It might be the birthplace of Sweden’s
current king and the home of Crown Princess Victoria and her
family, but Haga Palace has also served many different functions
over the years, ranging from an orphanage to a guest house for
visiting foreign statesmen to a conference facility. The palace was
modelled after an Italian villa and built in 1802 by architect
Carl Christoffer Gjörwell at…
In this series, Royal Central is taking a
look at the grandchildren of monarchs around the world. In this
installment, we’re heading to Norway to introduce the six
grandchildren of King Harald. Children of Crown Prince
Haakon and Crown Princess…
King's Day survey shows King Willem-Alexander's approval rating still low
27th April 2021
King Willem-Alexander may celebrate his
54th birthday today, but his approval rating is still recovering
from his ill-timed holiday to Greece. A survey held by Ipsos late
last year showed a steep decline from 76% in April 2020 to just
47%. This figure has now risen…
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and
their daughters, the Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and
Princess Ariane, have left Paleis Huis ten Bosch to travel to
Eindhoven to celebrate a scaled-down King’s Day. A photo was
released in which the royals posed in front of the Palace. Due to
the coronavirus pandemic, the celebrations have been scaled down
for the second year in a row. In…
Princess Madeleine and her husband Chris
O’Neill have been vaccinated against Covid-19. The Swedish Royal
Court confirmed the news to Swedish press. According to the Swedish
Court’s Head of Communications, Margareta Thorgren, Princess
Madeleine and her husband…
King Carl XVI Gustaf reveals his attempts to make one final visit to his friend, Prince Philip
26th April 2021
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden turns 75
years on April 30th. To mark his birthday, he has been interviewed
on the Swedish podcast, “Värvet”, which according to the Royal
Family was recorded in Princess Sibylla’s Apartment at the Royal
Palace in Stockholm. In the…
Suggestions made against Prince Daniel that he is trying to influence a political process
26th April 2021
Prince Daniel of Sweden has been in the
media spotlight in the recent days. There have been suggestions
that the prince has become involved helping a personal friend build
a factory in his hometown, thus potentially interfering in a
political process. Prince Daniel has always been a promoter of
entrepreneurship. After years of being an entrepreneur himself, he
wanted to inspire the next…
King Harald attends first major public event in many months following a period of sick leave
26th April 2021
On Friday, His Majesty King Harald of
Norway delivered a speech to the Norwegian Nature Conservation
Association’s national meeting. This was the first major public
event that His Majesty has attended following a period of sick
leave and his return to the regency. Due…
Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria
Teresa of Luxembourg have five grandchildren: Prince Gabriel,
Prince Noah, Princess Amalia, Prince Liam and Prince Charles. To
continue our series, we are taking a look at each of his five
grandchildren. Prince Gabriel of…
King Felipe holds audience with President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic
26th April 2021
This week, King Felipe carried out a
series of engagements related to the 27th Annual Iberoamerican
Heads of State and Government Conference, which took place on 21
April in Andorra. For 2021-22, the Dominican Republic has assumed
the Presidency of the Iberoamerican Conference. The King received
President Abinader of the Dominican Republic at the official guest
house of the Spanish government…
