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 mother’s powers for the duration of
her time away. In Denmark, it is customary for another member of
The Queen’s family…
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…
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 Princess Marie, will start the school
year on Friday, 11 August at Sct. Joseph Søstrenes School
in Ordrup. The five-year-old…
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…
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 failed to mention an exact number
before. Although, one can only wonder if such an amount will have a
big enough impact on…
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…
It seems like in every royal family there
is a member who cuts corners from time to time. Often it is the
result of an exaggeration by the press but sometimes there really
are royals who do not feel the need to follow the rules or do not
behave like they are expected to. An excellent example of a
scapegoat in the Belgian Royal Family is the brother of King
Philippe of Belgium. Meet Prince…
