Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia celebrate tourism fair as royals are hit by new rumours

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19th January 2022
Tourism was one of the worst affected during by the pandemic, and King Felipe and Queen Letizia have done their best since 2020 to lend a hand to the sector.Hence they couldn’t miss FITUR, Spain’s annual tourism fair, which is a traditional appointment in the Spanish royal calendar. And so on Wednesday, 19th January 2022, Their Majesties arrived at the fair complex IFEMA in Madrid to…
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Norway

The Dutch and Norwegian royal family confirm that they will not travel to the Beijing Olympics

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19th January 2022
There has been great curiosity over whether members of Europe’s royal families will soon travel to China to attend the Winter Olympics. This week it has become known that the Norwegian royal family will not send any of its members to Beijing in February. The Norwegian royal family published an announcement through the royal court on January 18th 2022.They said: “This year, the Royal…
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FeaturesSweden

A look at Princess Birgitta on her 85th birthday

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19th January 2022
Princess Birgitta of Sweden was born on 19 January 1937 as the second child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her elder sister is Princess Margaretha (born 1934), and her younger siblings are Princess Désirée (born…
Sweden

Why Princess Birgitta of Sweden is an HRH and her sisters are not

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19th January 2022
Of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s four older sisters, only one has retained her Royal Highness status throughout her life – Princess Birgitta, who celebrates her 85th birthday today.The reason why Birgitta remained a Royal Highness while Princesses Margaretha, Désirée and Christina lost the styling upon their marriages is because of the Swedish constitution at the time. The law stated…
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Spain

King Felipe opens new newspaper headquarters

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19th January 2022
“El Correo” is a leading daily newspaper in Bilbao and the Basque Country of northern Spain and a popular paper in Spain. .King Felipe has been in Bilbao to open its new headquarters.On January 18th 2022, King Felipe officially inaugurated the new headquarters…
Sweden

Prince Carl Philip attends annual Sports Gala

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19th January 2022
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden has attended the annual Swedish Sports Gala, where Sweden’s most prominent athletes are honoured when the previous year’s sports achievements are rewarded.Prince Carl Philip, just like previous years, gave a speech at the Sports…
Norway

New pictures released of Princess Ingrid Alexandra as she gets her own office in the Royal Palace

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18th January 2022
New pictures of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway have been released ahead of her 18th birthday on Friday, 21 January.The Princess is pictured in her new office inside the Royal Palace in Oslo.The Royal Court announced that Ingrid Alexandra now has an office space in the Royal Palace and will “carry out an increasing number of official tasks for the Royal…
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