For a long time now, the Swedish Royal
Family has accustomed us to sweet moments shared on social media.
Often we are presented with new official photos, but also very
spontaneous and unexpected pictures of the newest members of the
family. Recently with the arrival of the Autumn, a new picture of
Prince Oscar was released. The youngest son of Crown Princess
Victoria and Prince Daniel, born on 2…
Princess Laurentien, the sister in law of
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is well-known for her
campaigns of literacy, and this week she paid a visit to the launch
of a special project for those where literacy has an added
difficulty – they are visually impaired.
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres
died on 28 September at the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer
Hospital in Ramat Gan, Israel, after suffering a stroke two weeks
ago. The Nobel Peace Prize winner was 93-years-old. He received the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 alongside…
Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of
the Netherlands had knee surgery yesterday in the
Franciscus/Vlietland Hospital in Schiedam. During the surgery a
prosthesis was inserted in the right knee. The surgeons were doctor
M.J.M Driessen en doctor S. Breugem. Doctor Driessen also performed
surgery on Princess Beatrix’s left knee in 2005. It was the same
procedure that was done today on the…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary of Denmark have concluded their trip to the United States.
They first travelled to Washington D.C. before moving on to Boston,
Massachusetts. It was a packed four-day trip for Their Royal
Highnesses as they led a Danish business…
In this edition of “In the beginning”, we
focuson the Bernadotte dynasty which currently rules over Sweden.
The Bernadotte’s first began ruling over the Kingdom of Sweden in
1818 with King Karl XIV Johan (also called King Charles XIV John),
who was also the…
King Juan Carlos accused of bribery attempt to have case against Infanta Cristina dropped
28th September 2016
Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos
has been accused of attempting to pay theManos Limpias (Clean
Hands) union to drop the case against his younger daughter, Infanta
Cristina. According to Spanish newspaper El Mundo, the former king
supposedly offered to pay€2 million. The paper claims to have a
recording of the conversation between “the head of the union,
Miguel…
Princess Madeleine opens up about passion for protecting children
24th September 2016
Princess Madeleine of Sweden spoke
toPeople Magazineabout her passion for protecting children,
especially since she is now a mother of two. While in New York City
last week for meetings with the United Nations, the Swedish
royalattended panel discussions…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and
their four children, Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel,
Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore went on a bike ride in
central Brussels Sunday as part of the yearly car-free day
(Dimanche sans Voiture) in Belgium. The Belgian royals were…
Princess Madeleine attends Thank You Gala for World Childhood Foundation
18th September 2016
Princess Madeleine of Sweden attended the
Thank You Gala on behalf of the World Childhood Foundation USA last
night in New York City. The black-tie gala was held at Cipriani,
where Andrea Bocelli, Forest Whitaker, and Paul Polman, Unilever
were awarded for their work in furthering the cause of children’s
rights worldwide. Bocelli also performed with the “Voices of
Haiti”…
