On the Sandringham Estate,
Prince Alexander Edward Christian Frederik of Denmark was born
on the 2nd of July 1903. He would later become The Crown Prince of
Norway and the eventual, King Olav V of Norway. He was born to
Prince Carl of Denmark and Princess Maud of Wales. His father was
elected as Norway’s monarch in 1905, after the dissolution of the
union between Norway and Sweden. He then took…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel raise awareness about childhood obesity
29th June 2016
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and
Prince Daniel recently gave an interview in which they addressed
the issue of childhood obesity in Sweden. This is a particular
concern for the royal couple, who are themselves parents to 4
year-old Princess Estelle and 3 month-old…
Crown Prince of Norway receives Honorary Degree from Northumbria University
26th June 2016
Northumbria University in Newcastle has
conferred an Honorary Degree on His Royal Highness, The Crown
Prince of Norway. Crown Prince Haakon was presented with the
Doctor of Civil Law degree at the Royal Palace in Oslo by Professor
Andrew Wathey CBE, Vice-Chancellor and…
She was born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
17 May 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Jorge Horacio
Zorreguieta and Maria del Carmen Cerruti de Zorreguieta. Her
Majesty has two brothers, one sister and three paternal
half-sisters. She was named after her paternal great-grandmother
Máxima Bonorino González. Máxima grew up in in the Recoleta
neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. Máxima…
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands used
the drug perventine, now better known as crystal meth, during the
Second World War. It is reported by Marcel Verburg, who is a legal
historian, in his new book about the history of the Ministry of
Justice during the years 1940 to…
Yesterday, 15 of June, Crown Prince
Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark attended Royal Ascot
Day 2 with members of the British Royal Family. Embed from Getty
Images For the royal carriage procession, they rode in the third
carriage with Prince Edward and Sophie…
After the tragic terror attack in
Orlando, Florida, on 12 June 2016, royals from across Europe have
sent their condolences to President Obama and the American people.
King Harald of Norway: “I was shocked and saddened on
hearing the news about the tragic shooting attack at the Pulse
nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in the early hours of Sunday
morning, resulting in the loss of so many…
It was a beautiful day on 13 June 2015
when Prince Carl Philip, then 36, married Sofia Hellqvist, then 30,
at the Royal Chapel in Stockholm Palace, which was broadcast live
by Swedish channel, SVT. Their engagement was announced on 27 June
2014. In the announcement, Carl…
She was born on 31 October 2005 to the
Prince and Princess of Asturias, now King Felipe and Queen Letizia
of Spain, at the Ruber International Hospital in Madrid by
caesarian section due to the lack of progression in labour. The
announcement of her birth was sent out through…
This morning, the Swedish Royal Court
released four new photographs of Princess Estelle,4, and Prince
Oscar, 3 months, in celebration of Swedish National Day on 6 June.
The royal family participates in the festivities each year. These
include the opening of Stockholm Palace to the public, a Swedish
citizenship ceremony, a carriage ride through the streets of
Stockholm, an appearance by the family…
