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 Queen Silvia. As was
done with his older sister, Princess Estelle, new images have been
released by the Royal Court of Sweden…
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…
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 Prince Frederik, mostly
due to her advanced age and the very high popularity of both the
Crown Prince and his wife, Crown Princess…
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…
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 married since July of last
year. His father did not attend the wedding; he is reportedly not
happy with his son’s…
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…
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie visit Berlin and Potsdam
21st February 2018
On Monday, Hereditary Grand Duke
Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie, along with
Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, were in Germany for a
short official visit with a focus on Luxembourg’s arts. The visit
started in Potsdam where the couple…
Queen Margrethe releases statement following the death of her husband
21st February 2018
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has released a
statement following the death of her husband, Prince Henrik, in
which she thanks people for their sympathies. In the statement, Her
Majesty talks about how moving the occasion has been, and how the
well-wishes of the Danish people have been thankfully received. In
full, The Queen said: “For me and my family, it has been deeply
moving to experience…
