To be a consort is an interesting role in
this new century. On paper, they are the support act, the person
walking two steps behind. But in a media driven world, where royal
watching places an emphasis on style, they can often be the star of
the show. In 2020, the consorts of Europe gain as much attention as
the monarchs they married. Here are the consorts of Europe at the
start of a new…
On the first day of the New Year, it is a
tradition that Norway’s Prime Minister gives a New Year’s speech.
This happens exactly one day following the speech of His Majesty
King Harald. Both the King and the Prime Minister had to change and
re-record their speeches…
The Danish Royal Family has attended
their first reception of 2020. Queen Margrethe was joined by Crown
Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Joachim, Princess
Marie, and Princess Benedikte at Christian VII’s Palace in the
Amalienborg Palace complex last…
As a new royal decade gets under way,
thoughts turn to the future and what the coming years will hold for
the monarchies which now rule across Europe. Several have seen
major changes in the past ten years and all enter the new decade
facing challenges as well as triumphs. As this new page turns in
the regal story, Royal Central looks at the Monarchs who hold power
as 2020 begins. Queen…
As the Royal 2010s come to an end, the
team at Royal Central are looking back at the highlights of the
decade just gone. Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and Lydia Starbuck
are joined by Laura Faurot, Oskar Aanmoen, Sydney Zatz, Jess Ilse
and Kristin Contino as they try to pick…
As the 2010s come to an end, minds turn
to reflection and remembering. The middle of the decade just gone
saw special celebrations in Norway for a king and queen who were
already well loved and who ended their jubilee even more popular
than before. Harald V took the throne…
Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter This
month I chose Princess Sofia’s gown at the dinner for the Nobel
Laureates and the Duchess of Cambridge’s Christmas Day ensemble.
Sofia wore a bespoke gown by Swedish designer Ida Lanto, per The
Royals and I. The pale pink gown featured a mix of light pink and
darker pink floral embellishments on it and long, sheer sleeves.
She added her…
On this day 40 years ago, Crown Princess
Victoria – the daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia –
became heir to the Swedish throne. When she was born on 14 July
1977, she was titled as Princess Victoria as Sweden’s line of
succession was ruled by…
After tragic Christmas, King Harald says "hope belongs to all of us" in New Year's Eve address
31st December 2019
King Harald of Norway has delivered his
annual New Year’s Eve address after a tragic Christmas Day where
his former son-in-law, Ari Behn, committed suicide. The King, who
has recently been ill with a viral infection, was forced to sit
during his speech instead of…
The second in line to the Danish throne,
Prince Christian, will be confirmed in 2020. The news was announced
by his grandmother, Queen Margrethe II, during her traditional New
Year’s Eve speech. Christian, who turned fourteen in October, will
be confirmed in the Church of Denmark. No other details of the
ceremony have yet been finalised although it is expected it will
take place in the…
