His Majesty King Harald of Norway
participated today in the 100th anniversary of the Lions Club
International. King Harald is Lions Norway’s royal patron. In
this regard, the King attended an event in Oslo, which was a
collaboration between Lions Norway and the organisation “Young in
Norway.” His Majesty met several children with different personal
backgrounds. Together, with…
Who is Prince Félix of Luxembourg?
3rd June 2017
Prince Félix is the second child of Grand
Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg and was
born 3rd June 1984 in Luxembourg. He is currently third in the line
of succession. He was named after his great-grandfather, Prince
Felix of Bourbon-Palma. After his…
King Felipe and King Juan Carlos attend ceremony for 300th anniversary of Marine Guard Company
3rd June 2017
Yesterday, King Felipe VI of Spain and
his father, King Juan Carlos of Spain attended a ceremony yesterday
for the 300th anniversary of the Marine Guard Company inMarín.Their
Majesties presided over the main celebratory event for the 300th
anniversary of the…
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…
Questions and Answers: European royals edition
1st June 2017
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…
Burger King angers Belgian monarchy
30th May 2017
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…

