Sweden

Princess Christina of Sweden undergoes successful stem cell transplant

Princess Christina of Sweden, the youngest of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s four older sisters, has successfully undergone a stem cell transplant. Swedish newspaper Expressen first reported the news with a confirmation from the Swedish Royal Court’s Director of Information and Press Department, Margareta Thorgren. She explained to them, “The stem cell operation is completed. Princess…
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Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates birthday in Stockholm

On Sunday, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden celebrated his 71st birthday in Stockholm in the traditional way. The flags waved throughout the country, a 21-gun salute was fired from fortresses across Sweden, and the Royal Family participated in a celebration in the…
Sweden

Chris O’Neill, husband of Princess Madeleine, owes too much tax - his holiday home may be sold at auction

Earlier this month, Royal Central wrote about Princess Madeleine’s husband, Chris O’Neill, and the recent criticism he faced. Now it has been revealed by the Swedish newspaper Expressen that O’Neill owes hundreds of thousands of Swedish kronor in taxes on his US properties in Florida and New York. This is not the first time the Princess’s husband has owed money to the US…
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The Netherlands

Queen Máxima applauded while Ivanka Trump jeered during panel discussion

On Tuesday in Berlin, Queen Máxima was part of a panel discussion with First Daughter Ivanka Trump, who also serves as an advisor to her father, President Trump, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Others on the panel included Christine Lagarde, Director of the International Monetary Fund; Anne Finucane, Vice President of the Bank of America; and Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Foreign…
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Denmark

Who is Princess Isabella of Denmark?

On 21 April 2007, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark gave birth to her and Crown Prince Frederik’s second child. In October 2005, they had a son, Prince Christian, but this time, they had a baby girl at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen weighing 3350 gr. A 21-gun salute was fired the next day in celebration of the birth of a new princess. Following the tradition of the Danish Royal Family, her…
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