Archduchess Maria of Austria has died.
This was announced earlier this week by the Habsburg family.
Archduchess Maria of Austria died 20 July at the age of 82 in her
home in the Austrian capital of Vienna. She was, on her mother’s
side, a second cousin of Queen Paola of Belgium. Funeral
arrangements for the Archduchess have not yet been announced. Her
full name and title were Princess Maria…
Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands have released a statement regarding
the ongoing forest fires in Greece. They said they feel
“enormous sympathy” for those impacted and “share their pain.”
Several blazes are around the Greek…
“We must break the stigma that surrounds
AIDS still, even in the Netherlands”, Princess Mabel said on the
Amstel field in Amsterdam just before a protest march to the
Amsterdam RAI where the AIDS2018 Conference is being held. Princess
Mabel joined the march that is the…
Yesterday, it was announced that His
Highness Duke Carl Gregor of Mecklenburg had died. The announcement
was made on the official Facebook page of the House of Mecklenburg.
The official press release stated that the Duke passed away Monday
morning, 23 July 2018, at the age of 85 at his home Villa
Silberburg in Hechingen where he had lived for over 50 years
following his marriage to Princess Maria…
Royalism in Romania is on the rise. The
Balkan nation is well on its way to re-establishing its
constitutional monarchy, and the people look up to the members of
the Romanian Royal Family as their role models. They see how unfair
Romanian royal history has been treated. Blue…
This year marks 200 years since Karl
XIV Johan became king of both Norway and Sweden. The French
General, who became Swedish and Norwegian King, was used to
troubled times. After he became a monarch, this did not change. The
Swedish representatives created problems for the…
Prince Laurent of Belgium, the younger
brother of King Philippe of the Belgians, has announced that he
will contest the reduction of his endowment. The reduction of 15%,
or around 46,000 euros, was imposed on him after he
participated in a reception at the Chinese Embassy in full uniform
without informing the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Reynders.
In a statement his lawyer, Laurent…
Belgian Royal Family celebrates National Day - See all the best photos
22nd July 2018
The Belgian Royal Family were out in full
force yesterday, though some looked a bit reluctant, to celebrate
Belgium’s National Day and the five year anniversary of King
Philippe’s accession. The National Day celebrated 21 July 1831 when
Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and…
We are used to the idea of the guards
protecting the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace, but this week has
been slightly unusual – one of those guarding the palace is a
foreign royal. Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg is currently with 1st
Battalion Irish Guards stationed at…
On Friday, large parts of the Norwegian
Royal Family were gathered to celebrate Crown Prince Haakon who was
45-years-old. They celebrated the big day at the Royal Family’s
country house at Mågerø in Tjøme, where the whole family where
gathered for a private birthday celebration. View this post on
Instagram A post shared by Det Norske Kongehuset…
