The past year has been an eventful one
for the Swedish royal family. Princess Madeleine gave birth to
Prince Nicolas in June, only two days after the wedding of Prince
Carl Philip and Princess Sofia. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince
Daniel had their second child, Prince Oscar, last month. And
finally, completingthe trio, Princess Sofia gave birth to a healthy
baby boy last Tuesday at 18.28 local…
Prince Henrik, consort of Danish Queen
Margrethe II, has given up his title of ‘Prince Consort’ or
‘Prinsgemal’ as part of his retirement. It was at first not
officially announced but he was listed on his biography page of the
Danish Royal…
Belgium's Prince Amedeo and Princess Elisabetta Maria expecting first child
14th April 2016
Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and Princess
Sofia aren’t the only royals expecting a child next month. The
Royal Palace of Belgium confirmed on Tuesday, 12th April that
Prince Amedio, (30), and his wife, Princess Elisabetta “Lili” Maria
Rosboch von Wolkenstein…
Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit visits Tanzania to evaluate AIDS response
13th April 2016
Since 2003, Her Royal Highness, Crown
Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has been a strong advocate for
empowering women and children in responding to the AIDS epidemic
throughout the world. Earlier this week, she visited the United
Republic of Tanzania to assess the response of youth to the AIDS
response in the country and mother-to-child transmission of AIDS.
The crown Princess said this of her…
The Belgian royal court has confirmed
that Prince Amedeo of Belgium and his wife Elisabetta are expecting
their first child together and the baby is due in May. Prince
Amedeo of Belgium is the eldest son of Princess Astrid of Belgium
and Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este.
Since last June, the Swedish Royal Family
has experienced a significant baby boom. One should not be
surprised with all the wonderful baby news coming from the Northern
European country after another royal wedding last year. Soon, the
family will welcome yet another little…
This year, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth
II isn’t the only monarch celebrating a milestone birthday.
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf will turn seventy on 30 April. The
popular monarch has been on the throne for 42 years. His family and
the people of Sweden are giving him five days of festivities
to welcome him in to his next decade. Many of the events will take
place at the Royal Palace…
Questions about the budget of the
Norwegian Royal Family are being raised after it was discovered
that the cost is almost double what has been reported in the state
budget. Costs associated with the Royal Family are listed as
232,229,000 kr, but costs associated with…
The Spanish Royal Family are the latest
high profile figures to be implicated into the Panama Papers
scandal after the leaked documents reveal King Felipe’s Aunt was
President of a company registered in Panama. Infanta Pilar de
Borbon, who is the sister of former…
Welcome to April – a month that
promises several important events in several European royal houses.
We will have birthdays, Jubilees, state visits and royal … births!
Photo: The Royal Court, Sweden Yes, this week we
enter another official #BabyWatchSeason (yes, that’s a thing),
while we wait for Prince Carl-Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden
first child to make his/her big…
