European Royals

Questions and Answers: European royals edition

Earlier this month Royal Central announced that it would be doing a question and answer session on the royals of continental Europe. Our readers sent us their questions, and our Europe Editor, Brittani Barger answered them below. Question: What will the new title of Princess Tessy of Luxembourg following her divorce? Answer: Luxarazzi contacted the Grand Ducal Court about this very topic a couple…
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Belgium

Burger King angers Belgian monarchy

There is trouble brewing between two monarchs; one is the Burger King the other the King of Belgium. Burger King has launched an advertising campaign in Belgium to herald the opening of the chain in the country. The campaign asks Belgians to vote online so they can…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria opens up about her battle with an eating disorder when she was younger

In part one of a two-part programme “Crown Princess Victoria, 40 years” on Sweden’s TV4 ahead of her 40th birthday in July, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has opened up about her battle with an eating disorder when she was younger. The Crown Princess explained that as she began to support her parents in their work after she became of age, she started to put more and harder…
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Greece

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece turns 50

His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece celebrates his 50th birthday today. The eldest son of King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie was born in 1967 atTatoi Palace in Athens. When he was just seven-months-old, he moved with his family to Rome after theGreek military coup d’état. They would later move to London in 1974. He has one older sister, Princess Alexia, and he…
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FeaturesHistoryNorway

Looking back at the wedding of Princess Ragnhild and Erling Lorentzen

Princess Ragnhild of Norway and Erling Lorentzen were married on 15 May 1953 at Asker parish church near Oslo. The Princess was born on 9 June 1930 and was the older sister of the present King of Norway, Harald V, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday. At the time of her birth, she was the first Norwegian Princess born on Norwegian soil for 629 years, after the birth of Princess Ingeborg in…
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