Royal Central’s Europe Correspondent,
Laura Dekkers, offers her opinions regarding the ongoing antics of
Prince Henrik of Denmark and Prince Laurent of Belgium. Who is
doing more to discredit constitutional monarchy in Europe?
Recently, two different royals from two different families
have made huge fools out of themselves, as well as possibly causing
hurt to their families and the institution…
Crown Prince Frederik has been made
functioning Regent of Denmark as Her Majesty Queen Margrethe spends
the next couple of weeks in France on holiday. The Queen and Prince
Henrik are currently holidaying in France, meaning Crown Prince
Frederik has been conferred his…
Crown Prince Frederik says he regrets the decision made by his father, Prince Henrik
10th August 2017
Crown Prince Frederik has said that he
regrets the decisions his father, Prince Henrik, has made. Speaking
to the Danish press on Thursday, the Crown Prince said: “I
only have to say that I’m really sorry for my father’s decision in
a lot of areas. More can not be…
It was discovered yesterday that Prince
Laurent of Belgium’s Twitter account (@Laurent_of_B) had been
deleted. Members of the Belgian media made the discovery yesterday
morning. Many had wondered if King Philippe had pressured his
younger brother to delete his account, but the Belgian Royal Court
issued a denial saying to Belgian news Belga, “We also found
that Prince Laurent’s personal…
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…
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…
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, captures the Prince’s thoughts
on the media frenzy surrounding his decision not to be buried
alongside his wife in Roskilde…
Prime Minister of Belgium to impose a 10% deduction of Prince Laurent's stipend
8th August 2017
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…
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…
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 unhappy with the Prince’s
statement. “A surprisingly large number,” commented Lars Hovbakke
Sørensen. “The society is…
