The youngest member of the Grand Ducal
Family of Luxembourg has taken centre stage at a special
celebration. Prince Francois, second child of the Hereditary Grand
Duke and Duchess and third in line to the throne, was baptised on a
sunny afternoon with his family around him. Prince Francois in the
arms of his mother, Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie, during his
christening (© Maison du…
Count Folke Bernadotte - the Swedish royal who helped save thousands during World War Two
4th June 2023
Ahead of the 500th anniversary of modern
Sweden, we are taking a look at a less-known royal who helped save
thousands during World War II – including hundreds of Danish Jews
from concentration camps – Count Folke Bernadotte. Folke Bernadotte
(b. 1895) was the…
A new family photo of the Hereditary
Grand Ducal Family has been released on the occasion of Prince
Francois’s christening. The family of four is seen smiling at the
camera in what is assumed to be their home at Fischbach Castle. The
Grand Ducal Court released…
The Bernadottes first began ruling over
the Kingdom of Sweden in 1818 with King Karl XIV Johan (also called
King Charles XIV John), who was also the King of Norway during this
time. He was born on 26 January 1763 in France as Jean Bernadotte.
It was in 1810 that he was unexpectedly elected as the heir to King
Charles XIII of Sweden just as he was preparing for his new role as
the governor of…
Princess Désirée of Sweden is the elder
sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. She was born on 2 June
1938 at Haga Palace, a royal residence on the outskirts of
Stockholm as the third child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of
Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of…
Princess Amalia goes back to her dress up tiara for the Jordanian royal wedding
2nd June 2023
The Princess of Orange sported her second
tiara on Thursday evening when she joined her parents at the
wedding reception for Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa.
Princess Amalia—who didn’t attend the wedding ceremony with her
parents, instead joining them at the…
The Danish Royal Family has announced the
arrival of a new member. In a short statement, the Royal Court
confirmed that Princess Benedikte has a fifth grandchild. The
sister of Queen Margrethe is celebrating after her son, Prince
Gustav, and his wife, Princess Carina, welcomed a little boy. Their
baby was born with the help of a surrogate and arrived safely on
May 26th 2023 in the United…
Sweden has a constitutional monarchy
under a parliamentary system – similar to that in other kingdoms in
Europe. The current monarch is King Carl XVI Gustaf, who has been
on the throne since 1973; his heir apparent is Crown Princess
Victoria. The monarch in Sweden…
On what would be his 100th birthday, we
take a look at Prince Rainier III: Prince Rainier III of Monaco was
born on 31 May 1923 in the Prince’s Palace of Monaco. He was
the younger child and only son of Monégasque Hereditary Princess
Charlotte, Duchess of…
Prince Albert II has been the Sovereign
Prince of Monaco since his accession in 2005. Unlike some of the
other monarchs in Europe, Prince Albert could exercise greater
powers over the day-to-day politics of the principality. The
Constitution of Monaco vests executive, legislative and judicial
power in its Sovereign Prince, though it is shared with others. In
the Executive Branch of Monaco…
