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 Melin. The King and Queen are seen with a
small Advent candle holder which was made by Crown Princess
Victoria as a…
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…
The Danish Royal Family has changed their
Christmas plans for this year due to the pandemic. While Queen
Margrethe will still celebrate the holiday with her son, Prince
Joachim, and his wife, Princess Marie, and Joachim’s children, the
location has moved. Instead of spending Christmas at Shackenborg
Castle in Møgeltønder, they will now celebrate at Marselisborg
Palace in Aarhus on…
Queen Letizia visited Honduras earlier
this week to provide humanitarian support following the Hurricanes
Eta and Iota that left devastating flooding in their wake in the
Central American country. Arriving on Monday at the Coronel Héctor
Moncada Air Base, Queen Letizia…
Crown Princess Mary has written a special
Christmas message for the Mary Foundation, reflecting on the year
and the path ahead for her charitable organisation. Calling the
year both special and challenging, Mary said that 2020 has
confirmed “how much we need each other.
Sweden's king says his country's coronavirus strategy has failed
18th December 2020
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has said
his nation’s approach to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic has
failed. Speaking in a TV programme, the Swedish monarch said ”I
think we have failed. We have a large number who have died and that
is terrible.” Sweden has taken one of the most notably relaxed
approaches in the world to dealing with the pandemic. The country
has never…
Princess Gabriella of Monaco, who
recently celebrated her sixth birthday alongside her twin, Prince
Jacques, has had a police boat in the tiny principality named after
her. The boat “Princesse Gabriella” was baptised on Wednesday at
noon with the Princely…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway reveals she was offered the chance to become Queen
17th December 2020
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has
revealed to Insider Magazine that she was offered the chance to
become Queen. When Princess Märtha Louise of Norway was born in
1971, women were barred from inherited the Norwegian throne. A
younger brother, Crown Prince Haakon, was…
Crown Princess Victoria attends virtual launch of UN Human Development Report
17th December 2020
Crown Princess Victoria participated in
the digital launch of the United Nations’ Human Development Report
2020, recording a message as the agency launched its latest
development report. In a speech from the palace, the Crown Princess
applauded how the report, a product of the UN Development
Programme, has “broaden[ed] our understanding of human progress.”
Crown Princess Victoria…
