Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway have visited Svalbard in the Norwegian
Arctic. The Crown Prince Couple were in Svalbard for three days
beginning on 20 April when they were in Longyearbyen. On Wednesday,
the couple visited the Longyearbyen Public Library, where they
heard a presentation from the head of the Longyearbyen Community
Council, Arild Olsen, regarding the…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia strike post pandemic first as they begin engagements without face masks
23rd April 2022
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have
presided over the annual ceremony to award the Miguel de Cervantes
literary award. This year’s winner is Cristina Peri Rossi. Their
Majesties arrived at Alcalá de Henares University around 11am on
Friday, 22nd April, and were…
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the
throne on 6 February 1952, she joined a large group of European
rulers. Let’s take a look at who the other monarchs were at the
time of her accession. King Frederik IX of Denmark Often regarded
as a modernising monarch, King…
The decision of the King and Queen of
Spain to pass their Easter holidays mostly in private has led to
debate in some of the country’s newspapers. King Felipe, Queen
Letizia and their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia,
spent Easter Saturday visiting Ukrainian refugees in Madrid. But
there was no appearance from the family on Easter Sunday itself.
Spain’s royals traditionally…
King Willem-Alexander and Duke of Sussex take in wheelchair basketball final ahead of Invictus Closing Ceremony
23rd April 2022
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
joined the Duke of Sussex at the wheelchair basketball final in The
Hague’s Zuiderpark. Princess Margriet, the King’s aunt, and her
son, Prince Pieter-Christiaan, also attended the event that saw the
Dutch team face…
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the
throne on 6 February 1952, she joined a large group of European
rulers. In this new series, Royal Central looks at the monarchs who
ruled at the start of Europe’s longest reign of the 20th century.
King Baudouin of the…
The Dutch Royal Information Service (RVD)
announced that starting next week, Het Houde Loo Palace will be
open to house Ukrainian refugees. In a press release, the Royal
House stated that 32 people would be welcomed to the palace –
specifically 15 women, 12 children and five men. The welcoming of
the refugees into the structure will be handled by the COA, the
local…
The Swedish Royal Court has announced an
incoming state visit from Finland. Upon the invitation from
King Carl XVI Gustaf, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and First
Lady Jenni Haukio will be in Stockholm on 17 and 18 May 2022.
The invitation comes as declarations…
Princess Isabella of Denmark looks
stunning in her new birthday portraits released by the Danish Royal
House. The second child and eldest daughter of Crown Prince
Frederik and Crown Princess Mary marked her 15th birthday on
Thursday, 21 April, and the Royal House released…
King Willem-Alexander inadvertently
revealed he’s a fan of a certain TV series while learning more
about the drug trade in the Netherlands on 20 April. Saying it felt
like the hit drama “Breaking Bad,” the Dutch King had a look around
a recreation of a drug lab used for educational purposes.
“Interesting to see it in practice,” he said, viewing the synthetic
drug lab…
