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While he didn’t explicitly state it, Japan’s Emperor Akihito has
reiterated his wish to step down from the throne in the near
future in a publicly televised address. In a 10 minute pre-recorded
message, the 82 year-old Emperor reflected upon his years on the
throne, and spoke about how his age and health issues are making
it…
Romania’s former royal house has
confirmed that Queen Anne of Romania, the wife of Romania’s last
monarch, King Michael I, has died today at 1.45 PM at the age of
92. Crown Princess Margareta, Prince Radu, Princess Helen, Princess
Sophie and Princess Marie were at the…
Takahito, Prince Mikasa is the
oldest living royal in the world and fifth in line to the Japanese
throne. He was born 2 December 1915, in the Tokyo Imperial Palace,
as the youngest child of Emperor Taishō and Empress
Teimei. He was born fifteen years after his eldest…
Emperor Akihito of Japan has announced he
plans to abdicate in the coming years. The 82-year-old Emperor
expressed his intention to the Imperial Household Agency, public
broadcaster NHK said. It would be the first abdication in almost
200 years, the last being Emperor Kōkaku in 1817. Though it
did not cite a specific reason for the coming abdication, the
health of Emperor Akihito has been frail…
Prince Félix of Luxembourg and his wife,
Princess Claire, are expecting their second child this autumn, it
has been announced by the Grand Ducal Court. The couple are already
parents to 2 year-old Princess Amalia, and their second child will
be fourth in the line of…
While Her Majesty The Queen record reign
is certainly impressive, the King of Thailand celebrated 70 years
on the throne just this week. King Bhumibol Adulyadej is currently
the world’s longest reigning living monarch. Celebrations began in
Bangkok with a religious…
Saturday, May 28, was a very special day
for Luxembourg’s eight-year-old Prince Noah of Nassau. He made his
First Holy Communion before members of his royal family. Archbishop
Jean-Claude Hollerich presided over the ceremony. Noah is the
youngest son of Prince Louis and Princess Tessy of Luxembourg.
Prince Louis is the third child of Grand Duke Henri and Grand
Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg.
King Abdullah and Queen Rania have been
on-the-go for much of last week ovet the weekend. After
conducting a state visit of Belgium, they headed across the
Atlantic to the United States for a very special occasion. Much
pomp and circumstance was made of their visit in the…
A Romanian news site reports that former
King Michael I of Romania is among those on a list of 187,000 names
of the country’s biggest individual debtors to the state. He is
liable for tax of 4.1 Romanian Leu, around €910,000 or
£697,000. The list was published by the…
King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of
Jordan rounded up their state visit to Belgium yesterday with a
visit to the town of Zeebrugge and the city of Bruges in West
Flanders. While in Bruges the royals visited the Memling Museum,
housed in Old St. John’s Hospital and a school. They were greeted
by the governor of the Provence, Carl Decaluwé, and the mayor
of Bruges, Renaat Landuyt. Queen Rania…
