On Friday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon began his visit to the Pacific-region. His very first
stop was Tonga where he was warmly welcomed by His Majesty King
Tupou. Crown Prince Haakon began his visit in the capital of Tonga,
Nukuʻalofa. Crown Prince Haakon is accompanied by Norway’s
development minister Dag-Inge Ulstein during the journey, where
they will see, among other things…
Liechtenstein’s Hereditary Prince Alois
and Hereditary Princess Sophie have undertaken a rare state visit
to neighbouring Switzerland on the invitation of the Swiss Federal
Council and the President of Switzerland. They have been
accompanied by Prime Minister Adrian…
For over a year, it has been a mystery as
to the whereabouts of Princess Lalla Salma after her rumoured
divorce from King Mohammed VI last year. It’s a subject the
Moroccan media does not dare to touch, and the Moroccan Royal Court
has never confirmed or denied that…
Crown Prince Naruhito’s memoir of time at Oxford reissued in English ahead of 1 May accession
31st March 2019
As Crown Prince Naruhito prepares to
ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1st, his first
autobiographical book has been republished in English. The book,
“The Thames and I” covers the time the then Prince was studying at
Merton College, Oxford; his studies were on the historical use of
the River Thames for transport. The Crown Prince was the first
member of the Japanese Imperial Family to…
Royal Central has compiled a list of the
public social media accounts of royals the world over that you can
follow. Please note that if a royal under 18 has a social media
account, they will not be listed. We all know the accounts of
members of the British Royal Family…
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Dubai’s Crown
Prince, is well-known as an animal lover and has recently
introduced the world to his latest exotic pet via his Instagram
account. He has posted a visit showing him laying on the ground
feeding red meat to Moochi, a white-maned…
The British royals are not the only
royals who have sent condolence messages and condemned the terror
attack in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday. Denmark’s Queen, the
King and Queen of the Netherlands, Sweden’s King and a Jordanian
Queen as well as others have shared messages via press releases or
on social media. On Friday, a white supremacist terrorist live
streamed his attack…
There’s sadness in the African kingdom of
Eswatini as it has been announced that King Mswati III’s 12th wife
has died at the age of 31. Nothando Dube, also known as Inkhosikati
LaDube, died after a battle with skin cancer. She died at a South
African hospital…
The preparations for the coronation of
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) of Thailand are
almost complete. The coronation is set to take place from 4 May to
6 May 2019. The Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said that
the government is awaiting approval for…
The Queen welcomed Jordan’s royals to
Buckingham Palace this week. And one image of the previously
unannounced meeting ended up causing some debate. For a closer look
at the photos of Elizabeth II with her guests revealed what appears
to be dark purple bruising on the Queen’s left hand. Buckingham
Palace hasn’t commented (as you would expect) but there was plenty
of debate on Twitter and…
