Count Henri d’Udekem d’Acoz, an
uncle of Queen Mathilde of the Belgians, has been convicted of
running a scam by a court in Kortrijk in Belgium. He has been
convicted to six months probation and a fine of 1375 euros. “They
worked in tandem to extort money from my client”, said Geert
Sustronck, the victim’s attorney. “They paid through the nose, but
nothing was being done.” The…
Prince Albert II gave his family, and the
people of Monaco a nice Christmas treat at the weekend. After
visiting the staff working on a charity telethon in the south dock
area of Port Hercule, the Prince went higher up the rock to visit a
Christmas village and declared it…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway concludes
today a three-day long visit to New York. His Royal Highness
visited New York to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This is an organisation that
the Crown Prince supports, and he has…
Queen Fabiola of Belgium was the
Spanish-born consort of King Baudouin of Belgium and reigned
alongside her husband from 1960 until his death in 1993. Doña
Fabiola de Mora y Aragón was born on 11 June 1928 in Madrid, Spain,
to Don Gonzalo de Mora y Fernández y Riera y del Olmo, the
4th Marqués de Casa Riera, 2nd Count of Mora, and Doña
Blanca de Aragón y Carrillo de Albornoz y…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark brought the
family with her to the opening night of The Nutcracker, which she
designed the sets and costumes, on 1 December. Crown Prince
Frederik, his wife, Crown Princess Mary, and their four children,
Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince…
Santiago Sánchez Ramírez, the 47-year-old
man, who simulated several assassinations, including on King Felipe
VI of Spain, has been cleared of all charges against him. The court
decided that there was no actual intention of following through
with the assassinations and…
It is said that what you do in the first
hour of the New Year will be what you do for most of the year. Next
year could finally see your royal dreams coming true, as the Royal
Palace in Stockholm is giving you the chance to ring in 2017 like
royalty, with a big New Year’s Eve Concert in the Royal Chapel. “On
the last day of the year, we welcome you to the Royal Chapel at the
Royal Palace for a…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden can cross
New York City off her list of residences, as she sold her Upper
East Side apartment last week. Princess Madeleine purchased the
apartment in 2013, the same year she married her husband,
British-American businessman Christopher…
King Felipe of Spain has been urged to
demand human rights after €40 million arms deal between Spain
and Saudi Arabia was pushed through. Saudi Arabia and Spain have
long-standing trade agreement thanks in part to the good
relationship King Juan Carlos and the Saudi Royal…
Princess Sofia of Sweden met with female
entrepreneurs during a lunch at the Hotel Diplomat in Stockholm,
which was organised by Veronica Ericsson Laakso, president of the
Business Challenge. A total of 12 participants were invited to
discuss their activities in social entrepreneurship and
sustainability. Princess Sofia was invited in and with his
involvement in Project Playground, shared their…
