The Danish Royal Court has announced that
Denmark will have a new Lord Chamberlain. Kim Kristensen will take
on the position after current chamberlain, Michael Ehrenreich,
decided to retire from his post after six years of service. Michael
Ehrenreich has chosen to arrange his departure so that his
successor has time to plan for the 50th jubilee of The Queen’s
reign in 2022. Queen Marrgethe…
Queen Máxima gave a speech to mark Global
Money Week’s opening on Monday, recalling her own upbringing as a
tool towards financial well-being as an adult. The Queen, who is
the honorary chairman of the Money Wise Platform, gave her speech
to schoolchildren across the…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde have led
tributes to all victims of terrorism on the fifth anniversary of
the deadliest attack on Belgian soil. The Belgian monarch took part
in an act of commemoration at Brussels Airport on March 22nd 2021,
five years after two bombs…
The funeral of Erling Lorentzen has taken
place at Asker church outside Oslo. Erling Lorentzen was the
husband of Princess Ragnhild, the son-in-law of King Olav and the
brother-in-law of King Harald. The Norwegian Royal Family was among
the congregation with King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Princess
Mette-Marit, Crown Prince Haakon, Princess Märtha Louise and
Princess Astrid all paying their…
Last year, the Danish Queen had to cancel
her Easter holiday due to the coronavirus pandemic but this year,
her traditional holiday will take place. Many Danes take this as a
sign that things can go towards normality this year and the people
in the part of Denmark where the…
Princess Mabel puts spotlight on COVID vaccines in developing countries
21st March 2021
Princess Mabel van Oranje took to Twitter
to express her gratitude for being able to receive the COVID-19
vaccine: “Grateful to have received a free #COVID19 vaccine today
(UK resident, age 50+).” She then turned that gratitude into action
stating that she was going to…
It was a royal wedding for the history
books, the marriage of a future king and a regal love match to
boot. On this day in 1929, Olav of Norway married Martha of Sweden
in Oslo. The couple’s romance had captured the public imagination
while their rather glamourous wedding brought huge crowds to the
streets of the Norwegian capital. Let’s rewind nine decades and
remember the wedding that…
Princess Claire of Luxembourg is marking
her 36th birthday today. Ahead of her birthday, the Grand Ducal
Court released two new photographs of the Princess by Alexander
Rentsch Photography; they also released a new image of her and her
husband, Prince Félix, taken by…
One week, seven days and plenty to talk
about. In another week dominated by speculation about what might be
happening behind closed Palace doors, royalty across Europe has
continued with changed agendas that reflect the times in which we
all now live. As the pandemic…
Princess Charlene attends memorial service for Zulu King Goodwill in South Africa
19th March 2021
Princess Charlene of Monaco has attended
the memorial service for Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini at the
KwaKhethomthandayo Royal Palace in Nongoma, South Africa. Princess
Charlene was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and moved
to South Africa at the age of 11 and even represented South Africa
in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. King Goodwill Zwelithini died on 12
March at the age of 72 in…
