Unlike the christenings of Queen
Victoria’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, the
christening of the future Queen is an event about which far less is
known. It was not the subject of a painting, nor was much written
about it as the ceremony itself was a strictly private one, by
order of the Prince Regent. Much later, the many baptismal services
which were performed within The…
Seven years ago, on 17 September, Prince
Felix of Luxembourg, (then 29), the third son of Grand Duke Henri
and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, married Claire Lademacher, (then
28), in the bride’s hometown of Frankfurt, Germany. [getty
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Royal Central’s Europe Correspondent,
Oskar Aanmoen, has had a busy year. As well as covering the
continent’s royal families in a time of unprecedented challenges,
he’s also been completing a brand new book. Oskar, who has already
published five books, is…
Opinion: ''Hold Still'' is one of the Duchess of Cambridge's most important projects
15th September 2020
I wasn’t even 20 portraits in before my
eyes had welled up. Hold Still, a digital photographic exhibition
put together by The Duchess of Cambridge and the National Portrait
Gallery, has given us a glimpse of hope in a dark time. Of strength
and spirit and how we came together while we stayed apart. In my
opinion, this may be one of the most important projects the Duchess
of Cambridge has…
Willem-Alexander is the current King of
the Netherlands. When he came to the throne in 2013, he was the
first king in 123 years after three generations of queens. He is
from the House of Orange which has reigned over the Netherlands for
over 400 years, firstly as a republic…
Granny knows best: the grandparents of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
12th September 2020
Henri is the current Grand Duke of
Luxembourg. Of the remaining monarchies in Europe, Luxembourg is
the only Grand Duchy with the House of Nassau reigning since 1890.
Grand Duke Henri’s include a Grand Duchess, a Prince Consort, a
King and a much loved Queen Consort.
Buckingham Palace announced The Queen and
the Duke of Edinburgh will cut their summer break short in Balmoral
to spend time at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk starting on
Monday. A palace spokesperson said in a statement: “Subject to the
finalisation of the autumn programme, Her Majesty’s intention is to
return to Windsor Castle in October and to resume the use of
Buckingham…
The daughter born outside marriage to
King Albert II of Belgium has asked a court to make her royal.
Delphine Boel, who Albert acknowledged as his illegitimate daughter
after a lengthy legal case, says she wants to be the same as his
other children, titles included. The…
King Harald V is the third king of modern
Norway. He is the only son of King Olav V and Crown Princess Märtha
(born a Princess of Sweden). This is the story of his four
grandparents. They consist of the first king of modern Norway, an
English princess, a Swedish prince…
She seems out of a fairy tale with
princes and princesses: Leonor, Princess of Asturias, future Queen
of Spain, the first Spanish queen since Isabella II (1833-1868).
Born on 31 October 2005 to Felipe, Prince of Asturias and his wife,
Letizia, Princess of Asturias, during the reign of King Juan
Carlos, who abdicated in favour of his son on 18 June 2014, Leonor
is now first in the line of…
