The Danish Royal Family are some of the
most open when it comes to details on how they celebrate the
Christmas holidays. Ahead of the festive season, they always send
out a press release about their Christmas plans. The Danish royals
spend the holiday at Marselisborg Palace in Aarhus. It has been the
tradition since Queen Margrethe took the throne in 1972 and the
family will stick to it in…
The young prince cooking up a treat in the palace kitchens for his mum's Christmas celebration
1st December 2023
The Danish royals have begun their now
traditional online Advent Calendar with a spot of cooking and there
was a family reason behind the trip to the kitchen. Day one of the
countdown showed a young prince helping the palace chefs get ready
for a big event being hosted by…
Portrait of a prince as he comes of age - Norway's Sverre Magnus in birthday photo
1st December 2023
Another European royal has reached a
milestone birthday: Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway turns
18-years-old on 3rd December, and the Norwegian Royal Court has
released a new birthday portrait. The young prince features in a
portrait by Dusan Reljin on behalf of the…
Princess Stéphanie takes the lead as Luxembourg's royals head into winter
1st December 2023
Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie has
been at the forefront of royal duties this week, carrying out
engagements with and without her family in Luxembourg and Poland.
Earlier this week, Stéphanie visited the Museum of Photography in
Krakow, Poland, to view an exhibition dedicated to Edward Steichen,
a photographer with ties to Luxembourg. The Hereditary Grand
Duchess is a patron of the…
Queen Silvia of Sweden’s 80th birthday
celebrations have commenced with a special concert in Stockholm.
The concert was held at the independent music school Lilla
Akademien in the Swedish capital, and the newly built concert hall
has been named after Her Majesty…
Queen Máxima stunned in Paris at the
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, wearing an illusion-cut dress to view an
exhibition about Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen. The Dutch
queen was on hand, alongside French First Lady Brigitte Macron, to
view the nine themes at play…
The hidden meaning in the colour of dress chosen by Princess Leonor for important event
29th November 2023
The Princess of Asturias has attended the
opening of the Spanish parliament for the first time and sparked a
debate about whether her choice of dress carries an important
message. Princess Leonor wore a green dress for the event at the
Cortes where she listed to her father, King Felipe, give a speech.
The colour green has been seen as a sign of support for the
monarchy for decades now. In…
Princess Leonor has attended the opening
of Spain’s new legislative session for the first time as political
controversy continues to swirl. The heir to the throne, who swore
allegiance to the country’s constitution when she turned 18 at the
end of October, was…
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…
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has
adopted surprising new pets. The Queen of the Netherlands adopted
three hedgehogs, who are now living in the gardens of Huis ten
Bosch Palace in The Hague. The Government Information Service (RVD)
has not revealed where the animals came from. The Royal House of
the Netherlands revealed Maxima’s new pets in a post on Instagram,
explaining that…
