After a long summer holiday in France,
Queen Margrethe of Denmark returned to Denmark yesterday. As Royal
Central told just a few days ago, Prince Henrik has settled at
Fredensborg Palace. However, the Queen will not travel to visit her
sick husband yet. The Royal Court has now announced that the Queen
will stay aboard the royal yacht “Dannebrog” for the next week. The
reason why Her Majesty…
After more than a week without any news
of Prince Henrik’s health, the Danish Royal Court has announced
that Prince Henrik has been discharged from hospital in
Copenhagen. The Prince was hospitalised during his holiday in
France and had been there since August 13.
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia
travelled to Spain to show solidarity with the victims of the
recent terror attack in Barcelona and Cambrils. The King and
Queen were on a private holiday with their daughters, Princess
Leonor and Infanta Sofía, when the events…
Today we take a look at Norway’s future
queen consort. Her Royal Highness was born on 19 August 1973
inKristiansand,Norway. She has one older sister and two older
brothers. Her parents divorced when she was young, and both would
eventually remarry. As a child, she spent many weekends on the
coast, where she learned to sail. She completed her upper secondary
education…
After yet another deadly terror attack,
this one in Barcelona, Spain, royals have reacted on social media
and sent their condolences. At least 13 have been killed and over
100 injured after a terrorist ran over pedestrians with a van in
the Las Ramblas district of…
Yesterday, Princess Leonore took the next
step in her young life: she started Swedish pre-school. The Swedish
Princess experienced her first day of Swedish preschool in
Stockholm; however, Leonore has been attending a preschool in
London for some time. The Swedish Royal…
The Swedish Laurel Wreath Tiara easily
stands out among a collection of impressive Swedish pieces. Despite
the classical laurel leaf motif being common among royal jewellery
throughout Europe, this piece is uniquely elegant with its tall
profile of double rows of diamond laurel leaves and hanging diamond
centre pendant. Made by the eponymous French jewellery house,
Boucheron, the Laurel Wreath…
The Order of Leopold is the oldest order
of chivalry or knighthood in Belgium having been founded in July
1832, shortly after Belgium gained independence from the
Netherlands. It takes its name from King Leopold I, who was the
first King of the Belgians and instigated the…
Last week, their first cousin, Princess
Athena had her turn in the spotlight during a photo call at her
home alongside her parents, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie,
ahead of her first day of school. Today, Prince Vincent and
Princess Josephine posed for the photographers…
Royal Central’s Europe Correspondent,
Laura Dekkers, offers her opinions regarding the ongoing antics of
Prince Henrik of Denmark and Prince Laurent of Belgium. Who is
doing more to discredit constitutional monarchy in Europe?
Recently, two different royals from two different families
have made huge fools out of themselves, as well as possibly causing
hurt to their families and the…
