It was a royal wedding for the history books, the marriage of a future king and a regal love match to boot. In 1929, Olav of Norway married Martha of Sweden in Oslo. The couple’s romance had captured the public imagination while their rather glamourous wedding brought huge crowds to the streets of the Norwegian capital. Let’s rewind nine decades and remember the wedding that charmed a…
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has paved the way for a new generation of heirs in Europe to embrace their roles in a continuously changing landscape.
Elisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène was born at 9:58 pm on 25 October 2001, the first of four children born to the…
Belgium’s future queen is marking her 22nd birthday in a year where she’s stepped further into her role on an international stage.
To mark her 22nd birthday, the Royal Palace has released two new photographs of Elisabeth.
They were taken by palace…
The woman who became Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duchess of Halland in 1976 spent over thirty years waiting for the opportunity to marry the man she loved and all because he was a price. She and her husband, Prince Bertil, put their own happiness second to the security of the Swedish crown for it meant that they could never have a family of their own. But they became an integral part of Sweden’s…
The ill-health of Princess Charlene of Monaco in 2021-2022 was just the latest in a series of bad luck for the Princely Family of Monaco, and according to a legend, it is all because of a witch’s curse.
Legend has it that the Grimaldi family has been cursed for…
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia lead the way celebrating communities in Asturias
22nd October 2023
Princess Leonor and Infanta SofÃa led the Spanish Royal Family in celebrating the parishes of Arroes, Pion and Candana, which have been awarded the Princess of Asturias Exemplary Town Award this year.
Together, Arroes, Pion and Candana make up Villaviciosa. They jointly…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia recreate romantic secret to mark a special anniversary
22nd October 2023
The King and Queen of Spain recreated a photograph of their first public interaction 20 years later amidst the recent celebrations of the Princess of Asturias Awards.
Then the Prince of Asturias, Felipe was photographed shaking the hand of television journalist Letizia Ortiz at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo following the awards (then known as The Prince of Asturias Awards).
Traditionally…
A set of sapphires with links to a list of queens is the jewel pick of the heir to the Dutch throne
22nd October 2023
Prince Christian of Denmark’s 18th birthday gala was a landmark event for the young Danish royal. Luckily for royal watchers everywhere, many of the guests wore tiaras and jewels. Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, the Princess of Orange, wore the Dutch Sapphire…
Celebrations for Queen Silvia's 80th birthday to begin next month
22nd October 2023
Celebrations for Queen Silvia of Sweden’s 80th birthday are set to begin next month.
The Queen will turn 80 on 23 December, right in the midst of the hectic final Christmas rush.
To make sure Her Majesty is celebrated properly, the Royal Court has said…
A prize for Hollywood royalty from Spain's future queen
21st October 2023
In a big family reunion, the Spanish royals presided over the traditional Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony, which this year also saw the presence of Hollywood royalty.
And so, under a slight drizzle, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Queen SofÃa, Princess Leonor and Infanta SofÃa arrived at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo, the capital of Asturias.
It was a,day full of…
