Denmark

Prince Henrik of Denmark dies at the age of 83

It was announced by the Royal Danish House on Wednesday that His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark has died at the age of 83. He was the husband of Queen Margrethe and father to Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim. The Royal Danish House said in a statement, “His Royal Highness Prince Henrik died on Tuesday, February 13, at. 23.18 peacefully in his sleep at Fredensborg…
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Prince Henrik - a look back at his life

Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat was born on 11 June 1934 in Talence, Gironde, France, to Count André de Laborde de Monpezat and Countess Renée de Monpezat, née Doursennot. Henri, as he was then known, spent his first five years in Vietnam while his…
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Royal condolences for Prince Henrik

Early this morning, the Royal Danish House announced that His Royal Highness Prince Henrik had died at the age of 83 at home at Fredensborg Palace. He passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his wife, Queen Margrethe and their two sons, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim at 11:18 pm on 13 February. The Royal Danish House has announced that the Royal Court will have a month of…
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Serbia

Christina Oxenberg publishes a new book about the Serbian Royal Family

Christina Oxenberg, daughter of Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and descendant of the Serbian House of Karageorgevic, is due to have her seventh book published. This time, it is about her own family, the Serbian Royal Family of Karageorgevic. The book can be described as part memoir, part royal history and contains several never before released photos of the Royal Family from…
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Belgium

Belgian Royal Family releases images from holiday

Several images of the Belgian Royal Family have been released this evening from their recent private holiday. The images were taken with the permission of the King and Queen by press photographer Yves Herman on behalf of Belgian photo agencies.  Their Majesties King…
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Prince Henrik's siblings travel to Denmark to visit seriously ill brother

The siblings of Prince Henrik have announced they are travelling from their homes in France to be by their brother’s bedside in Denmark in another troubling sign of His Royal Highness’s health. Yesterday, Henrik’s younger sister Catherine de Monpezat arrived in Denmark and visited her brother in hospital. Catherine is 12 years his junior and is a nun in the Catholic Order of the…
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