It’s one of the oldest royal dukedoms of
all but it’s brought more drama than most and it took centuries for
one of its holders to have an heir to take it on. Right now, it
belongs to one of the most dutiful members of the Royal Family but
his predecessors have been more controversial, to say the least. In
fact, some caused so much trouble, the title was once said to be
cursed. The…
King Frederik and Queen Mary hosted the
first New Year’s banquet of their reign and the new consort
certainly made a sartorial statement for the milestone. She
wore gems that form part of Denmark’s Crown Jewels for the event.
Denmark front and centre Queen…
King Harald says his family has been 'put to the test' in New Year's speech
31st December 2024
It hasn’t been an easy year for the
Norwegian Royal Family—to put it mildly—and King Harald addressed
the controversies up front in his annual New Year’s Eve speech,
saying that the royals “have been truly put to the test” this year.
But while there have been…
Beginnings, endings and a few nerves mark the first New Year's speech of King Frederik X of Denmark
31st December 2024
The King of Denmark said out loud what a
lot of his subjects were thinking as he delivered the royal New
Year’s address for the first time – can anyone other than Queen
Margrethe actually make the speech? It turned out that the answer
was yes even though the new king made no secret of the pressure he
felt in taking on this most important of royal duties. Exactly a
year after his…
Princess Anne ends 2024 as the hardest
working royal – as always. The Princess Royal has topped the
engagements count for the year just gone and that’s despite an
enforced rest after a serious accident left her in hospital for
days with concussion and head…
When the Prince of Wales declares that
2024 has been the hardest year of his life, you sit back and take
stock of just what that means. With his father and his wife both
dealing with their own health scares, it fell to Prince William and
Queen Camilla to lead the Royal…
To hark back to an infamous speech once
given by Queen Elizabeth II, I don’t imagine that 2024 will be a
year that any Norwegian royal looks back on “with undiluted
pleasure.” From King Harald falling gravely ill abroad to all the
controversies and legal issues surrounding Marius Borg Høiby, it
hasn’t been an easy year for the royals. Let’s take a look back on
10 of the biggest…
After a year of difficulties, what will 2025 bring for the Royal Family?
29th December 2024
It has been a difficult year for the
Royal Family with serious health issues for King Charles and the
Princess of Wales. That left room for other royals to step up and
show their support as well as take on new roles and that is
something we could continue to see in the new…
On the eve of 2024, Queen Margrethe
announced her abdication and two weeks into the new year, a new
king was installed. From there, King Frederik and Queen Mary spent
the year cementing their positions and we watched as a reign began.
Here are 10 of the biggest moments…
How to narrow down all of the exciting
tiara appearances this year into five choices? It was hard work but
these are the ones I can’t stop thinking about! Queen Camilla
expands her tiara collection. Again. One thing can’t be said about
Queen Camilla? She doesn’t pin herself down with jewellery. Ever
since King Charles ascended the throne and she became the de facto
‘ruler’ of the…
