Her Majesty Queen 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 were the Greatest School
Band in the Netherlands, Ronnie Flex, Tania Kross, Anita
Meyer and Trijntje Oosterhuis. It was…
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…
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…
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…
A television documentary will air on TV4
and TV4 Play on Christmas Day in Sweden about the Swedish Royal
Family. “The Royal Family 9-5” will air at 20.00 hours local time.
Jesper Börjesson, the show’s host, had the opportunity to follow
the Swedish Royal Family…
Crown Princess Family of Sweden releases annual Christmas video
18th December 2017
The Crown Princess Family of Sweden has
released their annual Christmas video. It was released on the
Swedish Royal Family’s YouTube account this morning with the
message, “Crown Princess Couple, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar
send a Christmas greeting from Haga…
Thousands of people mourn on the streets as King Michael of Romania is laid to rest
17th December 2017
Thousands of Romanians lined the street
of Bucharest for the funeral of their former King. King Michael of
Romania ruled Romania twice, once when his father abdicated and
moved to Paris with his mistress and once after his then-restored
father was deposed. King Michael was forced into exile after the
communists took over in 1947. He spent several years in exile
working as a chicken farmer and…
