His Majesty King Felipe of Spain called
for unity and focused heavily on the Catalonia situation going on
in the country during his Christmas Eve address last evening. The
King of Spain began his speech wishing all Spaniards a happy
Christmas and 2018 on behalf of Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and
Infanta Sofía. The address then turned to speaking about events
within the country over the past…
Grand Duke Henri addresses Luxembourg on Christmas Eve
25th December 2017
In his annual Christmas address to the
nation, His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg touched
on numerous subjects including populism, climate
change, Luxembourg’s infrastructure and reasons to celebrate.
He discussed the rise of populism saying, “In…
Round-up of the 2017 European royal Christmas greetings
24th December 2017
The royal families all across Europe have
released Christmas photos, messages and their Christmas cards to
the public throughout December. From Belgium to the United Kingdom,
they are all listed below: Belgium: The Belgian Royal Family sent
their Christmas wishes on their…
Queen Máxima writes blog post about Christmas Music Gala
22nd December 2017
Her MajestyQueen Máxima of the
Netherlands has written a blog post called “Crescendo” after
attending the Christmas Music Gala last week in Rotterdam. She is
the honorary chairman of More Music in the Classroom (Méér Muziek
in de Klas). Among those performing werethe Greatest School Band in
the Netherlands,Ronnie Flex, Tania Kross,Anita Meyer and Trijntje…
In the last official engagement before
celebrating Christmas, Queen Letizia of Spain attended a working
meeting of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (in
SpanishAsociación Española Contra el Cáncer or AECC), of which she
is the Honorary President. Her Majesty, who…
The five worst royal quotes of 2017
22nd December 2017
Members of the Royal Family take up
important positions as they represent their country. Therefore,
they are expected to act dignified, diplomatic and are expected to
be on their best behaviour at all times. However, not all royals
succeed in this task. From time to time…
Remains of exiled Italian King Victor Emmanuel III returned to Italy
20th December 2017
The remains of His Majesty Victor
Emmanuel III King of Italy, King of the Albanians and Emperor of
Ethiopia, and his wife, Queen Elena, was on Friday of last week
returned to Italy from Egypt where the King had rested since his
death in 1947. Elena died in 1959, and her remains had lain in
Montpelier in France. Both His Majesty and Her Majesty were
transported with an Italian Air Force military…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit speaks about her disease
20th December 2017
In late November, it became publicly
known that Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway suffered from
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. On Tuesday of this week,
the Crown Princess was interviewed on the popular radio channel P3
in Norway. Then, she commented on her…
Swedish Royal Family has secret room at Stockholm train station
20th December 2017
While walking through Stockholm Central
Station, you would not notice that there is a secret room where the
Swedish Royal Family and their close friends and family are able to
wait in private before boarding their train. The room, accessible
through a side entrance, has been…
Princess Märtha Louise wants a unicorn but will settle for a new boyfriend for Christmas
19th December 2017
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has
shared her Christmas list on her Instagram account. The daughter of
King Harald V and Queen Sonja wants a new boyfriend. Earlier this
week, Princess Märtha Louise shared her wishes for Christmas as the
holiday approaches. In the post on her Instagram account, the
Princess joked she wants a unicorn for Christmas. Then Santa said
to ask her something more…

