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 Sonja first met the first
democratically elected leader of Russia, Boris Yeltsin. The
free-spirited former Communist managed to…
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…
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…
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 Sunday and an estimated 3.3
million Russians die during World War I. The relatives of
Nicholas’s extended family tree insisted…
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…
Two princesses vying for the ultimate
crown.Two girls vying for the prince’s heart.This is the story of
the American royals.What if America had its own royal family? New
York Times bestselling author Katharine McGee took this question
and ran with it in her latest…
Focusing on vulnerable young people in
Belgium is the main goal of the Queen Mathilde Fund, which was
created from the donations received as gifts for the wedding of the
King (then Prince Philippe) and Queen Mathilde (then known as
Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz). The Fund is managed by the King Baudouin
Foundation and “supports exceptional initiatives in Belgium, which
are…
John Travolta: "Dancing with Diana was one of the highlights of my life"
21st March 2020
Actor John Travolta has revealed that his
favourite moment of the 1980s was when he danced with Princess
Diana at the White House. Speaking to Good Morning America back in
2016, Mr Travolta reflected on his moment with the Princess of
Wales at a gala in 1985. “That…
We’re all facing a very different way of
life for the next while as measures are put in place to control and
hopefully eradicate the spread of coronavirus. It means we’re all
staying in more but that doesn’t mean we can’t travel from our
sofas. Over…
The Royal Family has put the focus on
supporting those affected by the corona virus outbreak as well as
those helping overcome it in recent days. However, as spring
sprang, some of the homes associated with the Windsors have been
sharing images of the new season bursting into life. Sandringham in
Norfolk, where the Queen was staying until just a few weeks ago,
has added some bright images of…
