Spain’s government has confirmed that
King Juan Carlos will retain his title for life. The country’s
Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, explained the decision after being
asked whether ministers planned to revoke his royal status. Carles
Mulet, a member of the Valencian electoral coalition called
Compromis, tabled a written question to Spain’s government about
Juan Carlos’…
When the leading princess of a royal
court marries, it’s usually a grand affair with tiaras, sparkle and
endless celebrations. But when Astrid, then the de facto first lady
of Norway, said her ‘I dos’ in 1961, it was a low key affair that
changed the rules…
King Carl Gustaf joined by Crown Princess Victoria for discussions on war preparedness
12th January 2021
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden has been
joined by Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel at the annual
Swedish Defence conference. The conference was this year digital
due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the King kept up his tradition
of his attendance on the conference.
Prince Daniel has opened a brand new
organisation “Anti-doping Sweden”. The body is a newly formed
independent organization which from 2021 is Sweden’s national
anti-doping organization. Previously, the responsibility lay with
the Swedish Sports Confederation. Prince Daniel inaugurated the
organization’s activities on January 11th 2021. For many years,
Prince Daniel has been…
It’s not the most talked about royal
wedding of all time but the marriage that took place on a cold,
January day in 1967 has proved to be an important one for the Dutch
Royal Family. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, aunt of the
current monarch King Willem-Alexander…
King Harald has handed out the Norwegian
Sports Prize to the most passionate volunteer of the Year. The
presentation took place during an audience at the Palace and was
shown on TV on January 9th 2021. This year’s winner of the
prestigious prize was Finn-Magne…
King Felipe urges 'extreme caution' as Spain hit by worst snowstorm in a generation
10th January 2021
King Felipe VI has urged people across
Spain to exercise extreme caution as the country is hit by the
heaviest snow it has seen in half a century. Four people have died
since Storm Filomena brought massive falls in many parts of the
country over the past days. In a message on the official Twitter
account for the Spanish Royal Family, King Felipe and Queen Letizia
said they wanted to share the…
Princess Josephine and Prince Vincent of
Denmark, who celebrate their tenth birthday today, have been
granted royal monograms. Earlier today, the Danish Royal House also
released seven new photos of the twins. Charlotte Søeborg Ohlsen,
Kongehuset ©Charlotte Søeborg…
A new survey for a major Spanish
newspaper has shown support for King Juan Carlos to return from his
self imposed exile. The poll, for El Mundo, found 55% of people
asked think the former monarch should come back to live in the
country he ruled for almost forty years. It…
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince
Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia celebrated
Orthodox Christmas on Thursday. This year the royals celebrated the
holiday in New York due to the ongoing pandemic. In connection with
Orthodox Christmas, Crown Prince Alexander issued a statement. He
said: “On the occasion of Christ’s birth, to all citizens of
Serbia, Republika Srpska and all…
