On 15 June, the Danish Royal Family
attended events celebrating the 800th anniversary of the
Dannebrog’s fall. According to the legend, the Danish flag fell
from the sky on 15 June 1219 during the Battle of Lyndanisse (now
Tallinn, in Estonia). The flag helped King Waldemar II win the
battle as it fell on the Estonians and destroyed them. View this
post on…
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg celebrate 500th anniversary of Château de Chambord
16th June 2019
Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Henri
and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg celebrated the 500th
anniversary of the Château de Chambord on Saturday in France by
attending a gala event. After the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess’s
arrival, they enjoyed drinks in…
Prince Nicolas of Sweden celebrated his
fourth birthday today, and in celebration and as part of tradition,
the Royal Court of Sweden and Princess Madeleine released new
images of the ninth in line to the Swedish throne. The photo
released by the Royal Court was taken by…
The Order of the Garter ceremony will see
two new royal knights join the procession for the first time. King
Felipe VI of Spain and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
will be invested at Windsor following their recent appointments to
the order. The Queen made King Felipe a Supernumerary Knight in
2017 and conferred the same honour on King Willem-Alexander in
2018. The two men will join a…
After concluding a state visit to
neighbouring Norway, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and his
wife, First Lady Kim Jung-sook travelled to Sweden for another
state visit on the invitation of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia. The President and First Lady are in…
Three summer pictures have been released
by the Royal Court of Sweden of the two children of Crown Princess
Victoria and Prince Daniel, seven-year-old Princess Estelle and
three-year-old Prince Oscar. The images were taken in the gardens
of the family’s home at Haga…
On Tuesday June 11th 2019, the president
of South Korea started his two-day long state visit to Norway. On
June 13th, the visit in Oslo was concluded in the morning before
the royals and the president-couple travelled on to Bergen to visit
western Norway. The day was started with a meeting between
president Moon Jae-in and Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg. The
two state leaders talked for 40…
Princess Sofia of Sweden has joined her
sister-in-law Crown Princess Victoria on the last hike through the
Swedish landscapes. The Princess showed Crown Princess Victoria
around the province she grew up in. Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden has concluded her tour of hikes…
Early in May, Crown Princess Mette-Marit
of Norway hosted the “literature metro” together with her husband,
the Crown Prince. Because of her health, Her Royal Highness has
this year, chosen to switch out her annual “literature train” to a
more urban “literature…
When the news broke that Prince Carl
Philip of Sweden was dating former reality show participant and
model Sofia Hellqvist, a flood of criticism followed. Many doubted
that this most unlikely romance would be sealed by marriage. Today,
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia celebrate four years of
marriage. In the summer of 2009, Prince Carl Philip met Sofia
Hellqvist through mutual friends at a…
