New archeological evidence seems to
confirm the bones found in a medieval reliquiary at Uppsala
Cathedral in Sweden, belong to Saint King Erik. Erik IX was a
Swedish king, who reigned c. 1155-1160. No contemporary
historical records of Erik survive, what little is known about him
nowadays is based on later tales and legends, aimed at having him
established as a Roman Catholic saint. His feast…
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria has made
her first public appearance since giving birth to Prince Oscar just
28 days before. The heir to the throne attended the annual Dag
Hammarskjöld Lecture in Stockholm on Wednesday as she smiled to the
cameras waiting outside to…
Dutch King to commemorate anniversary of United Nations International Court of Justice
26th March 2016
Wednesday, 20th April will mark the 70th
aniversery of the founding of the United Nations International
Court of Justice, ICJ and will be attended by King
Willem-Alexander. His Excellency, President Judge Ronny Abraham
will deliver a commemorative speech. Other prominent…
Following the devastating acts of
terrorism in Brussels, the King and Queen of the Belgians paid a
visit to the victims of the attacks to offer their condolences. On
Wednesday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visited Brussels
Airport, where they paid tribute to those who had lost their lives,
before making their way to two nearby hospitals where the survivors
are being treated for their…
The Swedish Court has released new photos
of Prince Oscar, the son of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince
Daniel who was born on 2 March 2016. The photos are accompanied
with a word of thanks from the Crown Princess and Prince Daniel.
The message reads: “Thank you very…
The Queen has sent a message of
condolence to the people of Belgium after yesterday’s terrorist
attack which killed over 30 people in Brussels. In the message, Her
Majesty says that she and the Duke of Edinburgh were “shocked and
saddened” by the events and…
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King Philippe of Belgium has addressed the
nation in televised speech in which he calls
the recent terror attacks “cowardly and odious.” More than 30
people died in the attacks which took place in Brussels’ main
international airport and a city metro station. The King said…
By Charlie Proctor, with additional
reporting by Moniek Bloks The royals of Europe have today been
sending messages of condolence to the King of Belgium and the
Belgian people following the terror attacks which took place in the
early hours of Tuesday morning. Several…
The Duke of Parma’s objections to his
illegitimate’s son request to change his last name to ‘de Bourbon
de Parme’ have been denied by the Dutch Secretary of Security and
Justice on 9 March. The name change will soon be announced by royal
decree. The…
The Swedish Court has released the first
photo of five-day-old Prince Oscar of Sweden. Prince Oscar was born
on 2 March at 8.28 PM, weighing 3.6 kilos at Karolinska Hospital in
Sweden. He is the second child of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
and her husband Prince Daniel. Prince Daniel announced the arrival
of their son himself during a press conference later that evening.
Princess Estelle, his…
