Over the weekend, Dutch Prince
Constantijn questioned social media discourse in a
tweet. Prince Constantijn, who is a younger brother to King
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, commented on a retweet about
civil disagreements on social media. Constantijn retweeted Peter
Burger’s tweet which shared an interview with political
scientist Rebekah Tromble, who discussed “intolerance…
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, Her
Majesty Queen Máxima and their three daughters officially
moved into Huis ten Bosch in The Hague today. Early this morning,
the royal standard was raised over the palace. The Huis ten Bosch
Palace is one of the three palaces made…
Prince Daniel of Sweden has apologised
for comments he made in SVT’s annual programme “Året med
kungafamiljen” (or “Year with the Royal Family” in English). In
this year’s feature, Prince Daniel played in an ice hockey game in
his…
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…
