Paul-Philippe Hohenzollern, who is also known as Prince Paul of Romania, was arrested and detained for 24 hours in Romania. He is being charged with buying influence, money laundering and complicity to abuse of office in an illegal restitution case.
Paul illegally claimed the restitution of 28.6 hectares of land in Bucharest, among other assets. The land is known is Baneasa Royal Farm and…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden Accept Christmas Trees
16th December 2015
Since the late 1960s, the Forestry Programme at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has donated Christmas trees to the Swedish royal family. The trees are brought to the castle in Stockholm by voluntary students of the university and accepted by members of…
Continuing our series looking at how royal families from across Europe celebrate Christmas, today we will be looking at Norway and their festive traditions.
In Norway, Christmas time means family time, and that is no different for the Norwegian royal family. King Harald…
In a recent television appearance that aired on December 11, Swedish Princess Madeleine and her British-American banker husband, Chris O’Neill, gave their first joint interview.
Princess Madeleine recalled her childhood and how she was never fond of the attention given to her; speaking on the Norwegian-Swedish talk show “Skavlan”. The 33-year-old princess told of how she would…
The 8th Princess of Orange was also a British Princess and a namesake of the previous Princess. This Mary Stuart was born on 30 April 1662 as the daughter of James II of England and Anne Hyde. She grew up in the relative peace of Richmond Palace with her sister Anne. She…
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden hands out awards to Nobel Prize winners
11th December 2015
The Swedish royals dazzled last night at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm. King Carl Gustaf handed out the prestigious award to the winners in the ceremony.
The Nobel Prizes are awarded each year in the Swedish capital, with the exception of the Nobel Peace Prize…
King Willem-Alexander will visit NATO headquarters in Brussels and the military headquarters of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) on Monday 17th December. He will be accompanied by Secretary Koenders of Foreign Affairs and the Commander of the Armed Forces, General Middendorp.
The Dutch King will begin the visit with a wreath laying at the memorial at the NATO headquarters.
Elizabeth to welcome King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain during UK State Visit
4th December 2015
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain will be making a State Visit to the UK next March.
The couple will be staying at Windsor Castle during their stay from 8-10 March 2016, making this the first Spanish state visit to the United Kingdom since 1986 when King Juan Carlos and…
Starting off in Dhaka, her flight landed at the Shahjalal International Airport Monday morning, greeted by Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and Bangladeshi Bank Governor, Atiur Rahman.
Máxima travelled in her capacity as the UN Secretary-General’s Special for Inclusive…
King and Queen of Spain to Be Featured on a Limited Edition Coin
20th November 2015
On Monday, 16 November, it was announced by the Royal Mint of Spain that King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain are to be featured on a limited edition coin. The profiles of the royal couple are to appear on one side of the coin while Miguel Cervantes’ legendary folklore hero, Don Quixote is to be featured on the alternate side.
King Felipe was crowned in June of 2014 after the abdication…
