This summer, we are taking a look at the
various lines of successions in the world’s monarchies. Today, we
are focusing on the eleven people in line to the Danish throne. The
current monarch is Queen Margrethe II. She ascended the throne on
14 January 1972 following the death of her father King Frederik IX.
She is the first female monarch of Denmark since Queen Margrethe I
(1353-1412). She…
King Philippe of the Belgians has
recorded an address to the nation on the occasion of Belgium’s
National Day tomorrow. As is tradition, the speech was recorded in
the three official languages of Belgium: Dutch, French and…
The royals might be heading off on their
summer holidays but their autumn diaries are already starting to
fill up. In recent days, two State Visits have been announced for
October 2019. The King and Queen of the Netherlands will make a
five day trip to India which will…
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and
their daughters Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, Princess
Alexia and Princess Ariane have posed for their annual summer
photos. This photocall is part of an agreement that allows the
royals’ privacy for the rest of the year. They also pose at their
annual winter holiday – usually at Lech in Austria. © RVD Wesley de
Wit This is the first…
This summer, Royal Central is taking a
look at who is who in the lines of succession around the world.
Today we are looking at the line of succession to the Norwegian
throne. Compared to many monarchies, the Norwegian order of
succession is relatively short and counts only…
The Norwegian Palace Park in Oslo was
vandalised last Thursday, according to a gardener’s facebook post.
They posted about the incident: “It is so sad when things like this
happen.” A Japanese cherry tree in Crown Princess Märtha’s Garden
has been…
King Willem-Alexander visits psychiatric clinics alongside the Minister for Legal Protection
17th July 2019
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the
Netherlands visited the Oostvaarderskliniek and the Pieter Baan
Centrum in Almere alongside Sander Dekker, the Minister for Legal
Protection. The Oostvaarderskliniek is a forensic psychiatric
centre which treats patients that have been ordered by a judge to
be detained under hospital orders (terbeschikkingstelling or tbs).
This usually means that the…
Take a look at the photos and videos from
Royal Central’s trip to Thailand alongside Princess Tessy and her
NGO, Professors Without Borders (PROWIBO). If you want to learn
more about the organisation you can read our article feature or
visit their website here. You can…
At the beginning of July, our Deputy
Editor, Brittani Barger, travelled to Thailand alongside Princess
Tessy of Luxembourg and Tessy’s NGO, Professors Without Borders
(PROWIBO). You can read part one here. Just like day one, day two
had a packed schedule. Princess…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark arrived at
Gråsten Palace, her summer residence, on Tuesday for her summer
stay in South Jutland. She received a warm welcome upon arrival by
her grandchildren, and it was documented on the Danish Royal
Family’s Instagram account. View this post on Instagram A post
shared by DET DANSKE KONGEHUS ?? (@detdanskekongehus) Her…
