In November 2022, King Charles III will host the first State Visit of his reign. His Majesty, along with Queen Camilla, will welcome the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, to Buckingham Palace as he starts a three day visit. It is a moment of history for the new King and Queen but also provides a significant link to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. For one of the most important and famous…
King Philippe is nearing the end of his first decade as King of the Belgians, and the line of succession to the throne includes Belgium’s first queen regnant.
The laws of succession are very straightforward in Belgium. The country introduced absolute primogeniture—the…
King Harald of Norway has comfortably reigned for 31 years and his succession is shored up by his son Crown Prince Haakon and granddaughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra.
The succession to the Norwegian throne is set out in the country’s constitution, in Article 6, which…
Princess Delphine had a royal first at her niece’s wedding on 10 September.
The royal wedding of Princess Maria Laura to William Isvy was the first royal wedding that Princess Delphine – a half-sister to Maria Laura’s mother, Princess Astrid – was invited to and attended.
Delphine only gained her royal title a few years ago when her father, King Albert II, admitted that…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has been celebrating her Golden Jubilee throughout the year, but it’s only thanks to the updated laws of succession that she was able to inherit from her father.
In 1953, King Frederick IX was comfortably on the Danish throne but the…
Removal of floral tributes for Queen Elizabeth II under way at the Royal Parks
27th September 2022
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, thousands left floral tributes at Royal Parks and residences across the nation. With the official mourning period over, it is now time to remove the tributes and “return things to normal.”
The Royal Parks have begun…
The accession of King Charles III made history for many reasons. The longest serving heir in British history began his reign under the gaze of billions as TV cameras were allowed into the Accession Council for the first time. And as royal mourning for Her Late Majesty ends, the new Monarchy takes shape. The cypher of Charles III has been revealed while confirmation that he will soon appear on…
After shock, sadness and mourning, the reality of a new reign begins to appear
27th September 2022
It’s less than three weeks since the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III and yet, despite the air of sadness still hanging over the House of Windsor, the reality of a new reign is beginning to take shape.
One of the first official…
The first stamps of King Charles III's reign are issued - but is his head on them?
27th September 2022
The first stamps of the reign of Charles III have been issued but the King’s head isn’t on them.
The four stamps are memorial editions, marking the death of Queen Elizabeth II. They all feature famous portraits of Her Late Majesty and, for that reason, there…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden married Daniel Westling (now Prince Daniel) on a warm summer day in 2010. Huge celebrations were planned around the 19 June nuptials, and Swedes had been looking forward to the big event for a long time
By the wedding day, hundreds of thousands of people flocked onto the streets of Stockholm; almost half a million people were on the streets of the Swedish…
