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,”…
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…
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 and Prince Laurent
was called in response to an unauthorised appearance by Prince
Laurent in full naval uniform at a Chinese…
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…
King and Queen of Spain visit Murcia for Jubilee Year celebrations
29th November 2017
Their Majesties King Felipe and Queen
Letizia of Spain visited the town ofCaravaca de la Cruzin the
south-eastern Spain province of Murcia on Tuesday as part of the
Jubilee Year 2017 Santisima y Vera Cruz de Caravaca celebrations.
Their Majesties travelled to…
Prince Laurent of Belgium is in the news
again after reportedly ‘hiding’ from the Belgian Prime Minister.
The news comes from Het Laatste Nieuws (anglicised: The Latest
News), a Dutch newspaper based in Brussels, that reports the
controversial prince is avoiding Prime Minister Charles Michel over
his unauthorised trip to China. Earlier this year, Prince Laurent
attended a celebration at the…
