Royal Central’s Europe Correspondent, Laura Dekkers, offers her opinions regarding the ongoing antics of Prince Henrik of Denmark and Prince Laurent of Belgium. Who is doing more to discredit constitutional monarchy in Europe?
Recently, two different royals from two different families have made huge fools out of themselves, as well as possibly causing hurt to their families and the…
Crown Prince Frederik has been made functioning Regent of Denmark as Her Majesty Queen Margrethe spends the next couple of weeks in France on holiday.
The Queen and Prince Henrik are currently holidaying in France, meaning Crown Prince Frederik has been conferred his…
Crown Prince Frederik says he regrets the decision made by his father, Prince Henrik
10th August 2017
Crown Prince Frederik has said that he regrets the decisions his father, Prince Henrik, has made.
Speaking to the Danish press on Thursday, the Crown Prince said: “I only have to say that I’m really sorry for my father’s decision in a lot of areas. More…
It was discovered yesterday that Prince Laurent of Belgium’s Twitter account (@Laurent_of_B) had been deleted. Members of the Belgian media made the discovery yesterday morning.
Many had wondered if King Philippe had pressured his younger brother to delete his account, but the Belgian Royal Court issued a denial saying to Belgian news Belga, “We also found that Prince Laurent’s…
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine and Her Highness Princess Athena are all due to begin school later this month.
According to the Royal Danish House, Princess Athena, the youngest child and only daughter of Prince Joachim and his second wife…
The Dutch government have confirmed the death of Jorge Zorreguieta, the father of Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, who died on Tuesday at the age of 89. He had been ill with leukaemia for several years. He only recently visited the Netherlands to celebrate his…
In another extraordinary twist in the Prince Henrik funeral saga, the 83-year-old has conducted an interview with Danish newspaper BT, in which he accuses his wife, Queen Margrethe, of playing him for a fool.
The interview, which is scheduled for full release tomorrow, captures the Prince’s thoughts on the media frenzy surrounding his decision not to be buried alongside his wife in Roskilde…
Prime Minister of Belgium to impose a 10% deduction of Prince Laurent's stipend
8th August 2017
Prime Minister Charles Michel is going to request that the government deducts 10% from Prince Laurent’s annual stipend of 308,000 euro, reports French Language newspaper La Libre Belgique.
Charles Michel had already spoken of a “proportional sanction” but…
Prince Henrik of Denmark has broken the silence and is now speaking to the press about his decision not to be buried with his wife, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. On Thursday of last week, the Danish Royal Court confirmed that Prince Henrik, the husband of Queen Margrethe II…
When the Royal Danish House announced late last week that Prince Henrik did not wish to be buried next to his wife, Queen Margrethe, he drew global condemnation, and a poll of Danish television viewers echoed this sentiment.
According to TV2, 54 percent of respondents were unhappy with the Prince’s statement.
“A surprisingly large number,” commented Lars Hovbakke Sørensen. “The society is…
