The Dutch government has confirmed that
Queen Máxima’s younger sister Inés Zorreguieta Cerruti
has died at the age of 33. She reportedly committed suicide after
battling depression and an eating disorder. She had been briefly
admitted to a psychiatric ward. Queen Máxima is from a large
family and has two brothers and also three half-sisters from her
father’s first marriage to Marta…
As Princess Adrienne’s christening takes
place tomorrow in the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace, we are
taking a look at the traditions of Swedish royal christenings – all
of which have been seen as state occasions for centuries. Since
1906, Swedish royals have worn…
The Swedish Royal Court has announced the
godparents for Princess Adrienne this morning. Princess Adrienne is
the third child of Princess Madeleine and her American-British
husband, Chris O’Neill. She will be christened tomorrow at the
Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace.
Queens of Belgium and Spain attend inaugural session of the XII edition of the "European Development Days"
6th June 2018
Queen Mathilde of Belgium and Queen
Letizia of Spain attended the inaugural session of the XII
edition of the “European Development Days 2018” on Tuesday in
Brussels, Belgium. This forum is the largest in Europe for
international cooperation and development. Additionally, its
primary theme focuses on gender equality and the empowerment
participation of females in sustainable…
The Swedish Royal Family took part in the
annual National Day celebrations today in Stockholm and
Strömsholm. The royals making appearances today were King Carl
XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel,
Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar, Prince Carl…
Following years of tradition, the Swedish
Royal Court has released an image of Princess Estelle and Prince
Oscar for National Day this morning. As usual, young Estelle is
dressed in the yellow, blue and white national dress of Sweden; she
will appear alongside her parents…
Southern Norway is now in an unusually
warm period. A heat wave has hit the country and has lasted almost
a month with temperatures of 30-32 degrees Celsius during the
daytime. This is quite different from what the southern parts of
Norway generally has – very low temperatures throughout the year.
This heat wave has also affected the Norwegian Royal Guard. Now,
measures have been taken to ensure…
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…
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 Group. During the event, Crown Prince
Haakon was accompanied by Oslo’s Mayor, Marianne Borgen, and Group
Executive Vice President…
