Burger King has dropped its challenge to the Belgian public to “crown” the true ruler of the country.
Burger King launched a controversial advertising campaign which asked people to make a choice between King Philippe and Burger King. In order to place a vote for Philippe, you had to answer several questions. Following that, the yes button shrunk and became impossibly hard to select as…
On Thursday, Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark and Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden participated in the celebrations of Finland’s 100th anniversary as an independent nation in…
Earlier this month Royal Central announced that it would be doing a question and answer session on the royals of continental Europe. Our readers sent us their questions, and our Europe Editor, Brittani Barger answered them below.
Question: What will the new title of Princess…
Belgian PM suffers hearing loss after standing too close to Princess Astrid firing starting pistol
30th May 2017
The Belgian prime minister, Charles Michel, was perhaps hoping for a few trouble-free days after playing host to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, but it was not to be.
He appeared at the start of a 20km run in Brussels on Sunday, where the starting pistol was wielded by Princess Astrid, the younger sister of King Philippe of the Belgians. He was visibly startled by the firing of…
There is trouble brewing between two monarchs; one is the Burger King the other the King of Belgium.
Burger King has launched an advertising campaign in Belgium to herald the opening of the chain in the country. The campaign asks Belgians to vote online so they can…
Crown Princess Victoria opens up about her battle with an eating disorder when she was younger
29th May 2017
In part one of a two-part programme “Crown Princess Victoria, 40 years” on Sweden’s TV4 ahead of her 40th birthday in July, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has opened up about her battle with an eating disorder when she was younger.
The Crown Princess…
Queen Mathilde hosts partners of heads of state and governments participating in NATO summit
29th May 2017
This past week, while King Philippe of Belgium and other NATO leaders were attending the NATO summit, his wife, Queen Mathilde of Belgium hosted their partners at the Royal Palace and gave them a tour of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken.
The palace grounds of the Castle of Laeken are on the most secure and private of the Belgian royal estates. Only three weeks a year the castle doors are open to…
European and international royals send their condolences after terror attack in Manchester
23rd May 2017
After the deadly attack in Manchester, European royals have shared their condolences to the victims, their families and the British people.
At least 22 have been killed with another 59 injured in a terrorist attack believed to be carried out by an ISIS associated single…
His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece celebrates his 50th birthday today.
The eldest son of King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie was born in 1967 atTatoi Palace in Athens. When he was just seven-months-old, he moved with his family to Rome after…
Each royal family has its own way of dealing with the media. However, other European monarchies should follow the example of the Swedish Royal Family when it comes to their approach to the press. The Swedes are by far the most open and friendly of the royal families to the media. They are regularlyreleasing photos, especially of the younger generation, and have an active social media…
