After announcing that, due to an increase
in the number of coronavirus cases, many of the major public events
of Queen Margarethe’s Golden Jubilee were to be postponed, the
Danish Royal Household has released a new timeline for the
celebrations. The events were supposed to take place in
mid-January, around the date of her father’s death and her
subsequent ascension to the throne (which…
The Belgian royal family is in mourning.
A close royal family member of the Belgian royal family passed away
on Monday. Her Imperial & Royal Highness, Princess Margherita of
Savoy-Aosta, Archduchess of Austria-Este, died on Monday, aged 91.
She is best known as the…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia step in for Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
11th January 2022
Last week it was announced that the King
and Queen of Sweden were infected with Covid-19. Shortly
afterwards, it was announced that Crown Princess Victoria and
Prince Daniel were also infected for the second time during the
pandemic. Therefore, the majority of the Swedish…
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark represented
a milestone in the country’s life from a very early age and in more
ways than one. First of all, she was the first woman to
become Queen since the change of the succession law that allowed
her to become the heir presumptive, pushing back her uncle, Prince
Knud. But she was also the first monarch in Danish history to
renounce all titles upon…
Over the weekend, Prince Philip and
Princess Danica of Serbia attended the national day celebration of
the Serbian region of the Republika Srpska – an unknown part of
Europe for many, one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The son of Serbian Crown…
When she was born, she was not supposed
to become Queen. Yet, one month after her birth, on 14 May, she was
christened with a parade of godparents to rival any future
monarch. Queen Margrethe of Denmark was born on 16 April
1940, just one week after the Nazi invasion of…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway have attended a memorial service for the late
South African activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Oslo Cathedral.
The Crown Prince Couple and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre
attended the service on Sunday, 9 January, to honour the life and
work of Tutu, who died on 26 December 2021 at the age of 90. The
service included…
King Constantine II of Greece admitted to hospital with Covid-19
10th January 2022
The former King of Greece, Constantine
II, is being treated in a hospital after contracting Covid-19.
Constantine, who was King of Greece from 1964 to 1973, is fully
vaccinated against coronavirus. He was first admitted to hospital
on January 8 and is said to be in…
Princess Charlene primed for a possible return to Monaco as she continues to recover from mystery illness
9th January 2022
It has been reported that Princess
Charlene could return to Monaco within a matter of weeks to attend
celebrations for Sainte-Dévote – the Patron Saint of the
Principality. The relationship between the Princely Family of
Monaco and Sainte Dévote is both ancient…
Queen Sofía of Spain begins her new year with a charity concert
9th January 2022
Shortly after her son and daughter-in-law
began their public engagements for 2022, Queen Sofía of Spain has
also resumed her agenda by attending a charity concert. Her
Majesty arrived at the National Auditorium of Music in Madrid on
the evening of January 8th and she was welcomed by many authorities
including the President of Caritas Spain. The concert was
held in the Sinfónica Hall of…
