Politicians in Denmark are writing up
plans which appear to limit the number of Queen Margrethe’s
grandchildren who receive an annual salary from the state.
With eight royal grandchildren, It has been said that the number
who should qualify for a salary paid by the
taxpayers should be cut. Crown Prince Frederik’s eldest son,
Prince Christian, will still receive an annual salary as he…
As the younger of King Harald and Queen
Sonja’s two children, Haakon Magnus was born on 20 July 1973. He
has one older sister, Princess Märtha Louise, but due to the Salic
law at the time, she was not allowed to inherit the
throne. This law was changed in 1990 to…
Photo Anna-Lena Ahlström, The Royal Court
Princess Madeleine of Sweden posted three new photographs to her
Facebook page, with the caption, “My sister and I are blessed as
mothers with two sweet little girls who adore each other!” The
release coincides with the…
Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, the
second child of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, will be
christened at the royal chapel in Drottningholm Palace tomorrow.
The palace chapel is where many Swedish royals are baptized,
including Oscar’s older sister, four-year-old, Princess Estelle.
The two-month-old’s godparents have been this afternoon announced
by the Swedish Royal Court…
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…
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 the National Fiscal
Administration Agency, who states that the liabilities relate to
overdue of tax, as of 16 March 2016. The…
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…
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 told her that in their country
“when a woman gives birth she has one foot in the grave.” “That 300
000 women…
