. Ena perhaps realized the turbulence ahead
of her just minutes after her wedding. She walked into the Royal
Monastery of San Jeronimo in Madrid on May 21st 1906 as a princess
and left as a queen having…
For centuries, tiaras have been a symbol
of royalty and some gems hold more significance than others when
used in these sparkling signs of power. The ruby. It’s been used in
royal jewellery collections for centuries and it now features in
some of the most striking…
The King of the Belgians had to take a
break from the State Visit he was hosting for the Grand Duke of
Luxembourg as another important international gathering took place.
King Philippe opened the doors of the Royal Palace in Brussels to
EU leaders as an extraordinary…
The King of Norway will take up his
official duties again after an absence of almost two months caused
by illness. King Harald, 87, hasn’t carried out any engagements
since the middle of February when he was taken ill during a holiday
to Malaysia. He was treated in hospital there after contracting an
infection and had to have a temporary pacemaker fitted before he
was well enough to…
