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 “crown” the true ruler of
the country. Palace spokesman Pierre-Emmanuel De Bauw said, “We
told them we were not…
Crown Princess Victoria opens up about her battle with an eating disorder when she was younger
29th May 2017
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…
Queen Mathilde hosts partners of heads of state and governments participating in NATO summit
29th May 2017
This past week, while King Philippe of
Belgium and other NATO leaders were attending the NATO summit, his
wife, Queen Mathilde of Belgium hosted their partners at the Royal
Palace and gave them a tour of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken. The
palace grounds of the Castle of…
European and international royals send their condolences after terror attack in Manchester
23rd May 2017
After the deadly attack in Manchester,
European royals have shared their condolences to the victims, their
families and the British people. At least 22 have been killed with
another 59 injured in a terrorist attack believed to be carried out
by an ISIS associated single suicide bomber that occurred at the
conclusion of the Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena.
Many of those in attendance…
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…
Each royal family has its own way of
dealing with the media. However, other European monarchies should
follow the example of the Swedish Royal Family when it comes to
their approach to the press. The Swedes are by far the most open
and friendly of the royal families to the…
News footage of the newest French
President, Emmanuel Macron, assuming his title as President of
France has been awash for the past few weeks, as the youngest
leader of France since Napoleon begins to take upon himself the new
duties and responsibilities of office. As well as receiving codes
for France’s nuclear arsenal and the badge of office as Grand
Master of the Légion d’Honeurr…
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…
Earlier this week, more than 30 royals
from all over Europe gathered to celebrate King Harald and Queen
Sonja, as they both celebrate 80 years this year. Perhaps their
son, Crown Prince Haakon, received the most attention during the
gala dinner that was held on Tuesday.
On 29 April, King Willem-Alexander of the
Netherlands hosted a dinner for his friends, family and royal
colleagues in honour of his 50th birthday. Now it has become known
that the King received a pleasant surprise during the dinner from
his wife, Queen Máxima and his daughters. On the occasion of King
Willem-Alexander’s 50th birthday, various celebrations were held.
On 27 April, his actual…
