It’s not the most talked about royal
wedding of all time but the marriage that took place on a cold,
January day in 1967 has proved to be an important one for the Dutch
Royal Family. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, aunt of the
current monarch King Willem-Alexander, wed Pieter van Vollenhoven
in a regal setting and the couple have gone on to be among the most
solid supporters of their royal…
Crown Princess Victoria promoting digitisation on UN visit to Bangladesh
19th March 2024
Crown Princess Victoria has begun an
official visit to Bangladesh together with the United Nations,
kicking off a four-day visit with engagements related to
technology. The future queen arrived in the capital city of Dhaka
on Monday, quickly stopping to see the…
A handful of state visits are coming up
in April, with the Grand Ducal Court in Luxembourg announcing on
Monday that the Grand Duke Couple will undertake a state visit to
Belgium next month. Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
will officially visit Belgium…
The princess who chose a fairytale royal wedding at an island church decked with summer flowers
18th March 2024
The Royal Family of Sweden does love a
June wedding. The majority of their modern marriages have taken
place in the month and June comes to an end with another Swedish
royal wedding anniversary. Princess Margaretha, the eldest sister
of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married businessman John Ambler on June
30th 1964 in a ceremony strikingly different from those of her
sisters. Let’s rewind to the…
It’s one of my all time favourite royal
wedding dresses and just a glimpse of it can make me feel ever so
slightly emotional. For not only was the pale blue gown worn by a
lass called Lilian from Swansea on a cold, December day in 1976 a
masterclass in elegance and…
Princess Elisabeth helped welcome a
special visitor to the Castle of Laeken on Sunday, joining her
father in welcoming former US President Barack Obama to Belgium.
President Obama is in Belgium this weekend for the FTI SuperNova
conference in Puurs-Sint-Amands, where he…
The diamond tiara hidden for decades that is now the favourite of a queen
14th March 2024
It’s perhaps the most talked about tiara
in the Dutch royal collection and it’s been chosen by Queen Maxima
for her latest official portrait. The queen wears it in a set of
photos marking the tenth anniversary of the accession of her
husband, Willem-Alexander, as King of the Netherlands. And this
diadem packs plenty of history for some truly historic pictures.
The Stuart Tiara is…
King Harald of Norway has left hospital
after several weeks of treatment. The Norwegian monarch, 87, was
discharged from the Rigshospitalet in Oslo on March 14th and went
home to the Royal Palace where he will continue to recuperate. The
Royal Court said King Harald…
King Harald has undergone successful
surgery to place a permanent pacemaker following a period of
infection, the Norwegian Royal Court announced on Tuesday. The King
had been vacationing in Malaysia with Queen Sonja when he fell ill
and was taken to a local hospital. His…
Crown Princess Victoria was in Brussels
Monday to mark Sweden’s entry into NATO, representing her father
the King while he’s away on a State Visit to Mexico. The Crown
Princess joined other Swedish dignitaries at the NATO headquarters
for the symbolic flag raising, joining the other countries’ flags
in a gesture that demonstrates Sweden’s admittance into NATO. NATO
Secretary General…
