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…
Queen Máxima's father, Jorge Zorreguieta, dies aged 89
8th August 2017
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…
Prince Henrik: "The Queen is playing me for a fool"
8th August 2017
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…
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…
Prince Henrik: "I am tired of the debate about my funeral"
7th August 2017
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…
Danish people do not support Prince Henrik's announcement
7th August 2017
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…
Prince Laurent, l'enfant terrible?
6th August 2017
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 excellent example of a
scapegoat in the Belgian Royal Family is the brother of King
Philippe of Belgium. Meet Prince…
Serbian Prince Philip to marry in October
6th August 2017
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…
Prince Joachim talks about his father's decision to be buried without Queen Margrethe
5th August 2017
On Thursday, the Danish Royal Court
confirmed that Prince Henrik, the husband of Queen Margrethe II of
Denmark, does not wish to be buried in Roskilde Cathedral.
Roskilde Cathedral is the traditional burial site of the Kings and
Queens of Denmark. Today, the couple’s younger son, His Royal
Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark, answered some questions about
this announcement that has received…

