King Harald’s gift to Prince Christian on
his 18th birthday this past weekend was the designation as a Grand
Cross of the Order of St. Olav. What is the Order of St. Olav?
Let’s discuss. Founded by King Oscar I in 1847, though he reigned
as the Sovereign of both Norway and Sweden, the Order of St. Olav
was distinctly a Norwegian chivalric order. When the union
dissolved in 1905, another…
Prince Christian has debuted his first
national order, having been made a Knight of the Order of the
Elephant the morning of his 18th birthday. The Order of the
Elephant is Denmark’s highest chivalric order and is bestowed
entirely at the Sovereign’s discretion.
A minute's silence held for victims of Brussels terror attack as Portuguese State Visit to Belgium begins
18th October 2023
The President of Portugal joined the King
and Queen of the Belgians in a minute’s silence for the victims of
a terror attack that took place just hours before the official
start of his State Visit to Belgium. Two Swedish football fans were
killed when a gunman…
The discreet tiara of a beloved queen that was worn by an historic heir
18th October 2023
Belgium’s future queen wore a tiara once
belonging to a beloved great-aunt for Prince Christian’s 18th
birthday in Copenhagen last weekend. Walking into the gala dinner
arm-in-arm with Princess Amalia of the Netherlands, Princess
Elisabeth sported the Wolfers Tiara, which was a wedding present to
Queen Fabiola in 1960. [getty src=”1738372269″
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Prince Christian of Denmark has marked
another first in his young royal life. Now that the future King of
Denmark is an adult, the first-ever gala pictures of the Prince
have been published. Dennis Stenild, Kongehuset © Taken by Dennis
Stenild, Prince Christian is…
King Carl XVI Gustaf speaks of sorrow after two Swedish people are killed in terror attack in Brussels
17th October 2023
The King of Sweden has sent condolences
to the families of two of his compatriots killed in a terror attack
in Brussels. Two men were shot dead while fans gathered at a cafe
to watch a football match in the Belgian capital. A third person
was injured. Police in Belgium…
"Is it Cinderella?" The golden shoe that gave a royal celebration a fairytale ending
17th October 2023
It was a story that gripped a nation, for
a few hours at least, stealing the limelight away from the royal
birthday boy as Denmark’s began a search for its Cinderella. On
October 15th 2023, as Prince Christian turned 18, a big party was
held at the Royal Palace hosted by Queen Margrethe; aside from many
members of European royal families, there was also a contingent of
roughly 200 young…
Belgium's royals alter State Visit plans as security threat level raised in Brussels following terror attack
17th October 2023
The opening day of the State Visit of the
President of Portugal to Belgium has been changed after a gun
attack in Brussels saw the security threat level raised. It now
stands at the highest level in the Belgian capital and that’s
impacted how the State Visit will…
All the best photos from Prince Christian's 18th birthday weekend
17th October 2023
It was a weekend to remember for Prince
Christian of Denmark as he marked his 18th birthday in Copenhagen.
Young people from all over the Danish Commonwealth and foreign
royals were in town to celebrate the young royal as he came of age.
Below we have gathered the…
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…
