As Luxembourg was celebrating its
National Day, Grand Duke Henri made an announcement that shook the
royal world, as he ended his speech with the news that, starting
October 1st 2024, his son, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, would
be named Lieutenant-Représentant. This nomination is
generally seen as a precursor to a process of abdication; it has
already happened twice before, with both…
With Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg’s
announcement that he will begin transferring power to his son and
heir, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, in October, all eyes will be
on Luxembourg City. Where do the Luxembourgish royals live in
Luxembourg City? The…
While each royal family has their own
impressive jewellery collection, there are typically some pieces
only worn by the sovereign’s wife (or reigning Queen/ Grand
Duchess). The Luxembourgish Royal Family has some incredible pieces
that we may start to see on Hereditary…
The Euros are brining in plenty of royal
fans but one prince is clearly enjoying the passion and the pain of
the beautiful game more than most. Belgium’s Prince Gabriel, was
unable to contain himself as his country’s national team claimed a
commanding win in the first round of the tournament, being played
in Germany. The King of the Belgians is pulled into a celebration
by his…
It was a royal wedding with a recycled
gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When
Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at
the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads
back to June 1964 for the wedding of…
Celebrations continued in Spain for the
tenth anniversary of King Felipe’s proclamation. After a day full
of surprises and historic moments on the anniversary itself, June
19th 2024, King Felipe and Queen Letizia were back at the Royal
Palace the next day for the opening…
After many years of a strict use of
social media platforms, the Spanish Royal Household has finally
announced that they have also landed on Instagram. With the account
handle @casareal.es, the opening of the new profile coincided with
the celebrations for King Felipe’s 10th anniversary of his
proclamation. The first three posts were all related to the
celebrations: the first is…
The day of celebrations for King Felipe’s
10th anniversary of his proclamation ended late on June 19th
2024. After a solemn guard changing ceremony performed by the
Royal Guard, which saw a historic first use of the Throne Room’s
balcony to watch over the ceremony…
King Felipe marks anniversary of accession with rewards for outstanding citizens and heartfelt tribute to Queen Letizia
20th June 2024
The dense agenda for the celebrations of
King Felipe’s 10th anniversary of his proclamation as Monarch
continued with the handing out of honours for the Order of Civil
Merit. After the solemn Changing of the Guard in Plaza de Oriente,
King Felipe, Queen Letizia…
After a bit of rest following the events
that began celebrations for the tenth anniversary of the accession
of King Felipe VI, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía stepped out
once again and were driven to the Galleries of Royal
Collections. There, the two sisters met with 40 young people,
all between the ages of 17 and 20, all of whom had won the awards
scheme “What is a King to you?”…
