On 22 May, exactly two months after the terrorist attacks in Brussels, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians attends a ceremony in the Royal Palace of Brussels to commemorate the victims and to pay tribute to the emergency services. They were joined by King Albert II, Queen Paola, Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent, Princess Claire and 500 guests.
In his speech King Philippe…
Another Relative of King Felipe VI Investigated by the Spanish Tax Services
22nd May 2016
Another relative of King Felipe VI of Spain is being investigated by the Tax Services. Princess Inès of the Two Sicilies, a cousin through Alfonso XII of Spain, is being investigated on suspicion of money laundering. She is the youngest daughter of the late Infante Alfonso…
A Romanian news site reports that former King Michael I of Romania is among those on a list of 187,000 names of the country’s biggest individual debtors to the state. He is liable for tax of 4.1 Romanian Leu, around €910,000 or £697,000. The list was published by…
When Sweden’s Prince Oscar was born this March, he was granted the title of the Duke of Skåne by his maternal grandfather, King Carl XVI Gustaf. Now, in time for his christening, the residents of his Duchy have planned a lovely gift for the third-in-line to the Swedish throne.
The plan was put forward by Governor Margaret Palsson, who wrote to 33 municipalities in Skåne and the Skåne…
Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, recently spoke with Danish newspaper BT about her quick divorce from second husband Martin Jørgensen revealing he was not her true love.
“I was quick and confident in my decision. I have not wavered. When it was taken, I was ready to…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark was among the speakers at the Opening Ceremony of the Women Deliver Conference in Copenhagen yesterday.
The Crown Princess spoke about how she was inspired to take up the cause of women’s rights seven years ago, when someone from Chad…
On Thursday, Queen Sonja opened an exhibition of glass art called “Smakebiter” in the Queen Josephine Gallery in the Oscarshall in Bygdøy, Western Norway. Included within the exhibition are exhibits from the Queen’s personal collection of glassware. The Queen commented as she opened the exhibition that she finds glass art fascinating. She said ‘Glass art is a difficult medium. I have…
The Swedish Royal Court has released several new photos of Prince Alexander of Sweden with his parents for Prince Carl-Philip’s 37th birthday and to give thanks for all the well wishes. The photos are accompanied by a personal thank you for the proud parents, “We…
Eneko Gogeaskoetxea Arronategui has been sentenced to 92 years in prison by the Spanish national court for his part in a failed plot to assassinate Spain’s former king, Juan Carlos I. Gogeaskoetxea, a member of the Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA)…
In the second edition of “Who Is?”, Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is the focus.
She was born Mabel Martine Los on 11 August 1968 to Hendrik Los and Florence Kooman in Pijnacker, Netherlands. The Princess has three sisters, in which the youngest two are from her mother’s second marriage. Her father passed away when she was just nine-years-old from a skating accident, and her…
