It’s a tower of a tiara and it has a back
story to match its might. The ‘Empire Tiara’ of Luxembourg is a
huge collection of diamonds but despite being pretty hard to miss,
no one is completely sure where it came from in the first place.
This impressive tiara was first recorded in 1829, though it may be
older. It is over ten centimetres tall and almost 20 centimetres
across…
Spain's royals get lucky as careful planning leaves them looking good at tricky moment
29th April 2025
It’s not often that Spain’s royals have
been on the right side of trouble in recent years. However, as they
marked a milestone birthday for one member of the ruling dynasty, a
key decision taken months ago worked perfectly in their favour.
King Felipe VI and…
This royal is reaching a milestone birthday but keeping the celebrations very low key
29th April 2025
She’s second in line to the throne of
Spain but this royal teenager is keeping a big birthday very low
key. Infanta Sofia of Spain, younger of the two daughters of King
Felipe and Queen Letizia, turns 18 on April 29 but there are no big
glitzy celebrations planned…
It is not uncommon for monarchies to hold
priceless pieces of jewellery that enjoy special status: they don’t
belong to any specific person, nor can they be sold or separated.
This is also the case for Spain, when Queen Victoria Eugenia,
better known as Ena, decided to create a set of jewellery pieces to
be passed down from generation to generation of queens. According
to Queen…
The queens and princesses who chose the jewels of mourning for the funeral of Pope Francis
28th April 2025
It was a modern funeral for a modern Pope
but some traditions remained untouched. A formal dress code was in
place and that meant black dresses or suits for the royal women in
attendance as well as veils or hats. Mourning jewellery was also
permitted and that meant white or…
Princess Amalia steals the spotlight as Dutch royals reveal why they didn't go to the funeral of Pope Francis
28th April 2025
The Dutch royals enjoyed a day out in the
sunshine for a national celebration despite questions about why no
one from their family had attended the funeral of Pope Francis
which was taking part in Rome at the same time. The Dutch Royal
Family sent no representative to the…
Queen Mary of Denmark will attend the
funeral of Pope Francis, joining royalty from across Europe for the
solemn mass. The Danish queen will represent her royal family at
the funeral which takes place on April 26 2025 at St. Peter’s
Square in Vatican City. In 2018, Mary, then Crown Princess of
Denmark, was received by Pope Francis at the Vatican along with her
husband…
Greenland back on the political map as King Frederik makes big gesture to the country Donald Trump wants
25th April 2025
King Frederik is making an unexpected
visit to Greenland as the very public overtures towards it from the
US President, Donald Trump, continue. Almost as soon as he started
another high profile visit to Japan, Denmark’s king announced that
he’ll be heading to…
Dutch royals won't attend funeral of Pope Francis but King Willem-Alexander postpones national event as mark of respect
23rd April 2025
The King of the Netherlands has put a
major national celebration on hold, briefly, as a mark of respect
for Pope Francis. Willem-Alexander is set to celebrate King’s Day
on April 26, the day that the Pope is buried in Rome. It’s a
national holiday in the…
King Frederik heads to Japan as Danish royals decide on who will be in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis
23rd April 2025
King Frederik of Denmark has announced
that he will be making an official visit to Japan. Receiving an
invitation from the Japanese government, King Frederik will be
visiting Japan from 23 to 25 April. He will be joined by a Danish
delegation, though Queen Mary will not be travelling with
him. The trip will be a busy one, as there are several
focuses for the trip, including sustainability…
