Monaco

Princess Charlene apologises to families of shark attack victims

Royal Central reported in July on Princess Charlene of Monaco drawing controversy from her statements regarding her opposition to the killing of sharks in the waters around the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in an interview with Paris Match. The victims’ families expressed their anger on Facebook stating that Princess Charlene was spreading “totally false ideas.” Her Serene…
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European RoyalsRomania

Head of Romanian Royal House to receive former Head of State status

Călin Popescu-Tariceanu, Romania’s Senate president and Liviu Dragnea, Chamber of Deputies speaker, have initiated a draft bill that would grant several advantages to Romania’s former Royal House. The bill proposed that the head of the Royal House will have the same status as that of former heads of states. It will also grant the Royal House the right to use the Elisabeta Palace in…
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Belgium

Queen Mathilde speaks up against rude minister

Their Majesties Queen Mathilde and King Philippe of Belgium are currently on a State Visit to India. On the second day, the Queen was accompanied by the Indian Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi. On Tuesday the Queen visited Childline, India’s first 24-hour, free, emergency phone service for children in need of aid and assistance alongside the Indian Minister for Women and…
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Spain

King Felipe's popularity at record high after the Catalonia crisis

The support for His Majesty King Felipe of Spain has never been higher than it is now according to a poll done by “Socio Métrica” and published in the Spanish newspaper “El Español” this weekend. The survey gives the King a score of 7.2 out of 10. This is the highest score King Felipe has had during his reign. The last time a ruling Spanish monarch had a score this high was in…
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