Today we’re looking at the line of
succession to the Belgian throne. Current Monarch: King Philippe,
who succeeded his father, King Albert II, on 21 July 2013 after he
stepped down for health reasons. Photo: Laura Dekkers King Philippe
was considered by many to be the heir to his uncle, King Baudouin,
but after his death in 1991, Baudouin’s younger brother, Albert
succeeded to the…
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…
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 services, as only 50% of the adult
population have bank accounts or use financial services with banks.
According to a press…
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…
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 city and government
officials, the Queen entered the Hall of the Language to watch the
ceremony which began with opening…
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 –…
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 Family members are regularly
taken. The images are used by the Royal Family and by Their Royal
Highnesses’s…
