Princess Madeleine of Sweden has shared a heartfelt message on her worries about children who are abused and sexually exploited during the COVID-19 pandemic. As many people are encouraged to stay home, there is a significant increase in sexual abuse of children online.
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s daughter Princess Madeleine used her social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram to raise…
Diana's iconic dress is frozen for posterity
28th March 2020
The famous blue velvet gown worn by Diana, Princess of Wales to dance at the White House with John Travolta has been frozen. The dress has been chilled as part of a preservation process carried out by its new owners in a move designed to protect it and its new home.
The…
The President of Iceland has sent a heart-warming letter to King Harald and Queen Sonja. The letter was sent 11 March but published by the Royal Court today.
The full letter states:
“Your Majesties, I have received the news that Your Majesties the King and…
#OTD 1785: Louis XVII of France is born
27th March 2020
On this
day, March 27, in 1785, His Majesty King Louis XVII was borne in France. He was
born prince of France and Duke of Normandy and was the son of King Louis XVI and
Marie Antoinette. When his older brother, Louis Joseph, died in June 1789, he became
the heir to the French throne.
Some have
suggested that the Swedish noble man Axel von Fersen, who was romantically linked
with Marie…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel thank Swedish troops for their work battling coronavirus
26th March 2020
The Crown Princess Couple visited the field hospital at the Stockholm Fair in Älvsjö Thursday to see the incredible work being done by the Swedish Armed Forces in their efforts to add more hospital beds to the city.
The troops are working day and night to complete the…
The special relationship between Queen Sonja and Boris Yeltsin
26th March 2020
The fact that Europe’s queens and princesses have good relationships with each other is well known. But it’s more perhaps more unusual to hear about friendships between Europe’s royals and Russian politicians. et this was exactly what happened when Queen…
Foundation spotlight: Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
24th March 2020
Because to save our planet, to change a system that destroys it step by step, we will need all the ideas, all the willings, all the mobilisable means. We will need to multiply the initiatives, from the most confidential to the most global ones, from the most classical to the most innovative ones. And we will need to do everything to convince the world to change with us. This is our destiny today…
#OTD 1720: a Swedish Queen abdicated in favour of her husband
24th March 2020
On this day, March 24, exactly 300 years ago Sweden elected a new King. For many in today’s society, it may seem strange that a nation can choose a new monarch, but Sweden has elected new monarchs on several occasions.
Frederick was born in Germany in 1676 and…
Book Review: The Race to Save the Romanovs by Helen Rappaport
24th March 2020
As the last Emperor of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II’s twenty-three-year reign came to an abrupt end when he abdicated on 15 March 1917. Those tumultuous years of his reign were defined by the Russo-Japanese War that saw the annihilation of the Russian Baltic Fleet, Bloody…
Zita, Last Empress of Austria
24th March 2020
She became an empress in the most difficult of circumstances and her short reign ended in exile and a lifetime of supporting her royal heritage from afar. Zita, Empress of Austria found herself with an imperial crown as a result of an assassination which sent the world to war. When conflict consumed the globe again, she once more had to flee. In the latest of our ‘Last Consorts’…