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, but the Belgian Royal Court
issued a denial saying to Belgian news Belga, “We also found
that Prince Laurent’s…
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…
The Dutch government have confirmed the
death of Jorge Zorreguieta, the father of Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands, who died on Tuesday at the age of 89. He had been ill
with leukaemia for several years. He only recently visited the
Netherlands to celebrate his…
In another extraordinary twist in the
Prince Henrik funeral saga, the 83-year-old has conducted an
interview with Danish newspaper BT, in which he accuses his wife,
Queen Margrethe, of playing him for a fool. The interview, which is
scheduled for full release tomorrow, captures the Prince’s thoughts
on the media frenzy surrounding his decision not to be buried
alongside his wife in Roskilde…
Prime Minister of Belgium to impose a 10% deduction of Prince Laurent's stipend
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…
Prince Henrik of Denmark has broken the
silence and is now speaking to the press about his decision not to
be buried with his wife, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. On Thursday
of last week, the Danish Royal Court confirmed that Prince Henrik,
the husband of Queen Margrethe II…
When the Royal Danish House announced
late last week that Prince Henrik did not wish to be buried next to
his wife, Queen Margrethe, he drew global condemnation, and a poll
of Danish television viewers echoed this sentiment. According to
TV2, 54 percent of respondents were unhappy with the Prince’s
statement. “A surprisingly large number,” commented Lars Hovbakke
Sørensen. “The society is…
It seems like in every royal family there
is a member who cuts corners from time to time. Often it is the
result of an exaggeration by the press but sometimes there really
are royals who do not feel the need to follow the rules or do not
behave like they are expected to. An…
At the end of July, the Royal Palace of
Belgrade announced that His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the son
of Crown Prince Alexander and Princess Maria da Gloria
Orleans-Braganza, was engaged to Ms Danica Marinkovic.
The formal announcement, displayed on their official…
On Tuesday, Princess Sofia of Sweden
attended her last known official engagement before her
second child is born in September. Their first child, Prince
Alexander, was born in April 2016. The Swedish royal magazine
Svensk Damtidining met the Princess in connection with the
conference and held the last interview before the Princess gives
birth to a new royal baby in September. “I feel…
