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…
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia have concluded their official visit to Japan. Their
Majesties spent their final day with a visit to Keidanren and
a trip to the Business Sweden’s seminar Future of Healthcare.
Their day began with separate…
The Crown Prince Couple of Norway has
continued their Baltic tour from Latvia on Monday to Lithuania on
Tuesday. Wednesday was kicked off in Lithuania before the Crown
Prince and Crown Princess went on to the last of the Baltic
nations, Estonia where they spent the day and…
Delphine Boël, the supposed daughter of
King Albert II of Belgium, is going to court tomorrow to demand a
sample of the former King’s DNA. She has been fighting to be
recognised as his daughter. Her case had been declared
inadmissible, but she has appealed this decision. Considering the
age of the King, she wishes to preserve the DNA for when her appeal
overturns the original decision if…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway is on
medical leave from today due to pain in the foot. During
this time, Crown Prince Haakon will act as regent. This was
announced by the royal court at Oslo Palace Wednesday afternoon. It
is uncertain how long the King will be unable to…
On 23 April 2018, the “Miguel de
Cervantes” award ceremony took place at the auditorium of
University of Alcala and was attended by King Felipe and Queen
Letizia of Spain. This achievement is considered one of the most
esteemed literacy awards in Spain and Latin…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark’s sarcophagus
has been completed and been placed in Sankt Birgittas Chapel
in Roskilde Domkirke. It will be there that she will lay upon her
death alongside close to 40 Danish kings and queens going back to
the early Middle Ages up to present day – including her parents,
King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid. Construction began in 2003 in
what was initially a…
The Romanian Royal Family sends official congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
25th April 2018
Yesterday, Her Majesty Margareta,
Custodian of the Crown of Romania sent her official congratulations
to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in connection with the birth
of their third child. Regarding the congratulatory message, the
Royal House stated: “Her Majesty…
Watercolour paintings by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on Greenland stamps
25th April 2018
One fact that is perhaps not as
well-known to the vast majority of the world regarding the
leadership of Denmark is the not-so-hidden talents of its leading
monarch. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was born in April of 1940
during World War II. By the time she assumed the…
Day three is in the books for King Carl
XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden on their trip to Japan. Their
Majesties led separate programmes for the morning before reuniting
for events in the afternoon and evening. Yesterday morning, the
King attended a business forum while Queen Silvia participated in a
conference, organised by Swedish Care International, on
dementia where she spoke to those…
