BelgiumFeatures

Taking a look at The Royal Order of Leopold

By
16th August 2017
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 award. There are three branches of the order, Military (Armed Forces), Maritime (Merchant Navy) and Civilian. Like many…
Read more
Denmark

First day of school for Danish royal twins

By
15th August 2017
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…
Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik made functioning Regent of Denmark

By
10th August 2017
Crown Prince Frederik has been made functioning Regent of Denmark as Her Majesty Queen Margrethe spends the next couple of weeks in France on holiday. The Queen and Prince Henrik are currently holidaying in France, meaning Crown Prince Frederik has been conferred his mother’s powers for the duration of her time away. In Denmark, it is customary for another member of The Queen’s family…
Read more
Belgium

Prince Laurent's Twitter account deleted

By
10th August 2017
It was discovered yesterday that Prince Laurent of Belgium’s Twitter account (@Laurent_of_B) had been deleted. Members of the Belgian media made the discovery yesterday morning. Many had wondered if King Philippe had pressured his younger brother to delete his account…
Denmark

Prince Vincent and Princesses Josephine and Athena to begin school this month

By
10th August 2017
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine and Her Highness Princess Athena are all due to begin school later this month. According to the Royal Danish House, Princess Athena, the youngest child and only daughter of Prince Joachim and his second wife Princess Marie, will start the school year on Friday, 11 August at Sct. Joseph Søstrenes School in Ordrup. The five-year-old…
Read more
BelgiumEuropean Royals

Prime Minister of Belgium to impose a 10% deduction of Prince Laurent's stipend

By
8th August 2017
Prime Minister Charles Michel is going to request that the government deducts 10% from Prince Laurent’s annual stipend of 308,000 euro, reports French Language newspaper La Libre Belgique. Charles Michel had already spoken of a “proportional sanction” but failed to mention an exact number before. Although, one can only wonder if such an amount will have a big enough impact on…
Read more