Queen Margrethe of Denmark was overcome
with emotion as she surprised everyone by announcing the end of her
reign. The Queen of Denmark will abdicate on January 14th 2024, the
52nd anniversary of her accession to the throne. She will be
succeeded immediately by her elder son, who will become Frederik X
of Denmark. The announcement of her abdication came in her
traditional New Year’s…
A year of controversy, again, for Spain's royals but 'Leonormania' provides a path to the future
31st December 2023
The future queen of Spain has taken
centre stage in her royal family’s life in 2023. In the year that
Princess Leonor turned 18, and came of age, the heir to the throne
has been the highest profile member of her dynasty. From military
training to parliamentary…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden marked his
Golden Jubilee in 2023. While the main celebration was in
mid-September, Sweden marked their jubilee king all year long
beginning with a new image of the King and jubilee logo released in
January. Photo: Thron Ullberg/Kungl…
Belgium's royal year sees jubilee celebrations and a look to the future
30th December 2023
It was a milestone year for many reasons
for Belgium’s royals: King Philippe celebrated his 10th anniversary
on the throne, Queen Mathilde celebrated her 50th birthday, and
Princess Elisabeth continued her rise on the global stage. Among
these events, it was business as usual in Belgium and we covered
many major stories on the site. Let’s review! Queen Mathilde
celebrated her…
It was a year of celebration and
reflections for the Dutch Royal Family. King Willem-Alexander
celebrated 10 years on the throne. His heir, Princess
Catharina-Amalia, continued her journey onto her future path. Queen
Máxima continued her advocacy for financial inclusion…
How a young prince made history as he promised loyalty to his country's constitution
30th December 2023
History was made in Denmark when Prince
Christian made his solemn oath to honour the Danish Constitution in
the autumn of 2023. The prince came of age on October 15th 2023 and
a series of celebrations and constitutional events marked the
moment that Denmark’s future…
The year started with sorrow for the
Greek Royal Family with the death of King Constantine II at the age
of 82. The former King of the Hellenes had been in bad health for
years, and he was admitted to the intensive care unit of Hygiea
Hospital in Athens on 6th January. Constantine was in critical
condition after suffering a stroke, and he died four days later on
10th January. [getty…
Milestone birthdays round out an eventful year for the Norwegian royals
29th December 2023
There were a few milestone birthdays this
year in Norway. A future queen finished high school and announced
her immediate plans. A princess who found love again finally
revealed her plans to wed in 2024, and all the while, we covered
the day-to-day of the Norwegian Royal…
The highs and lows in Denmark: another roller coaster year for the Danish Royal Family
29th December 2023
After the fickle 2022—which saw Queen
Margrethe’s Golden Jubilee and Crown Princess Mary’s 50th birthday
but also saw global headlines for the removal of Prince Joachim’s
children’s titles—we bet the Danish Royal Family were hoping for a
quieter 2023. In many…
After the turbulence of 2022, Monaco’s
Princely Family seemed to ease into a quiet groove in 2023,
carrying out engagements with the entire family present, though
rumours continued to dog Prince Albert and Princess Charlene. In
fact, Prince Albert was one of the first forward-looking royals of
2023: he was the first European royal to confirm that he would be
in attendance at King Charles’s…
