On Saturday, Denmark played against the
Czech Republic in the quarter-final match of the European Football
Championships. The Danish team won the match 2-1, and
celebrations for the victory were abundant in every Danish
community around the world. The team naturally dedicated their
victory to teammate Christian Eriksen, who is now out of the
hospital following the cardiac arrest he…
After about a year and a half, Queen
Margarethe of Denmark is set to hold audiences for the public again
beginning in September. On Thursday, the Royal Danish House
released a press release announcing that the Queen would resume her
receptions for members of the public…
On Thursday, Queen Silvia of Sweden took
part in the digital inauguration of Children-Haus in Ortenau,
Germany. The facility is an orphanage to house children
suspected of having been victims of physical violence or sexual
abuse. This is the fifth building of…
On Friday, Princess Beatrix of the
Netherlands appeared in the stands of the Concours Hippique
International Officiel (CHIO) [Official International Equestrian
Competition] after about a month’s absence from public life
following surgery. The Royal House of the Netherlands
published a press release in the afternoon on 11 June, saying that
Princess Beatrix had undergone surgery on her…
The King of Spain has spoken of the
importance of richer countries sending coronavirus vaccines to
poorer nations as he welcomed the Secretary General of the United
Nations to Madrid. King Felipe’s appeal came in a speech at a lunch
at the Royal Palace in honour of…
Ten years ago, Prince Albert II of Monaco
and Princess Charlene tied the knot in a ceremony in the Main
Courtyard at the Princely Palace of Monaco. The reception and
evening ball were held at the Montecarlo Opera and featured the
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra…
When Prince Albert married Charlene
Wittstock, first in a civil ceremony on 1 July and second in a
religious ceremony the following day in 2011, royals from across
the world flew into the tiny principality for the festivities. Each
reigning European royal family, except Spain, was represented, as
were several non-reigning royal families. Let’s take a look at the
royals in the audience on…
It was billed as Monaco’s biggest
celebratios in over fifty years. In July 2011, Prince Albert II
married Charlene Wittstock in civil and religious ceremonies that
brought royals from across Europe to Monaco and grabbed the
attention of the world. The wedding was one…
A look at how Prince Albert and Princess Charlène's wedding broke with tradition and transformed the Princely Palace
2nd July 2021
It has been a tradition for centuries
that civil royal weddings are held in the Princely Palace of
Monaco. However, Prince Albert’s marriage to Charlène Wittstock in
2011 broke ranks and made the Palace the location of their
religious ceremony, as well. Once they…
When Princess Charlene walked down the
aisle on 2 July 2011 to marry Prince Albert in a religious
ceremony, she did so in a Giorgio Armani Privé creation. The gown
was a gorgeous creation with a simplicity that fit with Charlene’s
style. Charlene wore a bespoke off-white silk gown that featured
embroidery down the front of the dress, at the bottom of the skirt
and on the train. The dress…
