Belgium

Belgium's Prince Amedeo and Princess Elisabetta Maria expecting first child

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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, (28), are expecting their first child next month. The sex of the child was not revealed in the announcement Unlike other…
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Sweden

Sweden's Princess Sofia on official maternity leave

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7th April 2016
Since last June, the Swedish Royal Family has experienced a significant baby boom. One should not be surprised with all the wonderful baby news coming from the Northern European country after another royal wedding last year. Soon, the family will welcome yet another little one after Prince Carl Philip’s wife, Princess Sofia gives birth to their first child later this month. The baby will be…
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Sweden

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf's birthday celebrations

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7th April 2016
This year, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II isn’t the only monarch celebrating a milestone birthday. Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf will turn seventy on 30 April. The popular monarch has been on the throne for 42 years. His family and the people of Sweden are…
Norway

Norweigan Royal Family’s budget problems

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5th April 2016
Questions about the budget of the Norwegian Royal Family are being raised after it was discovered that the cost is almost double what has been reported in the state budget. Costs associated with the Royal Family are listed as 232,229,000 kr, but costs associated with…
Spain

Spanish royals implicated in Panama Papers scandal

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4th April 2016
The Spanish Royal Family are the latest high profile figures to be implicated into the Panama Papers scandal after the leaked documents reveal King Felipe’s Aunt was President of a company registered in Panama. Infanta Pilar de Borbon, who is the sister of former King Juan Carlos I, presided over the company whilst it was managed by Mossack Fonseca, one of the most controversial…
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InsightSweden

It's another Swedish Royal Baby Watch

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1st April 2016
Welcome to April – a month that promises several important events in several European royal houses. We will have birthdays, Jubilees, state visits and royal … births! Photo:  The Royal Court, Sweden Yes, this week we enter another official #BabyWatchSeason…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria makes first appearance since birth of Prince Oscar

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31st March 2016
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 get a glimpse of her. Her visit to to the event was so she could hear the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon…
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