Next year the Royal House of the
Netherlands will receive more resources to cover their expenses.
The government has approved the rise of funds for the Royal House
and made the decision public. While most of the royal families are
confronted with a declining budget to cover their activities, the
costs of employees etc., the Royal House of the Netherlands will
see their budget increase with around…
King Felipe criticises the Catalonian referendum on independence
15th September 2017
On the 1st of October, the Spanish region
of Catalonia will have referendum deciding on if they should
declare their independence from Spain or remain in the Spanish
kingdom. The referendum has been suspended by the Spanish
Constitutional Court; however, the Catalan…
The Danish Royal Family has created many
headlines this summer and autumn, especially Prince Henrik, the
husband of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II. First, the Prince said
he did not want to be buried together with his wife, the Queen; he
later criticised his wife and said…
Prince Daniel of Sweden, Duke of
Västergötland is the husband of Crown Princess Victoria, daughter
and heir apparent of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. He was born
Olof Daniel Westling on the 15 September 1973 in Örebro,
Sweden. His parents, Olle and Ewa Westling, are descended from
Finns who migrated to Sweden and turned some of the forests into
farmland centuries ago. He has one older…
ANNA-LENA AHLSTRÖM, THE ROYAL COURT,
SWEDEN On Wednesday morning, Princess Madeleine of Sweden attended
a seminar hosted by her patronage Min Stora Dag (My Big Day in
English). The seminar was titled “When Life Does Not Follow
Manuscript”and was held at the…
King Carl XVI Gustaf sends condolence message to United States after devastating hurricanes
13th September 2017
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of
Sweden has sent a condolence message to the United States after the
devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Irma
in Florida over the past several weeks. In a letter to US President
Donald Trump, the King…
Recently, the Swedish Royal Family’s tax
report was revealed. The Swedish newspaper Expressen was able
to take a look at the financial situation of each member of the
Swedish Royal Family. Swedes are, in general, very open about their
income and financial situation. It is, for example, possible to
know how much your neighbour earns each year. Therefore, much is
known about the Royal…
Prince Albert talks of Trump cold shoulder and Princess Grace in new interview with Graham Bensinger
9th September 2017
In a new interview for In Depth with
Graham Bensinger, Prince Albert II of Monaco speaks candidly
about Donald Trump and his decision to pull the United States out
of the Paris Agreement, his mother, Princess Grace’s tragic death,
weaknesses, Olympics and being in…
The German Prince, Constantin, Prince of
Anhalt-Dessau is running for office for the German far-right party
AfD, Alternative for Germany. The German Prince wants to represent
his party in the Bundestag, the German parliament. This has, in
recent days, been given a great deal…
His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of
Denmark, the husband of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, has been
diagnosed with dementia, the Danish Royal Court announced. A series
of examinations have been conducted during the late summer, and a
team of specialists from the Rigshospitalet has now concluded that
Prince Henrik suffers from dementia. The diagnosis implies a
decline in Prince Henrik’s…
