Northumbria University in Newcastle has
conferred an Honorary Degree on His Royal Highness, The Crown
Prince of Norway. Crown Prince Haakon was presented with the
Doctor of Civil Law degree at the Royal Palace in Oslo by Professor
Andrew Wathey CBE, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of
Northumbria University, and Chris Sayers, Chair of the Board of
Governors for Northumbria. With the Honorary…
Who is Queen Máxima of the Netherlands?
17th June 2016
She was born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
17 May 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Jorge Horacio
Zorreguieta and Maria del Carmen Cerruti de Zorreguieta. Her
Majesty has two brothers, one sister and three paternal
half-sisters. She was named after her paternal…
Queen Wilhelmina used drugs during the Second World War
16th June 2016
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands used
the drug perventine, now better known as crystal meth, during the
Second World War. It is reported by Marcel Verburg, who is a legal
historian, in his new book about the history of the Ministry of
Justice during the years 1940 to…
Yesterday, 15 of June, Crown Prince
Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark attended Royal Ascot
Day 2 with members of the British Royal Family. Embed from Getty
Images For the royal carriage procession, they rode in the third
carriage with Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex. The
Queen, Prince Philip, Prince William, and Catherine, Duchess of
Cambridge, Princess Anne, Timothy…
After the tragic terror attack in
Orlando, Florida, on 12 June 2016, royals from across Europe have
sent their condolences to President Obama and the American people.
KingHarald of Norway:“I was shocked and saddened on hearing the
news about the tragic…
It was a beautiful day on 13 June 2015
when Prince Carl Philip, then 36, married Sofia Hellqvist, then 30,
at the Royal Chapel in Stockholm Palace, which was broadcast live
by Swedish channel, SVT. Their engagement was announced on 27 June
2014. In the announcement, Carl…
Who is Leonor, Princess of Asturias?
7th June 2016
She was born on 31 October 2005 to the
Prince and Princess of Asturias, now King Felipe and Queen Letizia
of Spain, at the Ruber International Hospital in Madrid by
caesarian section due to the lack of progression in labour. The
announcement of her birth was sent out through text message to the
press, and she left the hospital with her parents on 7 November.
She is first in the line of succession…
This morning, the Swedish Royal Court
released four new photographs of Princess Estelle,4, and Prince
Oscar, 3 months, in celebration of Swedish National Day on 6 June.
The royal family participates in the festivities each year. These
include the opening of Stockholm Palace…
Prince Alexander of Sweden, son of Prince
Carl-Philip and Princess Sofia, has made his public debut at
Sweden’s National Day today. His parents took him with them for the
official opening of the Royal Palace. He was dressed in a white
outfit and kept warm in a grey…
Princess Astrid of Belgium robbed of purse in Paris
4th June 2016
Princess Astrid of Belgium
has reportedly been robbed in Paris of her
purse, according to French daily newspaper Le Parisien.
The incident occurred Thursday, 2 June on the A86 Aubervilliers in
France. Le Parisien reports that an assailant shattered the
passenger window in the car she was traveling in. They
then proceeded to take Princess Astrid’s handbag
which contained 2,000 euros…

