Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf does not want to celebrate his history breaking record

On the 26 April, King Carl XVI Gustaf will become the longest reigning monarch ever in Sweden. This historical record will not be celebrated in Sweden in accordance with the King’s wishes. On the 15 September 1973, King Carl XVI Gustaf’s grandfather King Gustav VI Adolf passed away. As the current King’s father Prince Gustaf Adolf died only a year after Carl Gustav’s birth…
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Sweden

Sweden's Prince Oscar turns two!

Today, Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne, is celebrating his second birthday with his family in Sweden. He is the younger child and only son of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden. He is also the fourth grandchild and second grandson of King Carl XVI Gustaf and…
European RoyalsOtherThe Netherlands

Dutch Council of State confirms Hugo Klynstra's right to name and princely title

The Dutch Council of State has confirmed Hugo Klynstra’s right to carry the name and princely title of his father, Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma. Hugo Klynstra is the illegitimate son of Prince Carlos, who is a cousin of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, and Brigitte Klynstra. Placing the case before the Council of State was the Duke of Parma’s final chance of an appeal. What…
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Serbia

Royal Baby Alert! Princess Danica gives birth to a son

The Royal Palace in Belgrade has announced that Her Royal Highness Princess Danica has given birth to her and her husband, Prince Philip’s first child, a son named Stefan. The child was born in Belgrade this morning  at 10:30 am local time. Both the Princess and her son are doing well. The son’s weight and length has not been released. He will be styled His Royal Highness Prince Stefan of…
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Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik to act as regent while Queen Margrethe takes holiday death of Prince Henrik

Crown Prince Frederik will act as regent of Denmark while his mother, the recently-widowed Queen Margrethe, takes a two-week winter holiday beginning Monday, the Royal Household revealed. Prince Henrik, the Queen’s husband of 50 years, died on 13 February after a short illness. He’d been diagnosed with dementia last fall, and rushed back to Copenhagen in January from his annual trip to Egypt…
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