Every royal family has its own
traditions. The Norwegian Royal Family uniquely celebrates
Christmas. They blend the ancient Norwegian Christmas traditions
with Christmas traditions they have brought with them from their
family from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In Norway,
there are several traditions on what to eat for dinner on Christmas
Eve. The eastern part of the country eats…
Political pressure grows for King Felipe VI to criticise his father in his Christmas Eve speech
23rd December 2020
A spokesperson for the minority partner
in Spain’s coalition government has told King Felipe that he must
condemn the financial irregularities of his father, Juan Carlos, in
his Christmas Eve speech as a ‘bare minimum’. A representative of
the left wing…
Crown Princess Family of Sweden releases annual Christmas video
23rd December 2020
The Swedish Royal Court has released the
annual Christmas video of the Crown Princess Family today. Crown
Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar
are seen The family records a special video each year to release
ahead of the holiday to wish…
The leader of Spain’s main opposition
party has claimed that the government is hiding the royals away on
visits to Catalonia. The accusation came after King Felipe and
Queen Letizia travelled to Barcelona on a visit that was only made
public once they had arrived. Usually, the Spanish Royal Family
publish their diary for the week ahead on a Friday. But the trip,
on December 21st 2020…
The Norwegian Royal Family has released
new photographs to mark the festive season. Yesterday, the Royal
Court revealed new images of the King and Queen, as well as the
Crown Prince Family that were taken in the Palace Chapel at Oslo’s
Royal Palace. It’s a…
Princess Sofia has shared a greeting for
the Swedish Heroes of 2020 during a gala awards ceremony, saying
that her definition of a hero is “a person who sees his fellow
human beings and acts when someone needs help.” In a message
recorded for the gala last week…
Luxembourg’s Prince Charles is the star
of the show in the new Christmas images that have been shared by
the Grand Ducal Court. The future monarch, who was born in May of
this year, is seen with his parents at their home at Fischbach
Castle in Luxembourg. His parents, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume
and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie, beam in the festive images
with their baby boy.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of
Sweden have released a video to mark the last Sunday of Advent. The
video was filmed at Drottningholm Palace – their main residence. In
the video, Queen Silvia reads the poem “Adventsbön” (An Advent
Prayer) by Margareta…
Prince Christian, second in line to the
Danish throne, has appeared for the first time since he tested
positive for coronavirus earlier in December. The prince, who if
15, took part in a special video marking the fourth Sunday of
Advent. Christian was seen alongside his…
Will King Felipe use his Christmas speech to publicly distance himself from his father?
19th December 2020
A Spanish government minister has
indicated that King Felipe will use his Christmas message to
distance himself from his father, Juan Carlos I, whose financial
affairs have seen his royal family plunged into crisis over the
past year. Exactly a week before Felipe is set to address Spain in
his annual festive speech, Carmen Calvo, first vicepresident of the
government, described the King as…
