It wasn’t that long ago that Prince
Henrik died from a pulmonary infection on 13 February, leaving
Queen Margrethe of Denmark a widow. For a couple who had been
married for fifty years, it was clear there was still a spark
between the two. When they met in the spring of 1965 at a dinner
party in London, neither had realised they had just met the love of
their life. The Margrethe and Henrik…
Princess Annette is the wife of Prince
Bernhard, second son of Princess Margriet and Pieter van
Vollenhoven. She was born, Annette Sekrève on the 18th April 1972
in The Hague, and after she had passed the highest award in Dutch
secondary education, she went to the…
King Harald of Norway has a personal goal
to visit all the municipalities in Norway. Yesterday, His
Majesty visited two towns that he has never been to on an official
visit. This happened the day after he handed out a cancer research
award in memory of his father, King…
The Royal Danish House has announced that
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will travel to Seattle, Washington,
USA. Seattle is on the western coast of the country. She will be in
the United States from 3 May to 5 May. The Crown Princess will
head the head of a Danish art and cultural advancement trip,
and she will be accompanied by Danish Foreign Minister Anders
Samuelsen. Highlights of the visit…
King and Queen of Spain welcome Portuguese President during his state visit
17th April 2018
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
welcomed the Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa during
his State Visit to Spain. The Spanish King and Queen held an
official reception ceremony at the Royal Palace of Madrid where
both the Portuguese and Spanish national…
Prince Maurits is the son of Princess
Margriet and cousin to the current King of the Netherlands, King
Willem-Alexander. He was born in Utrecht on 17 April 1968 and is
eldest of four brothers born to Princess Margriet and Pieter van
Vollenhoven – the others being Bernhard…
On Sunday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja was
present on the Norwegian ship MS Roald Amundsen in New York. There,
she could announce her collaboration between her art foundation
QSPA and the Norwegian shipping company Hurtigruten. The Queen’s
QSPA will have the responsibility for the decoration of the new
ship, MS Roald Amundsen. “The unique partnership we are gathered
here today to celebrate is…
Princess Charlene attends charity dinner for namesake foundation alongside her brother
16th April 2018
Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of
Monaco made a grand entrance at the Monte-Carlo Yacht Club on
Saturday where she attended the Riviera Water Bike Challenge gala,
which was organised by her charity, the Princess Charlene of Monaco
Foundation. The glamorous event saw…
Today His Majesty King Harald V of Norway
handed out the prestigious King Olav Vs Cancer Research Prize for
2018. The award ceremony was in the atrium of Oslo University in
downtown Oslo. King Harald handed out the prize dedicated in memory
of his father on behalf of the…
His Royal Highness Prince Sébastien of
Luxembourg was born on 16 April 1992 at the Grand Duchess Charlotte
Maternity Hospital in Luxembourg. He is the youngest of Grand Duke
Henri, with whom he shares his birthday, and Grand Duchess Maria
Teresa‘s five children. He has three older brothers, Prince
Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Prince Félix, and
Prince Louis. He has one…
