In a new interview with Swedish
publication Aftonbladet, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf, has
revealed that he would have loved to become a farmer if he had not
been born to be king of Sweden. A dedicated lover of the great
outdoors, the king spoke of his particular fondness for the forests
around Stenhammar Castle, outside Flen, which has been leased by
the royal household from the state. He…
The Swedish Royal Court released the
official photos from Prince Gabriel’s christening, which took place
on Friday, 1 December at the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm
Palace. The four images, taken by Erika Gerdemark, feature the
young royal with his parents…
On the occasion of Prince Sverre Magnus’s
birthday today, 3 December, we take a look back at the young
Prince’s life. His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus was born 3
December 2005 in Oslo. When he was born, he was 52 centimetres long
and weighed 3.944 grams. The…
I have long been advocating for more
books to be written in English about the royals of mainland Europe,
so I was thrilled to hear about and read Darling Queen – Dear Old
Bones: Queen Wilhelmina’s correspondence with her English
governess Miss Saxton Winter by Emerentia van Heuven-van
Nes and published by Amsterdam University Press. It was
initially printed in Dutch several years ago…
Yesterday, Danish LGBTQ magazine ‘Out &
About’ revealed the cover of their December issue. Princess Marie,
as Patron of AIDS-Fondet, gave an interview to the magazine on the
occasion of World AIDS Day. About being Patron of AIDS-Fondet,
Princess Marie said…
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands
revealed the results of a commission’s investigation into whether
the Dutch Royal Family received a secret tax deal with the
government, confirming that there is no deal. “The conclusion of
the historical investigation is that…
Crown Princess Mary attends Christmas reception for Mary Foundation
2nd December 2017
On Thursday afternoon, Crown Princess
Mary of Denmark attended the annual Christmas reception for the
Mary Foundation. It was held at Frederik VIII’s Palace at
Amalienborg to “wish a Merry Christmas and to say thank you for the
good cooperation in the past year,” according to the Mary
Foundation. Each year, the Mary Foundation and its collaborators
get together to celebrate the…
At noon local time in Sweden, His Royal
Highness Prince Gabriel, the second son of Prince Carl Philip and
Princess Sofia, was christened into the Church of Sweden in the
Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace. The christening was airedlive
on SVT and will remain on…
Prince Laurent says his human rights are being breached after pay cut
1st December 2017
Prince Laurent of Belgium, the younger
brother of King Philippe of the Belgians, is claiming that the
government is violating his human rights after Prime Minister
Michel moved to cut his annual €308,000 (£280,000) government
endowment. The meeting between Charles Michel…
The Swedish Royal Court has announced
Prince Gabriel’s godparents ahead of his christening tomorrow in
the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace. As expected, his paternal
aunt, Princess Madeleine and maternal aunt, Sara Hellqvist were on
the list. The other godparents selected by Gabriel’s parents,
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, were Oscar Kylberg,
Carolina Pihls and Thomas de…
