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. Suddenly, the Crown Prince
disappeared from the hall; when he returned 30 minutes later, he
had removed his beard. While Crown…
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…
Their Royal Highnesses Hereditary Grand
Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stépahnie of
Luxembourg were in Paris on Wednesday, 3 May to open
the Révélations exhibit at the Grand Palais.
The Révélations exhibit, in its third edition, displays the
work of…
Thursday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald of Norway announced the season opening for the Norwegian
Royal Yacht “DS Norge”. This happened unusually early this year. It
is not common for the King to order the royal yacht to be ready for
use until the end of May. The reason why this season starts extra
early is that the Royal Yacht will be used in this year’s
celebration of the…
Prince Henrik of Denmark, Count
of Monpezat was born on 4 May 2009 in the
Rigshospitalet as the first child of Prince Joachim and
Princess Marie. He has two older brothers through his father’s
first marriage to Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg:
Prince Nikolai…
If you have ever wanted to participate in
a National Day Parade which coincides with the birthday of a royal,
now is your chance! Well, 23 June might be a national holiday and
the date the birthday of Grand Duke Henri is celebrated, but no
ruler of Luxembourg has their…
Royal Central is excited to announce
a question and answer month on the royal families of Europe!
During the month of May, we will take reader questions regarding
the European royal houses. At the end of the month, our Europe
Editor, Brittani Barger, will answer all of your inquiries in a
special question and answer post. You can submit the questions
through the form on our website. You can…
Princess Christina of Sweden, the
youngest of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s four older sisters, has
successfully undergone a stem cell transplant. Swedish newspaper
Expressen first reported the news with a confirmation from the
Swedish Royal Court’s Director of…
New interactive map shows the links between Scandinavian royal houses and the British Royal Family
30th April 2017
A new interactive family tree has been
launched by the travel company Expedia to explain just how the
British and Scandinavian royals are related to each other. “Royally
Connected” allows users to explore the family ties shared by
Europe’s most prominent…
On Sunday, His Majesty King Carl XVI
Gustaf of Sweden celebrated his 71st birthday in Stockholm in the
traditional way. The flags waved throughout the country, a 21-gun
salute was fired from fortresses across Sweden, and the Royal
Family participated in a celebration in the courtyard of the Royal
Palace in the Swedish capital. Many gathered at the Royal
Palace to celebrate the King turning…
