When Crown Prince Harald announced his
intent to marry commoner Sonja Haraldsen, King Olav knew his future
daughter-in-law’s father had died almost a decade before; so, being
a gentleman, the monarch chose to escort Sonja down the aisle to
his son. Crown Prince Harald married the love of his life on 29
August 1968 after announcing their engagement on 19 March 1968. The
couple had dated…
Liechtenstein bid farewell to its
Princess yesterday. See all the images below: Information und
Kommunikation der Regierung, VaduzInformation und Kommunikation der
Regierung, VaduzInformation und Kommunikation der Regierung,
VaduzInformation und Kommunikation der…
The marriage of Sonja Haraldsen to the
future King of Norway, on August 29th 1968, marked a moment of joy
in a relationship that had caused huge debate as soon as it was
known about. For the bride had no royal blood in a monarchy where
princes were expected to wed regally.
The last King and Queen of Afghanistan
were exiled in 1973, and with the monarchy abolished, Afghanistan
became a republic. The last King of Afghanistan was Mohammed Zahir
Shah, who succeeded his father in 1933 at the age of 19, following
the latter’s assassination. The young King had been educated at an
English-language and later a French-language school in Kabul before
being sent to…
European royals get into the Paralympic spirit and wish their athletes success in touching social media posts
26th August 2021
On Tuesday, the Japanese capital was once
again at the centre of the public discourse when the Paralympic
Games were officially opened in Tokyo. Many members of
European royal families joined in the Paralympic spirit and wished
athletes from their own respective…
The first major royal wedding of the 21st
century was a fairytale come true. The romantic bride and groom had
a love story that had enchanted millions while their marriage
ceremony was a first taste of ancient tradition in a brand new
millennium. And that brought another…
It’s not often the bridal bouquet gets
its own name but that’s just what happened at the first major royal
wedding of the 21st century. When Mette-Marit Tjessem Hjoiby
married Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, on August 25th 2001 in Oslo,
she carried an unusual arrangement of flowers that had a title all
of its own. The creation was called ‘Brudeloperen’ and it remains
one…
Horses have been a longtime passion of
the Duchess of Cornwall, so it came as no surprise when it was
announced she would become the new royal patron of equine therapy
charity HorseBack UK. Based in the Scottish Highlands, HorseBack
UK’s goal is “to improve…
As she celebrates her 70th birthday, we
take a look at the romance and wedding of Queen Noor and King
Hussein of Jordan. Queen Noor stepped onto the international stage
43 years ago when she married King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan.
Born Lisa Najeeb Halaby, the…
Born 29 April 1868, Alice Frederica
Keppel (née Edmonstone) was a British society hostess and a
long-time mistress and confidante of King Edward VII. Born in
Woolwich Dockyard, Kent, Alice’s father was the Superintendent at
the Dockyard and a retired admiral in the Royal Navy. Her
grandfather was a former governor of the Ionian Islands. [getty
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