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…
The Serbian Royal Court today released
the very first picture of the new member of the Serbian Royal
Family, Prince Stefan. The Serbian Royal Court has confirmed to
Royal Central that the photo was taken during a photoshoot at 11 am
local Serbian time today. The Royal Palace…
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…
Dutch Council of State confirms Hugo Klynstra's right to name and princely title
28th February 2018
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…
Prince Carlos of Hohenzollern dies after falling from the 21st floor of Frankfurt hotel
26th February 2018
Prince Carlos of Hohenzollern has died at
the age of 39 after falling from the 21st floor of a hotel in
Frankfurt. The exact circumstances of the fall remain unclear.
However, German newspaper Bild reports that it occurred on Sunday
afternoon. Bild reports that the Prince…
Following the death of Prince
Henrik, rumours that Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will abdicate
have once again began circulating. These rumours have been around
for some years stating that The Queen of Denmark would abdicate in
favour of her eldest son and heir, Crown…
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…
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Margriet to honour Olympic medal winners
25th February 2018
It has been announced in the Netherlands,
that the medal winners from both the Winter Olympics and
Paralympics will be presented to King Willem-Alexander, Queen
Máxima and Princess Margriet on the 23rd March at the Noordeinde
Palace. This will be the culmination of…
Hereditary Prince Ernst August of Hanover and his wife have first child
25th February 2018
Hereditary Prince Ernst August of Hanover
and his wife, Hereditary Princess Ekaterina of Hanover have
just become parents for the first time, according to Dana Press.
Ekaterina gave birth to a daughter on 22 February 2018. No name has
been announced yet. The couple has been…
Crown Prince Frederik to act as regent while Queen Margrethe takes holiday death of Prince Henrik
24th February 2018
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…
