King Carl XVI Gustaf travelled to Dubai
to take a tour of the Swedish pavilion at the 2020 Expo, which got
pushed to 2021 for health safety reasons. His Majesty arrived
in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, 15 December, accompanied
by a delegation composed of the Minister of Foreign Trade and a
trade delegation of Swedish entrepreneurs. Upon his arrival at the
World Expo, the…
ver fifty places around the UK and the
Commonwealth have applied for city status to mark The Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Her Majesty will make the decision on
which towns are given the honour as she marks the 70th anniversary
of her reign. The final choice will be…
Taking a look at “Kongsseteren” – The Norwegian Royals Christmas home
14th December 2021
Every year, the Norwegian King and Queen
celebrate Christmas at the grand royal lodge called “Kongsseteren”
in the expensive neighbourhood of Holmenkollen in Oslo. Let us take
a look at this magnificent royal property. “Kongsseteren”, formerly
called The Kings…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima congratulate Max Verstappen on F1 World Championship win
13th December 2021
It has been one of the most intense
Formula 1 seasons in memory, with Dutchman Max Verstappen, who
drives for Red Bull, inching closer and closer to British Lewis
Hamilton over the last few laps of the competition that determined
the winner of the 2021 world championships. It was a bizarre
day on Abu Dhabi’s asphalt. Right from the beginning, the
competition’s director, Michael…
Each family has its own Christmas
tradition and royal families are no exception. In this installment
of our Christmas series on how ruling houses across Europe mark the
holidays, we’re headed to Sandringham for a look at how the House
of Windsor celebrates the…
We all love a royal what if and perhaps
one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the
question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December
11th 1936, 85 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he
was ending his reign to marry the…
Born on 28 September 1828, Antoinette
Ghislaine de Merode was born in Brussels, Belgium, to Count Werner
deMerode and Countess Victoire de Spangen d’Uyternesse. The day she
turned 18, a “golden-haired” Antoinette married Prince Charles III
of Monaco on 28 September 1846 in a double wedding in Brussels with
her older sister, Louise, who married Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo…
How Queen Charlotte and Queen Victoria & Albert introduced the Christmas Tree to Britain
9th December 2021
Prince Albert is generally credited with
introducing the Christmas tree to Britain, but in fact, it was the
work of his wife’s grandmother, Queen Charlotte. Like Prince
Albert, Charlotte was born and raised in Germany, where the
tradition of bringing a tree inside at…
The competition for city status, being
held to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, is now in its final
stages. Entry to the contest has closed – the final date for
submitting applications was December 8th 2021. Towns across the UK
have put themselves…
Four oak armorial panels once hanging in
a home inhabited by Marie de Guise, Mary Queen of Scot’s mother and
wife of James V, are now part of the collections of the National
Museums Scotland. The acquisition was announced on a meaningful
day, with 8 December being the birthday of Mary, Queen of Scots.
These types of roundels were found in royal and noble houses and,
according to the…
