Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden "sexually harassed"

Three anonymous witnesses have told the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet that they have witnessed Crown Princess Victoria being sexually harassed by Jean-Claude Arnault, a Swedish cultural figure. The Royal Court does not wish to comment. For weeks now, newspapers in Sweden have been full of the crisis surrounding the Swedish Academy. Royal Central has reported earlier on this crisis. The…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria hikes in snowy Lapland

Crown Princess Victoria completed one of her latest hikes through the Swedish landscape, this time in snowy Lapland. It took place on Wednesday, 25 April in Tärnaby and Hemavan and was Her Royal Highness’s seventh hike through Sweden. Victoria’s day began at…
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon comments his father’s medical leave

It was announced yesterday by the Norwegian Royal Court that King Harald is on medical leave, due to pain in his foot. Crown Prince Haakon commented on this when he met the Norwegian press during the last day of his Baltic trip.Since the medical leave was announced, it has also been announced that His Majesty will only be away from his work the rest of this week. King Harald is, therefore…
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The Netherlands

Several new photos released to mark five years on the throne for Dutch King Willem-Alexander

Several new photos of the Dutch Royal Family have been released by the Government Information Service (RVD) in celebration of the five year anniversary of being on the throne for King Willem-Alexander on 30 April. They were released yesterday, the day before his 51st birthday today. All of the images were taken by Erwin Olaf in March at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam and includes photos of the…
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The Netherlands

Dutch royals are hiding spending from public

The Royal Family in the Netherlands costs the country around six times more than stated in the national budget, according to Republikeins Genootschap, an anti-monarchy group. The official budget for the royals is around €60 million. However, the republicans claim the real…
FeaturesGreece

Who is Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark?

The youngest child of King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie of Greece, Prince Philippos was born on 26 April 1986 at St Mary’s Hospital in London where his family was living in exile. He was named after his paternal cousin, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He has four older siblings: Princess Alexia (b. 1965), Crown Prince Pavlos (b. 1967), Prince Nikolaos (b. 1969) and Princess Theodora…
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