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 giving him five days of festivities
to welcome him in to his next decade. Many of the events will take
place at the Royal Palace…
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…
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…
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 (yes, that’s a thing),
while we wait for Prince Carl-Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden
first child to make his/her big…
New archeological evidence seems to
confirm the bones found in a medieval reliquiary at Uppsala
Cathedral in Sweden, belong to Saint King Erik. Erik IX was a
Swedish king, who reigned c. 1155-1160. No contemporary
historical records of Erik survive, what little is known…
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…
Dutch King to commemorate anniversary of United Nations International Court of Justice
26th March 2016
Wednesday, 20th April will mark the 70th
aniversery of the founding of the United Nations International
Court of Justice, ICJ and will be attended by King
Willem-Alexander. His Excellency, President Judge Ronny Abraham
will deliver a commemorative speech. Other prominent members of the
UN, including His Excellency Mr Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General and
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bert Koenders will…
Following the devastating acts of
terrorism in Brussels, the King and Queen of the Belgians paid a
visit to the victims of the attacks to offer their condolences. On
Wednesday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visited Brussels
Airport, where they paid tribute to those who…
The Swedish Court has released new photos
of Prince Oscar, the son of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince
Daniel who was born on 2 March 2016. The photos are accompanied
with a word of thanks from the Crown Princess and Prince Daniel.
The message reads: “Thank you very…
The Queen has sent a message of
condolence to the people of Belgium after yesterday’s terrorist
attack which killed over 30 people in Brussels. In the message, Her
Majesty says that she and the Duke of Edinburgh were “shocked and
saddened” by the events and passed on message of condolences. In
full the statement read: “Prince Philip and I have been deeply
shocked and…
