The NetherlandsThe Sussexes

Prince Constantijn calls the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's decision "brave"

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23rd January 2020
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, the younger brother of King Willem-Alexander, has described the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to step back from royal duties as “brave.” He spoke about them in the TV-show Op1. He told the host that he had been following the news about Harry and Meghan “from a distance” and added, “I feel connected to them in a…
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Serbia

Crown Princess Katherine opens “Winter Children’s Ball”

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21st January 2020
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia opened the very first “Winter Children’s Ball” on Saturday. The ball is a humanitarian cultural event organised by the Little Theatre “Dusko Radovic” and the Ministry of Defence Art Ensemble “Stanislav Binicki” in collaboration with the Princess Katherine Foundation in Serbia. “The rules of good behaviour and the joy of…
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Belgium

Who is Queen Mathilde of the Belgians?

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20th January 2020
Mathilde Marie Christiane Ghislaine d’Udekem d’Acoz was born on 20 January 1973. She is the oldest child of Jonkheer Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz and his wife, Countess Anna Maria Komorowska. Through her mother’s paternal family, Mathilde has Polish noble ancestry, as well as Polish–Lithuanian Princely ancestry through her mother’s maternal family. Her maternal grandmother was a Princess…
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European RoyalsGreece

Crown Princess of Greece to publish children's etiquette guide in March

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17th January 2020
The Crown Princess of Greece has written a new manners book that will be published in March. Sharing the news on her personal Instagram account, Crown Prince Marie-Chantal wrote, “Well it’s nearly here and I’m so excited, just a month and a half to go!” The tome, called Manners Begin at Breakfast: Modern Etiquette for Families, is an etiquette book that offers easy lessons on how…
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