His Late Majesty King Michael I of
Romania is to receive a state funeral at the Patriarchal Cathedral
in Bucharest, Romania. The Romanian government has said that they
will organise a state funeral “according to his rank and merits,”
the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis said on Monday. Crown
Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Crown, has said that the
funeral will “respect…
Every royal family has its own
traditions. The Norwegian Royal Family uniquely celebrates
Christmas. They blend the ancient Norwegian Christmas traditions
with Christmas traditions they have brought with them from their
family from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In…
Romania’s King Michael, who had recently
been diagnosed with cancer, has died at the age of 96 in
Switzerland. Last year, the former King was admitted to a clinic in
Lausanne, Switzerland, where he received constant treatment after
being in a severe stare of physical…
Last Friday, Princess Madeleine joined
her family to attend the christening of her godson and nephew
Prince Gabriel. Princess Madeleine has been criticised by animal
rights activists for her choice of clothing for the baptism. On
Friday, Prince Gabriel of Sweden, son of Prince Carl Philip and
Princess Sofia, was baptised in an intimate ceremony at the chapel
of Drottningholm Palace. The Prince…
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…
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 name of the Prince was announced by
the King and Crown Prince in the Extraordinary Cabinet meeting with
the government at 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…
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 nothing in the studied
documents showed that there was such a specific compensation
scheme, or so-called ‘secret tax deal,”…
