King Albert II of Belgium is to undergo
testing to determine treatment for the narrowing of a heart valve,
the Belgian Royal Palace announced this morning. The Palace said in
a press release, “His Majesty King Albert II is suffering from an
aortic stenosis that requires treatment that will be adapted to his
situation.” He was admitted to Saint-Luc University Hospital
in Brussels today…
Prince Alexander of Sweden, the older son
of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, turns two-years-old
today. As tradition dictates, new photos were released by the Royal
Court of Sweden of the young royal in celebration. Released this
morning, his second birthday portraits…
It wasn’t that long ago that Prince
Henrik died from a pulmonary infection on 13 February, leaving
Queen Margrethe of Denmark a widow. For a couple who had been
married for fifty years, it was clear there was still a spark
between the two. When they met in the spring…
Princess Annette is the wife of Prince
Bernhard, second son of Princess Margriet and Pieter van
Vollenhoven. She was born, Annette Sekrève on the 18th April 1972
in The Hague, and after she had passed the highest award in Dutch
secondary education, she went to the University of Groningen and
obtained an MSc in psychology in 1996. It was while she was
studying at Groningen that she met Prince…
King Harald of Norway has a personal goal
to visit all the municipalities in Norway. Yesterday, His
Majesty visited two towns that he has never been to on an official
visit. This happened the day after he handed out a cancer research
award in memory of his father, King…
The Royal Danish House has announced that
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will travel to Seattle, Washington,
USA. Seattle is on the western coast of the country. She will be in
the United States from 3 May to 5 May. The Crown Princess will
head the head of a Danish art and…
King and Queen of Spain welcome Portuguese President during his state visit
17th April 2018
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
welcomed the Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa during
his State Visit to Spain. The Spanish King and Queen held an
official reception ceremony at the Royal Palace of Madrid where
both the Portuguese and Spanish national anthem was performed under
a salvo of 21 guns. His Majesty the King and President Marcelo
Rebelo de Sousa then reviewed the…
Prince Maurits is the son of Princess
Margriet and cousin to the current King of the Netherlands, King
Willem-Alexander. He was born in Utrecht on 17 April 1968 and is
eldest of four brothers born to Princess Margriet and Pieter van
Vollenhoven – the others being Bernhard…
On Sunday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja was
present on the Norwegian ship MS Roald Amundsen in New York. There,
she could announce her collaboration between her art foundation
QSPA and the Norwegian shipping company Hurtigruten. The Queen’s
QSPA will have the responsibility…
Princess Charlene attends charity dinner for namesake foundation alongside her brother
16th April 2018
Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of
Monaco made a grand entrance at the Monte-Carlo Yacht Club on
Saturday where she attended the Riviera Water Bike Challenge gala,
which was organised by her charity, the Princess Charlene of Monaco
Foundation. The glamorous event saw close to one million euros
raised through an auction to support the Foundation and the running
of the second annual Riviera…
