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…
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…
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 more than 400 artists, designers, craftsmen, and
manufacturers from across the globe. Some of those who have worked
at the…
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…
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 actual birthdate on this day. The
city of Luxembourg, according to the Luxemburger Wort, is in need
of 300 people to carry torches…
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…
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 royal houses, by using simple diagrams and
symbols to illustrate the lineage of the present kings and
queens. The map…
