Today, 19 January, Princess Birgitta of
Sweden, older sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf, turns 80. For this
special occasion, the Princess has given an exclusive interview on
her life, her children and her family. Princess Birgitta of Sweden,
Princess of Hohenzollern was born on 19 January 1937 as the second
daughter of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla of Sweden.
Princess Birgitta grew up in…
The Luxembourg Grand Ducal Court has
announced that Prince Louis and Princess Tessy of Luxembourg are to
divorce. Prince Louis is the third son of Grand Duke
Henri of Luxembourg and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of
Luxembourg. He has four siblings, Guillaume, Hereditary…
Claire Louise Coombs was born on 18
January 1974 to Nicholas John Coombs, a British-born
businessman, and his Belgian wife, Nicole Eva Gabrielle
Thérèse (née Mertens). She has an older sister, Joanna and a
younger brother, Matthew. The family moved to Dion-le-Val,
near…
Today it is exactly 26 years since His
Majesty King Olav V of Norway died. King Olav was born as Prince of
Denmark, and his parents were King Haakon VII and Queen Maud, who
was the daughter of Edward VII of Britain. Olav was born on 2 July
1903 and baptised Alexander Edward Christian. He spent his first
two years in England and Denmark before his father was elected King
of Norway in a referendum…
One of the downsides to being royal are
the lack of privacy, media scrutiny, and paparazzi following their
every move. Each royal has their own way of dealing with these
things. I’ve often said to friends and coworkers that the Swedish
Royal Family has the best outlook…
Norway’s biggest drug trial in history is
now in the Norwegian courts. The main defendant in the case,
Gjermund Cappelen, has pleaded guilty in importing several tonnes
of hashish to Norway and claims he has had help to this by the
police officer Eric Jensen. During…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden has shared
several new personal photos of her children, Princess Leonore and
Prince Nicolas with a 2017 greeting. Prince Nicolas in the Swiss
Alps. Photo: Princess Madeleine via her official Facebook With the
four images, Madeleine said, “A very Happy New Year to all of you
from Leonore & Nicolas!” Two pictures feature two-year-old Leonore
and…
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of
Sweden has attended a seminar on Swedish security politics today.
The seminar is organised by the organisation “People and Defence”
and are regarded as Sweden’s most important forum for discussions
on security politics…
In recent months, many rumours have
been circulating about the Danish Royal Family, especially the
Danish Queen, Margrethe II and her husband, Prince Henrik. It is
almost a year since Prince Henrik chose to retire, and after
his retirement has he rarely been seen in public…
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark
has received the North Jutland media anniversary award. The award
was handed out to the Queen in connection with the 250 years
anniversary of “the North Jutland Media” in a large-scale ceremony
in the House of Music in the Danish city of Aalborg. More than
1,000 invited guests were present at the award ceremony and the
following concert. Along with the…
