Royal Central’s Deputy Editor, Brittani
Barger, travelled to Thailand with Princess Tessy of Luxembourg at
the beginning of July to see the work she does with her NGO,
Professors Without Borders (PROWIBO) and empowering women across
the globe. Read part one below: After a 15 hour flight to South
Korea and another 5-hour flight to Thailand, I arrived late on
Sunday, 30 June to Bangkok…
Each year on 14 July, Victoriadagen (or
Victoria Day in English) is celebrated in Sweden on the island
of Öland. The day is significant as it is Crown Princess
Victoria’s birthday, and it was first celebrated in 1979 – when
Victoria was two-years-old. For…
Queen Máxima is visiting Bangladesh this
week in her role as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for
Inclusive Finance for Development. Queen Máxima’s visit coincides
with Bangladesh’s plans to implement a financial strategy to
improve access to its financial…
In a new series, we are taking a look at
the various lines of successions in the world’s monarchies. This
edition is looking at the ten people in the Swedish line of
succession. Current monarch: King Carl XVI Gustaf (b. 1946) who
came to the throne in 1973 after the death of his grandfather, King
Gustaf VI Adolf. PHOTO: BENGT NYMAN/CC BY-SA 4.0/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
The King was born to…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
and two of his daughters, Princesses Amalia (15) and Ariane (12)
took in the World Cup final game in Lyon, France, yesterday to
watch the Netherlands face off against the United States. His wife,
Queen Máxima and their middle…
At the end of the week, Queen Letizia of
Spain presided over the closing ceremony of the II Seminar on
Patrimonial Education in the School at International Research
Center of the Spanish Language in San Millán de la Cogolla.
After being received upon arrival by various…
The Danish Royal Court announced on 1
July that Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will lead a
Danish business delegation during an official business visit to
Paris, France on 7 and 8 October 2019. The theme of the visit is
“Denmark and France – together for a better life and a sustainable
future”. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen relations
between Denmark and…
Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia
officially handed over a donation worth more than 15,000 US dollars
to the Institute of Oncology of Vojvodina in Serbia. The Crown
Princess Katherine Foundation made this important donation in
cooperation with the Stavros Niarchos…
On 1 July, the Danish court released
three new official photographs of Prince Joachim and Princess
Marie. The three photographs were taken Steen Brogaard. There was
no special occasion for the release of the photos but the Court
said: “Regular photos of the Royal…
They were an unexpected king and queen
and their royal romance has weathered several storms but today King
Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium will mark their sixtieth
wedding anniversary. The couple, who married on July 2nd 1959 in
Brussels, will celebrate surrounded by family and friends. As they
become the first Belgian monarchs to reach a Diamond wedding
anniversary, Royal Central looks…
