On 22 May, exactly two months after the
terrorist attacks in Brussels, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of
the Belgians attends a ceremony in the Royal Palace of Brussels to
commemorate the victims and to pay tribute to the emergency
services. They were joined by King Albert II, Queen Paola, Princess
Astrid, Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent, Princess Claire and 500
guests. In his speech King Philippe…
Another Relative of King Felipe VI Investigated by the Spanish Tax Services
22nd May 2016
Another relative of King Felipe VI of
Spain is being investigated by the Tax Services. Princess Inès
of the Two Sicilies, a cousin through Alfonso XII of Spain, is
being investigated on suspicion of money laundering. She is the
youngest daughter of the late Infante Alfonso…
A Romanian news site reports that former
King Michael I of Romania is among those on a list of 187,000 names
of the country’s biggest individual debtors to the state. He is
liable for tax of 4.1 Romanian Leu, around €910,000 or
£697,000. The list was published by…
When Sweden’s Prince Oscar was born this
March, he was granted the title of the Duke of Skåne by his
maternal grandfather, King Carl XVI Gustaf. Now, in time for his
christening, the residents of his Duchy have planned a lovely gift
for the third-in-line to the Swedish throne. The plan was put
forward by Governor Margaret Palsson, who wrote to 33
municipalities in Skåne and the Skåne…
Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg,
recently spoke with Danish newspaper BT about her quick divorce
from second husband Martin Jørgensen revealing he was not her true
love. “I was quick and confident in my decision. I have not
wavered. When it was taken, I was ready to…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark was among
the speakers at the Opening Ceremony of the Women Deliver
Conference in Copenhagen yesterday. The Crown Princess spoke about
how she was inspired to take up the cause of women’s rights seven
years ago, when someone from Chad…
On Thursday, Queen Sonja opened an
exhibition of glass art called “Smakebiter” in the Queen Josephine
Gallery in the Oscarshall in Bygdøy, Western Norway. Included
within the exhibition are exhibits from the Queen’s personal
collection of glassware. The Queen commented as she opened the
exhibition that she finds glass art fascinating. She said ‘Glass
art is a difficult medium. I have…
The Swedish Royal Court has released
several new photos of Prince Alexander of Sweden with his parents
for Prince Carl-Philip’s 37th birthday and to give thanks for all
the well wishes. The photos are accompanied by a personal thank you
for the proud parents, “We…
Eneko Gogeaskoetxea Arronategui has been
sentenced to 92 years in prison by the Spanish national court for
his part in a failed plot to assassinate Spain’s former king, Juan
Carlos I. Gogeaskoetxea, a member of the Basque separatist group
Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA)…
In the second edition of “Who Is?”,
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is the focus. She was
born Mabel Martine Los on 11 August 1968 to Hendrik Los
and Florence Kooman in Pijnacker, Netherlands. The Princess
has three sisters, in which the youngest two are from her mother’s
second marriage. Her father passed away when she was just
nine-years-old from a skating accident, and her…
