Philippe of the Belgians was an unlikely
king. Although born second in line to the throne, he was never
expected to succeed. In fact, his whole royal life has been filled
with surprises. Yet since his accession, in July 2013, he has been
praised as a successful sovereign, a royal who has given his
dynasty strong foundations for the future. The man who would,
unexpectedly, be king was born on…
The Norwegian royal court confirmed
yesterday in a press release that this year’s annual county-tour
will go to Nordland-county which is in the north of Norway. Their
Majesty The King and Queen will visit Nordland from 12 to 14 June.
The visit will include a visit in the…
There seems to be something in the water
in Monaco as pictures appear to confirm that Princess Caroline’s
daughter, Charlotte Casiraghi is also expecting a baby. Also,
Charlotte’s sisters-in-law, Tatiana and Beatrice are pregnant. The
Princely Family of Monaco will be…
Crown Prince Frederik will celebrate his
50th birthday on 26 May, and the Danish Royal Court announced on
Thursday that a full week of celebrations was planned. They also
released two new official photos and the official logo for his
birthday. On 18 May, Crown Prince Frederik will host a special
award ceremony for the Crown Prince Frederik Fund. The fund was a
gift by the Danish-American people…
Crown Princess Victoria has undertaken
her first walk in her series of hikes through Sweden of this year.
Her Royal Highness walked in Blekinge, the duchy of her niece
Princess Adrienne, yesterday. In the morning, Crown Princess
Victoria and her entourage arrived in Ronneby…
This Wednesday, Prince Albert II of
Monaco welcomed His Excellency Mr Jorge Carlos De Almeida Fonseca,
President of Cabo Verde as part of the second Monaco Oceans Week.
The visit was very much a working one, and the President was
accompanied by a delegation from Cabo Verde…
After a long winter in Norway with a lot
of snow, it is finally spring again in the castle park around the
palace in Oslo. All the flowers have not yet come out of their
winter sleep, but gardeners and workers at the royal court and the
royal gardening-team are in the process of transforming the castle
park into Oslo’s most beautiful park. The trails are restored after
a hard winter. Photo…
Queen Silvia of Sweden has purchased the
first Mayflower pin of the year, as she traditionally
does. The sale of this year’s pin began yesterday, 12
April. The 2018 pins are gold and black with a pearl in the
middle. The Queen, who always looks forward to this event
each…
A lifelike doll of Dutch Princess
Catharina-Amalia (or Amalia for short) is going on display in
Amsterdam at the Art Dolls Expo this weekend. Amalia is
the eldest daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima and
holds the title of Princess of Orange. The 69…
Former Belgian Queen Paola attended the
Lost in Migration conference on Wednesday 11 April. This, the
second conference of its kind, took place in the Belgian capital of
Brussels. The 80-year-old royal paid a visit to the event as a
member of the Patron’s Council of Missing Children Europe, helping
the organisation in the fight against child disappearances and
abductions and in protecting them…
