King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians have said they are “shocked” after a terrorist went on a
shooting spree in Brussels on the evening of 16 October. The royal
couple released a statement in English, French and Dutch on social
media stating: “We are shocked by tonight’s shooting in our
capital. Our thoughts are first and foremost with the victims,
their families…
Flags fly high for Prince Christian as his birthday becomes an official celebration
16th October 2023
All eyes have been on Denmark and Prince
Christian as the future king turned 18 and came of age. It was
celebrated in many ways. It also became known, in a significant and
joyful announcement, Denmark has designated Prince Christian’s
birthday as an official flag day…
As Prince Christian came of age, he was
joined by other young future monarchs to celebrate his 18th
birthday. The young heirs joined for a photo in the Fløylsgemakket
of Christiansborg Palace, much like they did a year ago for
Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th…
The Danish Royal House released three new
family photographs to mark the 18th birthday of a future monarch.
The new images were taken by Dennis Stenild and feature the
birthday boy, Prince Christian, with his immediate family in the
Hall of Knights in Frederik VIII’s Palace at Amalienborg. The
future King of Denmark is seen with his grandmother, Queen
Margrethe; parents, Crown Prince…
Royalty join young people from across Denmark to celebrate birthday of future king
16th October 2023
Youth was emphasised at Prince
Christian’s birthday gala dinner at Christiansborg Palace, as over
200 young people from around the Danish Commonwealth joined their
future king to celebrate. In a speech, Prince Christian made
special mention of his peers in the ballroom…
Prince Christian has officially came of
age, making a series of balcony appearances at Frederik VIII’s
Palace with his family as the crowds cheered their future king. The
young royal made a series of appearance on the balcony. First
alone, then accompanied by his…
Queen Margrethe has attended a service at
a synagogue in Copenhagen to show support for the Jewish community
in the aftermath of the Hamas attack in Israel. The Queen of
Denmark was joined by the country’s Prime Minister and Foreign
Minister at the service in Krystalgade on October 14th 2023. The
national anthems of both Denmark and Israel were sung at the
service. There were speeches…
Prince Christian of Denmark will turn 18
on 15 October, with celebrations in the Danish capital of
Copenhagen. Almost all of the Danish Royal Family will be in
attendance to mark the heir to the throne’s big day. Margrethe’s
sister, Princess Benedikte of…
Proud mum and dad, Frederik and Mary, share special childhood album of Prince Christian on eve of milestone birthday
15th October 2023
On the eve of his milestone birthday,
Prince Christian’s proud parents have shared a digital photo album
from the young prince’s early life on the Danish Royal Family’s
Instagram account. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
shared a carousel of images of…
King's brother wonders why monarchs still exist in 21st century and says some royal rules are ''medieval''
14th October 2023
In an interview to mark his upcoming 60th
birthday, Prince Laurent used his time to reflect on his life as a
royal and ponder why modern society even has monarchies. In a
wide-ranging interview with cartoonist Marec of the Flemish
newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, Laurent shared that life in the Belgian
Royal Family is difficult because “there are rules and customs that
are different from those in…
