Prince Christian, second in line to the
throne of Denmark, will celebrate his 18th birthday in regal style.
The Danish Royal Court has just announced that the prince, who
turns 18 on October 15th 2023, will mark the milestone with a
series of symbolic events. On the morning he reaches his majority,
Prince Christian will make a balcony appearance with his family.
The prince will appear on the…
The Women’s World Cup has taken over
Europe’s royal families, with the Prince of Wales and the crown
Prince and Princess of Denmark sharing their support for their home
teams. Crown Princess Mary appeared on the Danish Royal Family’s
Instagram account with her face…
Haga Palace, the current home of the
Crown Princess Family of Sweden, is located in Haga Park in Solna,
Sweden. It was built in 1802 and designed by King Gustav IV Adolf’s
commissioned architect, Carl Christoffer Gjörwell. Haga Palace (or
Haga Slott), located just…
When Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of
Västerbotten, died in 1947, he left behind a nine-month-old son and
heir and four daughters who collectively became known as the Haga
Princesses. Although the four Princesses were older than their
brother, they were not in the line of succession as Sweden did not
adopt absolute primogeniture until 1980. So who were these sisters?
The eldest of the four is…
The Spanish Royals are enjoying their
summer holidays in Palma de Mallorca, as they do every year. After
a first week full of official engagements, King Felipe hung up his
business suits and exchanged them for his nautical polo and
trousers, as he boarded the Aifos…
She was the royal who insisted she would
only marry for love while he was a prince with a broken heart and
no desire to wed again. However, on a summer’s day, exactly a
century ago, they fell in love in London and began a royal romance
that would lead to a crown and…
Blood is thicker than water! A look at how King Carl XVI Gustaf's parents shaped his reign
5th August 2023
King Carl XVI Gustaf is about to
celebrate his Golden Jubilee. And after 50 years of reign, many
Swedish citizens barely remember a life without the current King on
the throne. His reign has another peculiarity: Carl Gustaf
inherited the throne directly from his grandfather at 27. His
father, Prince Gustaf Adolf, never had a chance of even becoming
Crown Prince, passing away in an…
Only Queen Margrethe could sport one of
the most unusual tiaras in existence: the Golden Poppies tiara.
Designed in 1976 by Arje Griegst, Queen Margrethe was only four
years into her reign when she started wearing the Golden Poppies.
It was the Queen’s own commission…
The Princess of Asturias is set to begin
her military education in mid-August. Princess Leonor will enter
the General Military Academy of Zaragoza on 17 August to start her
training in the Spanish Armed Forces. Leonor joins the academy just
weeks after graduating from…
The steel of Sweden: the unusual tiaras that sparkle in the Bernadotte collection
4th August 2023
The Swedish Royal Family has a knack for
jewellery, and that’s especially true of their steel tiaras. There
are two steel cut tiaras in their vault: the Steel Cut Tiara and
the Steel Cut Bandeau. The Cut Steel Tiara dates back to Queen
Hortense of Holland’s time—she was the granddaughter of Empress
Joséphine—and lived as queen consort between 1806 and 1810. The
steel tiara is…
