Over the next several weeks, I want to
write about of some of the lesser talked about royals in
Europe for a series entitled “Who Is?”. One such royal is Her Royal
Highness Princess Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat. Marie was
born Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier on 6 February 1976 in Paris,
France, to Alain Cavallier and Françoise Grassiot. She has four
half-brothers. Her two…
The first photo of the newborn Prince
Alexander of Sweden have been released by the Swedish Royal Court.
The photo of the three-day-old prince was taken by his father,
Prince Carl-Philip, at Drottningholm Palace. The prince’s full
name was announced two days after his…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has been
named among those on Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People
list for 2016. The Queen is the only Dutch citizen and the only
member of royalty in this year’s list. In a short article that he
wrote about her for Time…
Monaco’s ruling Prince Albert II visited
the Philippines, where he was welcomed with a luncheon in
Malacañang. Prince Albert has a passion for the ocean and
marine life and it was only natural that he took a trip to the
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in the Sulu, which is a United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
World Heritage Site, to go diving. Prince Albert…
The youngest member of the Swedish Royal
Family’s name was announced today during a cabinet meeting by his
grandfather Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and in the presence of
his aunt Crown Princess Victoria. The young Prince, son of Prince
Carl-Philip and Princess Sofia…
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…
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 Family’s official website as simply ‘Prins Henrik’ and
also on the guest list for the Mexican state visit gala. It was…
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…
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. Princess Astrid is the
second child of the abdicated King Albert II and Queen Paola.
Prince Amedeo was born in 1986 and he…
