The Austrian Catholic Church yesterday
began a year of honour to mark the 500th anniversary of the death
of Maximilian I, founder of Austria’s Catholic Habsburg Empire. As
Austria has sought to distance itself from its Christian past and
national history in recent decades, this decision to publicly
honour the former Catholic ruler marks a noteworthy change in
mainstream Austrian culture. Dubbed…
King Carl XVI Gustaf briefed on Sweden's ongoing government crisis by the Parliament Speaker
12th January 2019
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of
Sweden was personally briefed about the ongoing government crisis
in Sweden by the parliament speaker, Andreas Norlén. The meeting
took place at the royal palace in Stockholm. Work to form a new
government in the country has been stalled…
Charlotte Casiraghi, 32, and her
boyfriend, Dimitri Rassam, 37, have released a joint statement
to People denying reports that surfaced earlier this month
that the couple’s relationship has come to an end. In the
statement, the couple made a “formal denial of…
Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg's father has died at the age of 96
11th January 2019
Count Philippe de Lannoy, the father of
Princess Stéphanie, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of
Luxembourg, has died at the age of 96. The Grand Ducal House of
Luxembourg released the following statement, “It is with great
sadness that Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and the Grand
Duchess announce the death of the Count of Lannoy, father of the
Hereditary Grand Duchess, which occurred…
The Spanish Royal Family has presented
the country’s national sports awards at a ceremony in Madrid. Among
those celebrated at the event were tennis star Rafael Nadal,
footballer Juan Mata and golfer Jon Rahm. King Felipe and Queen
Letizia were joined by King Juan Carlos…
On Wednesday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway attended the NHO’s annual conference in
Oslo. NHO is the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise – an
employers’ organisation in Norway with more than 20,000 members.
NHO’s conference of…
On Wednesday of this week, Her Royal
Highness Crown Princess Victoria visited the Royal Swedish Life
Guards. During the visit, the Crown Princess received information
about the Life Guard’s activities. The Crown Princess also had the
opportunity to hear more about the 13th Security Battalion’s
organisation and operations. The 13th Security Battalion is part of
the Swedish Armed…
Queen Mathilde of Belgium began her 2019
duties in Paris, France, yesterday. Her Majesty was in the French
capital to visit the “Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921). Le maître
de L’énigme” (or “Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921). The master of the
enigma”…
Crown Princess Victoria takes Princess Estelle to get acquainted with the symbols of the Swedish monarchy
9th January 2019
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden took
her six-year-old daughter, Princess Estelle – also a future queen –
to get acquainted with the symbols of the Swedish monarch in the
Treasury of the Royal Palace of Stockholm yesterday after school.
Items, which have been on…
Tessy Antony, Princess of Luxembourg, has
begun a new role as an Official Ambassador of Montessori St
Nicholas Group. Tessy made the announcement yesterday on her social
media platforms with a statement and video. “I’m delighted to begin
my role today as Official Ambassador of Montessori St Nicholas
Group – a UK ‘early childhood’ education training provider and
charity. The…
