The National Bank of Romania has issued
three new coins to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of
Romania’s greatest Kings, Ferdinand I. King Ferdinand is best
remembered for his role in expanding Romanian territories during
the First World War A statue of King Ferdinand I. He was King of
Romania for 13 years. Prince Ferdinand was born on August 24, 1865,
the son of Leopold, Prince of…
This past Monday evening, at her family’s
long-time summer holiday home on the island of Tjøme, Norway’s
Queen Sonja welcomed a few unexpected visitors to the royal
compound. T Queen Sonja has had a summer home on the island of
Tjøme for years and loves to…
While the second birthday of Prince
George may have grabbed many of the headlines, he’s not the only
prince blowing out candles in this hot part of July. For as the
third in line to the throne goes to bed after lots of presents,
cake and partying there are two other royal…
It’s a week that the Swedish Royal Family
will never forget. Early this afternoon, Princess Madeleine gave
birth to a son. His arrival comes less than 48 hours after her
brother, Prince Carl Philip, married Sofia Hellqvist in Stockholm.
Princess Madeleine and her husband, Chris O’Neill, have welcomed a
son just hours after attending the Royal Wedding of her brother,
Prince Carl Philip…
It was a very modern take on a
traditional event. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden married Sofia
Hellqvist in a ceremony in Stockholm on June 13th that mixed old
with new to produce a royal weddinglike no other. Prince Carl
Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden following…
The decision of King Felipe of Spain to
take away the title of Duchess of Palma from his sister, Infanta
Cristina, was generally well received when it was announced on
Thursday night. However, now it has become the source of yet more
issues for the beleaguered royal house as…
In just a few hours time, the royal
wedding of the year takes place in Stockholm. The only son of the
King and Queen of Sweden, Prince Carl Philip, marries Sofia
Hellqvist this afternoon. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden marries
Sofia Hellqvist later today in Stockholm The ceremony will take
place in the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace in the Swedish
capital. It will begin around 4.30pm local time…
Royalty from around Europe will gather in
Sweden in June 13th for the Royal Wedding of the year. Kings,
queens, princes and princesses will all be present at the Royal
Chapel of the Royal Palace in Stockholm to see Prince Carl Philip,
the only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and…
Exactly a week from today the Royal
Wedding of the Year will take place in Stockholm. The only son of
the King and Queen of Sweden, Prince Carl Philip, will marry
fiancee of just under a year, Sofia Hellqvist, in a glittering
ceremony on June 13th which will be attended by…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of
The Netherlands are undertaking an historic three-day state
visit to Canada this week which will highlight the close
relationship and strong ties which have existed between the two
countries since the Second World War. Their arrival in Ottawa
on Wednesday marks the first official state visit to Canada for
King Williem-Alexander, who became monarch in…
