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 theGreek military coup d’état. They would
later move to London in 1974. He has one older sister, Princess
Alexia, and he…
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…
News footage of the newest French
President, Emmanuel Macron, assuming his title as President of
France has been awash for the past few weeks, as the youngest
leader of France since Napoleon begins to take upon himself the new
duties and responsibilities of office. As well…
Princess Ragnhild of Norway and Erling
Lorentzen were married on 15 May 1953 at Asker parish church near
Oslo. The Princess was born on 9 June 1930 and was the older sister
of the present King of Norway, Harald V, who recently celebrated
his 80th birthday. At the time of her birth, she was the first
Norwegian Princess born on Norwegian soil for 629 years, after the
birth of Princess Ingeborg in…
Earlier this week, more than 30 royals
from all over Europe gathered to celebrate King Harald and Queen
Sonja, as they both celebrate 80 years this year. Perhaps their
son, Crown Prince Haakon, received the most attention during the
gala dinner that was held on Tuesday.
On 29 April, King Willem-Alexander of the
Netherlands hosted a dinner for his friends, family and royal
colleagues in honour of his 50th birthday. Now it has become known
that the King received a pleasant surprise during the dinner from
his wife, Queen Máxima and his…
Their Royal Highnesses Hereditary Grand
Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stépahnie of
Luxembourg were in Paris on Wednesday, 3 May to open
the Révélations exhibit at the Grand Palais.
The Révélations exhibit, in its third edition, displays the
work of more than 400 artists, designers, craftsmen, and
manufacturers from across the globe. Some of those who have worked
at the…
Thursday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald of Norway announced the season opening for the Norwegian
Royal Yacht “DS Norge”. This happened unusually early this year. It
is not common for the King to order the royal yacht to be ready for
use until the end of…
Prince Henrik of Denmark, Count
of Monpezat was born on 4 May 2009 in the
Rigshospitalet as the first child of Prince Joachim and
Princess Marie. He has two older brothers through his father’s
first marriage to Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg:
Prince Nikolai…
If you have ever wanted to participate in
a National Day Parade which coincides with the birthday of a royal,
now is your chance! Well, 23 June might be a national holiday and
the date the birthday of Grand Duke Henri is celebrated, but no
ruler of Luxembourg has their actual birthdate on this day. The
city of Luxembourg, according to the Luxemburger Wort, is in need
of 300 people to carry torches…
