A new photo of the entire Swedish Royal
Family was released today by the Swedish Royal Court to mark the
end of 2016. The photo was taken by Anna-Lena Ahlström this past
summer in July at Solliden Palace. Solliden is the official summer
residence of the Swedish Royal Family. It is the personal and
private property of His Majesty The King. The last official photo
released by the Royal Court of…
Part 3 of our look back at the European
royals in 2016 covers September through December. September:
The month of September was very busy and had the christening of
Prince Alexander of Sweden, Princess Madeleine and Queen Silvia
making a young girl’s dream come true…
A young girl namedLerato Letube,who is
from Langa, Cape Town, South Africa, has received the Queen’s Young
Leadership Award by Her Majesty The Queen. Her Majesty awarded
Lerato at Buckingham Palace earlier this year. Project Playground
said in a press…
In a continuation of our series of the
memorable moments of 2016 in the European royal houses, we have
events from June through August below. June: The month of
June saw Sweden’s National Day and the King and Queen travel to
Bhutan, Queen Máxima opened the Innovation Hub of Singularity
University, the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg celebrating
National Day, Queen Letizia joining First…
The Belgian Royal Court has announced
that Her Majesty Queen Paola of Belgium has been admitted to
the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc in Brussels after
suffering a vertebral fracture from a fall. It added that the
fracture did not cause any neurological complicates…
We have compiled a list of events and
photos from the European royal houses, for our readers to enjoy and
look back on. Events from January through May are featured below.
January: King Harald and Queen Sonja celebrated 25 years on
the Norwegian throne. They became the…
His Royal Highness Grand Duke Jean of
Luxembourg was hospitalised a few days ago according to the Grand
Ducal Court. The doctors of His Royal Highness are satisfied with
his progress and are confident he will make a full recovery. In a
press release, the Grand Ducal Court said, “His Royal Highness the
Grand Duke Jean was hospitalised a few days ago following
bronchitis. “His treating…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
has called for the return of reason in his annual Christmas speech.
“Celebrating Christmas can be confrontational and make us think.
Close to the place where the crib once stood, there is now fear and
violence. The hardships of…
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden has
been released from hospital. In a press release, the Swedish Royal
Court said, “The Queen has left Danderyd Hospital and is back home
at Drottningholm Palace. The Queen has recovered and is feeling
well under the…
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg has given
his annual Christmas Eve address to the people of Luxembourg. The
speech was aired at 7:00 pm (6:00 pm GMT) in the small landlocked
country. HRH Grand Duke Henri – Grand Ducal Palace – Luxembourg –
15.12.2016 © 2016 Grand-Ducal Court / Claude Piscitelli / all
rights reserved In his speech, the Grand Duke spoke about the
uncertainties of…
