Princess Charlene of Monaco couldn’t
contain her happiness as her one of her home teams won a famous
sporting victory. Few had expected South Africa to retain the Rugby
World Cup before the tournament began last month. But a close
fought 12-11 victory over New Zealand saw the Springboks triumph
once more. [getty src=”1762350478″ width=”594″…
Sisterly love! Spain's future queen's bond with her only sibling
28th October 2023
The heir to the Spanish throne is turning
18, a milestone birthday as it marks the reaching of adulthood
according to Spanish law. Over the past few years, ever since King
Felipe took the throne, Leonor’s agenda has been progressively
increasing, both in volume…
Princess Leonor was born in the early
hours of 31 October 2005, the first child of then-Prince Felipe and
Princess Letizia. Unusually for the time—though not out of place in
today’s tech-savvy world—her birth was announced to the press via
SMS messaging. She was the…
Queen Sofia to miss historic event for the sake of King Juan Carlos
27th October 2023
Queen Sofia will miss the moment her
granddaughter, Princess Leonor, makes an historic promise because
her husband, King Juan Carlos, won’t be there. On the day that
Leonor, Princess of Asturias, turns 18, will swear allegiance to
the Constitution of Spain in the country’s parliament. Juan Carlos
will be in Madrid on the day, October 31st 2023, but won’t be at
the solemn…
The Crown Prince of Norway has stood in
for King Harald at one of the most important traditional events in
the year. The country’s royal family has invited parliamentarians
to a gala dinner at the Royal Palace since the early 20th century
when King Harald’s…
The heir to the throne of Spain is about
to come of age and with just days to go until Princess Leonor
celebrates her birthday, her parents have shared some special snaps
from her family album. Casa de S.M. el Rey The never before seen
photos were taken at some of the…
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…
