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 it…
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 America.
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…
This week, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown
Princess Mette-Marit perform a four-day journey to the Baltic
nations to celebrate their 100 years as independent states after
they declared themselves independent from Russia in 1918.
Yesterday, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess…
It’s not just the third Cambridge baby
making his debut onto the royal scene this week: Andrea Casiraghi
and his wife Tatiana welcomed their third child in Monaco on
Thursday, 19 April. The news was first reported this weekend
exclusively by Vanity Fair Spain before Hola!
Norway's Royal Palace manager resigns following a serious breach of internal guidelines
24th April 2018
The manager of the Royal Palace in Oslo,
Ragnar Osnes, has chosen to resign his position with immediate
effect because of a breach in the Royal Court’s internal
guidelines. This was announced Monday evening in a press release
from the Norwegian Royal court. In the press release, the Lord
Chamberlain of the Norwegian Royal Court, Gry Mølleskog, stated:
“This breach of trust is serious, and…
