King Philippe is nearing the end of his
first decade as King of the Belgians, and the line of succession to
the throne includes Belgium’s first queen regnant. The laws of
succession are very straightforward in Belgium. The country
introduced absolute primogeniture—the first-born child, regardless
of sex, inherits the throne—in 1991, towards the end of King
Baudouin’s reign. The…
King Harald of Norway has comfortably
reigned for 31 years and his succession is shored up by his son
Crown Prince Haakon and granddaughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra.
The succession to the Norwegian throne is set out in the country’s
constitution, in Article 6, which…
Princess Delphine had a royal first at
her niece’s wedding on 10 September. The royal wedding of Princess
Maria Laura to William Isvy was the first royal wedding that
Princess Delphine – a half-sister to Maria Laura’s mother, Princess
Astrid – was…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has been
celebrating her Golden Jubilee throughout the year, but it’s only
thanks to the updated laws of succession that she was able to
inherit from her father. In 1953, King Frederick IX was comfortably
on the Danish throne but the succession was anything but sorted.
The king’s children were three young girls: Princess Margarethe,
born in 1940, Princess…
Removal of floral tributes for Queen Elizabeth II under way at the Royal Parks
27th September 2022
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth
II, thousands left floral tributes at Royal Parks and residences
across the nation. With the official mourning period over, it is
now time to remove the tributes and “return things to normal.” The
Royal Parks have begun…
The accession of King Charles III made
history for many reasons. The longest serving heir in British
history began his reign under the gaze of billions as TV cameras
were allowed into the Accession Council for the first time. And as
royal mourning for Her Late Majesty ends…
It’s less than three weeks since the
death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III
and yet, despite the air of sadness still hanging over the House of
Windsor, the reality of a new reign is beginning to take shape. One
of the first official portraits issued of the new King showed him
at work on his red boxes. It was a very public declaration that,
despite his personal…
The first stamps of King Charles III's reign are issued - but is his head on them?
27th September 2022
The first stamps of the reign of Charles
III have been issued but the King’s head isn’t on them. The four
stamps are memorial editions, marking the death of Queen Elizabeth
II. They all feature famous portraits of Her Late Majesty and, for
that reason, there…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden married
Daniel Westling (now Prince Daniel) on a warm summer day in 2010.
Huge celebrations were planned around the 19 June nuptials, and
Swedes had been looking forward to the big event for a long time By
the wedding day, hundreds of…
Hilary Mantel - the author who brought alive the Tudors for the 21st century
27th September 2022
Acclaimed author Dame Hilary Mantel
passed away at 70 on 22 September. The British writer, widely
regarded as one of the best English-language novelists of her time,
was responsible for bringing alive the Tudor dynasty for a new
generation through her Wolf Hall series. “It is with great sadness
that HarperCollins announces that bestselling author Dame Hilary
Mantel DBE died…
