Queen Paola of Belgium’s birthday is
actually on 11 September, but she took the opportunity before the
summer to get her entire family together. However, in true Prince
Laurent style, he was 1.5 hours late and missed the concert and the
cutting of the cake. The grand party was held in the Music Chapel
Queen Elisabeth in Waterloo where a classical concert took place
with 150 guests. Among…
Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of
Monaco has drawn the wrath of victims’ families after stating her
opposition to the killing of sharks in the waters around the
island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in March. Réunion is
east of Madagascar and part of…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima to attend unveiling of MH17 monument
29th June 2017
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her
Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will join Prime
Minister Rutte on Monday 17 July for the unveiling of the national
monument for the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17). The
monument is an initiative of the…
Thousands of known Dutch citizens are on
a “black list” of banks. The three daughters of King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, Princesses Amalia, Alexia and
Ariane, are also on the list. According to Nos, the World-Check
database contains “2.2 million people worldwide who are linked
to money laundering or terrorism, are prone to corruption or
politically…
Haga Palace, the current home of the
Crown Princess Family of Sweden, is located in Haga Park in Solna,
Sweden. It was built in 1802 and designed by King Gustav IV Adolf’s
commissioned architect, Carl Christoffer Gjörwell. Haga Palace (or
Haga Slott), located just…
Royal photographer calls Princess Grace the "most difficult royal" whom he worked with
26th June 2017
A royal photographer, who spent years
photographing the British Royal Family, has dubbed Princess Grace
of Monaco (the former Grace Kelly) as the “most difficult royal”
with whom he ever worked. Reginald Davis has taken images of The
Queen, Prince Charles and the…
The President of Brazil, Michael Temer,
visited Norway on Friday to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties
between Brazil and Norway. During his visit, Temer spoke with
Norway’s prime minister and the leadership of the Norwegian
parliament. After a meeting with Norway’s Prime Minister Erna
Solberg, the journey went on to the Royal Palace. There, the
President was welcomed by His…
In a recent interview given to Sweden’s
TT, Crown Princess Victoria talked about her future role as Queen
of Sweden and her preparation for it saying, “My whole life is for
Sweden. It may seem pretentious, but I feel it, it’s true. I
see my parents and…
The Norwegian film The Kings Choice,
which is about the Norwegian Royal Family during the first three
days of the German invasion in 1940, has had great success. The
film has been well received not only in Norway but throughout the
world. The dramatic war movie has now been…
It has now been revealed that earlier
this month, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
received his final training in flying a Boeing 737 aircraft.
Therefore, the King has obtained his certificate of flying one of
the largest aircraft for the company he has worked for
secretly in recent years – the Dutch national airline KLM. This has
also been confirmed by the Dutch…
