Sweden’s Princess Leonore, 2, accompanied
by her parents Princess Madeleine and Christopher O’Neill, visited
her duchy of Gotland for the first time on 3 June. Her grandfather
King Carl XVI Gustaf named her the Duchess of Gotland at a cabinet
meeting on 26 February 2014, just a few days after her birth in New
York City on the 20 February. The young princess had a busy day of
events.
Danish Monarchy Joins Social Media
1st June 2016
The Danish Monarchy has announced that
they have joined two new social media platforms. They will be on
Facebook and Instagram, where the public can follow their
activities, see preparations for big royal events, and get unique
insight into the history and collections of the…
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…
Who is Crown Prince Haakon of Norway?
29th May 2016
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
absolute primogeniture but only impacted those born after the
ruling. He was christened on 20 September 1973, with King Olav…
New Photos Released of Swedish Royals
29th May 2016
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…
Godparents for Prince Oscar announced
26th May 2016
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…
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 II, Queen Paola, Princess
Astrid, Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent, Princess Claire and 500
guests. In his speech King Philippe…
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…
Tax Trouble for King Michael of Romania
22nd May 2016
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…
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 Swedish throne. The plan was put
forward by Governor Margaret Palsson, who wrote to 33
municipalities in Skåne and the Skåne…

