Reports in Australian and British media
have claimed that Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark had made plans
to purchase his wife, Crown Princess Mary an island for her 45th
birthday coming up on 5 February. The Royal Danish House has come
out to quash these rather absurd claims which included a claim that
His Royal Highness paid 69 million Danish kroner for the
island off the coast of Tasmania…
On the 224th anniversary of the execution
of King Louis XVI of France, French royalists gathered on the Place
de la Révolution (now known as the Place de la Concorde) to
commemorate his death. The Place de la Révolution was the site of
the King’s execution, in addition…
A new poll conducted by Pollsters
Sifo for Swedish magazine Svensk Damtidning, shows that
Crown Princess Victoria is the most popular member of the Swedish
Royal Family in Sweden. Close to 1,200 people were randomly
selected and questioned on who their favourite members…
Following the news of her forthcoming
divorce, Princess Tessy of Luxembourg has apparently released a
statement to some media outlets. The statement read, “I am very sad
to confirm that Louis and I are getting divorced after 12 years
together. Despite our separation, we will always remain unified by
parenthood to our two precious boys. It is extremely sad for both
of us to realise that we will…
Today, 19 January, Princess Birgitta of
Sweden, older sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf, turns 80. For this
special occasion, the Princess has given an exclusive interview on
her life, her children and her family. Princess Birgitta of Sweden,
Princess of Hohenzollern was born…
The Luxembourg Grand Ducal Court has
announced that Prince Louis and Princess Tessy of Luxembourg are to
divorce. Prince Louis is the third son of Grand Duke
Henri of Luxembourg and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of
Luxembourg. He has four siblings, Guillaume, Hereditary…
Claire Louise Coombs was born on 18
January 1974 to Nicholas John Coombs, a British-born
businessman, and his Belgian wife, Nicole Eva Gabrielle
Thérèse (née Mertens). She has an older sister, Joanna and a
younger brother, Matthew. The family moved to Dion-le-Val, near
Brussels in Francophone Wallonia in 1977 when Claire was
3-years-old. After completing her primary and secondary
education…
Today it is exactly 26 years since His
Majesty King Olav V of Norway died. King Olav was born as Prince of
Denmark, and his parents were King Haakon VII and Queen Maud, who
was the daughter of Edward VII of Britain. Olav was born on 2 July
1903 and baptised Alexander Edward…
One of the downsides to being royal are
the lack of privacy, media scrutiny, and paparazzi following their
every move. Each royal has their own way of dealing with these
things. I’ve often said to friends and coworkers that the Swedish
Royal Family has the best outlook and…
Norway’s biggest drug trial in history is
now in the Norwegian courts. The main defendant in the case,
Gjermund Cappelen, has pleaded guilty in importing several tonnes
of hashish to Norway and claims he has had help to this by the
police officer Eric Jensen. During the trial, many unknown stories
have been revealed – including new information on the theft of a
number of royal antiques in…
