Sweden’s Princess Christina, Mrs
Magnuson, is to retire from royal duties many years of service to
the crown. She made the announcement in a recent interview with
Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter (DN) saying she planned
to retire on her 75th birthday on 3 August. She said then, ”I have
realised life is not infinite.” She also remarked, ”I don’t want to
be tied down by a lot of…
Sweden’s government, together with the
Swedish police forces, have now declared a “national alarm”
following the theft of royal regalia. A national alarm is, in the
Nordic countries, used to alert domestic and foreign police about a
situation that is…
The Swedish police confirmed on Wednesday
morning that they raided two locations following the royal regalia
theft that occurred Tuesday evening. Two different areas in the
towns of Tynnelsö and Morraröfjärden were targeted. The raids
happened late Tuesday evening after…
As Special Envoy for technology start-ups
in the Netherlands, Prince Constantijn has announced in Amsterdam
that he is looking for fifty companies to join him in January 2019
in Las Vegas for the world’s largest technology show. Earlier this
year, the Prince was there and the stall from the Netherlands was
the largest stall from a single country and who would not be keen
to try and eclipse that…
Parts of the Swedish Royal Regalia have
been stolen. Two royal crowns of King Karl IX and Queen Kristina,
as well as a royal orb, have been stolen from Strängnäs Cathedral
on Tuesday afternoon. The two crowns are the burial crowns from
1611. The items were originally…
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
has made a new antependium for Gråsten Palace Church. The new
antependium was first shown to the public during a celebratory
religious service in Gråsten Palace Church on 29 July 2018. Her
Majesty the Queen, her younger sister…
Members of the Spanish Royal Family have
held their annual summer photo session in Palma de Mallorca,
Spain. King Felipe and Queen Letizia posed for the press alongside
their two daughters, Leonor, Princess of Asturias (12) and Infanta
Sofía (11) at the Royal Palace of Almudaina Palace
on Sunday, 29 July instead of the traditional Marivent Palace.
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Last week, Their Royal Highnesses Crown
Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia attended
the opening of the exhibition ‘Together We Win“ about
American-Serbian friendship, organized on the occasion of the 100th
anniversary of Serbian Day. The annual…
On Monday, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Crown
Princess Victoria, and her husband Prince Daniel, visited areas
that have been affected by severe forest fires. The Crown Princess
Couple and the King interrupted their summer holiday to show their
support to the areas worst…
Memorial Services held across Romania to commemorate two years since the death of Queen Anne
30th July 2018
Memorial Services were held over the
weekend to commemorate two years since the passing of Queen Anne of
Romania aged 92. Her husband King Michael passed at the end of last
year and following his views the current custodian of the Crown of
Romania is their eldest daughter Princess Margareta and her husband
Prince Radu who were at some of the services. One of the
services was in the small…
