As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central
takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our
eighth most read article was by Oskar Aanmoen on the criticism
surrounding Crown Princess Victoria’s choice of dog. Originally
published on 3rd January 2022, the full post can be read below.
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has been criticised for her
choice of dog. When Crown…
The first details of the marriage of the
only daughter of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg have been shared.
Princess Alexandra will marry Nicolas Bagory in the spring of 2023
and now the Grand Ducal Court have revealed where the couple will
wed. Princess Alexandra and…
New gala portraits released in Denmark to close out the Jubilee year
29th December 2022
Two new gala portraits have been released
in Denmark to close out Queen Margrethe’s Golden Jubilee year. One
photograph features the Queen with her two sons, Crown Prince
Frederik and Prince Joachim, and their wives, Crown Princess Mary
and Princess Marie. The…
YEAR IN REVIEW: Belgium's 2022 gives the country hope for the future
28th December 2022
Belgium’s royal year was filled with joy,
grief, and historic firsts. 2022 was opened with the death of
Prince Lorenz’s mother, Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta,
Archduchess of Austria-Este, aged 91, on 10 January. Princess
Astrid’s mother-in-law was laid to rest almost 20 days later, on 29
January, in a ceremony in Switzerland that also saw King Philippe
present. In…
The shadows of the past continue to dominate Spain's Royal Family in a year that looked to the future
27th December 2022
The Spanish Royal Family had a relatively
quiet year in 2022 but one event dominated. The much anticipated
but brief return of King Juan Carlos I to the country he reigned
over for close to four decades brought controversy and became the
hallmark of twelve months where the…
Like most other royal families, the Dutch
Royal Family has had a busy 2022 as engagements and travel has
returned to normal. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
travelled extensively this year, while their eldest daughter,
Princess Catherina-Amalia, entered a new chapter…
King of Norway shows his health is recovering while attending Christmas Day church service
26th December 2022
King Harald of Norway showed his health
is continuing to recover as he attended the traditional Christmas
Day church service at Oslo’s Holmenkollen Chapel. His Majesty used
walking sticks to move around the church to worship on Christmas
Day alongside Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess
Mette-Marit, and Princess Ingrid Alexandra. The royals heard the
Holmenkollen Chamber…
King Willem-Alexander looks to the future and faces the past in Christmas Day speech
26th December 2022
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
looked to the future and faced the past during his Christmas Day
speech. The King of the Netherlands said: “The future is in good
hands.” He praised the youth for their ideas, imagination and
determination to leave the…
King of Sweden's Christmas message sent to Swedes and Ukrainians
25th December 2022
King Carl XVI Gustaf addressed both
Swedes and Ukrainians during his 2022 Christmas address. As with
the other monarchs across Europe, the King addressed the war in
Ukraine. He said: “From Stockholm Palace to Ukraine is only a
hundred miles as the crow…
Grand Duke Henri focuses on Ukraine, repression in Iran and the fight for democracy in Christmas Eve address
25th December 2022
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg’s
Christmas Eve address took a serious tone this year, focusing on
the war in Ukraine, repression in Iran and the global fight for
democracy. The Grand Duke addressed the ongoing war in Ukraine,
calling the Russian invasion “a brutal war of aggression” and said
that it “calls into question everything on which we, since 1945,
have built our…