Today is a historic day for the Norwegian
people. For the first time in 30 years, the solemn and traditional
opening of the Norwegian Parliament has been made by a crown prince
and not the king of the nation. In a shortened ceremony, due to the
pandemic, Crown Prince Haakon opened the 156th session of the
Storting, the Norwegian parliament. Queen Sonja was also present
during the ceremony. On…
Europe has ten remaining hereditary
monarchies. Luxembourg is the only one that is a grand duchy – a
country headed by a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess. The modern state
of Luxembourg was formed in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon, and
the Congress of Vienna, which…
In the end, it was a good day to bury
controversial royal news. The decision of a court to convert the
illegitimate daughter of King Albert II into HRH Princess Delphine
of Belgium came on a day the country finally got a new government
and that’s reflected in the press…
Our Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger, and
our News Editor, Lydia Starbuck, debate on whether or not Belgium
should have added a new princess to the Belgian Royal Family. Lydia
Starbuck, News Editor I can’t help feeling that the decision to
create Delphine, daughter of Albert II, a princess of Belgium is a
step too far. The illegitimate child of the former King of the
Belgians will be…
Queen Máxima officially opened Breast
Cancer Awareness Month in the Netherlands on Thursday during a
visit to the Breast Cancer Association Netherlands in The Hague.
During her visit, Queen Máxima met with some of the 230 volunteers
who help out with BCAN to hear about…
Queen Mathilde paid a visit to East
Flanders on Wednesday, visiting local businesses to learn more
about production. King Philippe had originally been scheduled to
join his wife; however, with a new government deal struck
overnight, His Majesty had to remain in Brussels…
Sporting a red face mask, Queen Letizia
chaired a meeting of the Spanish Red Cross Thursday to hear more
about the organisation’s Red Cross RESPONDE Plan against COVID-19.
As the largest humanitarian operation in the history of the Spanish
Red Cross, the plan has helped more than 2.5 million people to
date. According to Casa Real, the organisation’s “comprehensive
response to…
Queen Máxima paid a digital visit to the
community of Alphen aan den Rijn on Wednesday to discuss debt
problems and solutions with a local financial foundation. Queen
Máxima was joined by State Secretary Bas van t’ Wout, the State
Secretary for Social Affairs and…
The daughter born outside of marriage to
the man who ruled Belgium for almost twenty years now shares the
royal status of her half brothers and sister. Delphine Saxe-Coburg,
illegitimate daughter of King Albert II of Belgium, has been made a
princess by a court and can use…
Belgium gains a new Princess as King Albert's illegitimate daughter is granted title
1st October 2020
Delphine Boël, the acknowledged
illegitimate daughter of King Albert II of Belgium, has been
granted the title of Princess of Belgium with the style of Her
Royal Highness, her lawyer has confirmed. Her new official name
will Delphine of Saxe-Coburg (van Saksen-Coburg). Her children
Josephine (16) and Oscar (12) will also be recognised as Princess
and Prince with the style of Their Royal…
