Another relative of King Felipe VI of
Spain is being investigated by the Tax Services. Princess Inès
of the Two Sicilies, a cousin through Alfonso XII of Spain, is
being investigated on suspicion of money laundering. She is the
youngest daughter of the late Infante Alfonso of Spain, Duke of
Calabria and Infanta Alicia, born a Princess of Bourbon-Parma.
Princess Inès inherited money from her…
Tax Trouble for King Michael of Romania
22nd May 2016
A Romanian news site reports that former
King Michael I of Romania is among those on a list of 187,000 names
of the country’s biggest individual debtors to the state. He is
liable for tax of 4.1 Romanian Leu, around €910,000 or
£697,000. The list was published by the…
When Sweden’s Prince Oscar was born this
March, he was granted the title of the Duke of Skåne by his
maternal grandfather, King Carl XVI Gustaf. Now, in time for his
christening, the residents of his Duchy have planned a lovely gift
for the third-in-line to the Swedish…
Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg,
recently spoke with Danish newspaper BT about her quick divorce
from second husband Martin Jørgensen revealing he was not her true
love. “I was quick and confident in my decision. I have not
wavered. When it was taken, I was ready to move on,” said the
Countess. “There is no relationship.” The Countess was first
reported to be dating Martin Jørgensen…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark was among
the speakers at the Opening Ceremony of the Women Deliver
Conference in Copenhagen yesterday. The Crown Princess spoke about
how she was inspired to take up the cause of women’s rights seven
years ago, when someone from Chad told…
On Thursday, Queen Sonja opened an
exhibition of glass art called “Smakebiter” in the Queen Josephine
Gallery in the Oscarshall in Bygdøy, Western Norway. Included
within the exhibition are exhibits from the Queen’s personal
collection of glassware. The Queen…
New Photos of Prince Alexander of Sweden
15th May 2016
The Swedish Royal Court has released
several new photos of Prince Alexander of Sweden with his parents
for Prince Carl-Philip’s 37th birthday and to give thanks for all
the well wishes. The photos are accompanied by a personal thank you
for the proud parents, “We wish to thank you for all the
congratulations we have received on the birth of our son, Prince
Alexander. We greatly appreciate…
Eneko Gogeaskoetxea Arronategui has been
sentenced to 92 years in prison by the Spanish national court for
his part in a failed plot to assassinate Spain’s former king, Juan
Carlos I. Gogeaskoetxea, a member of the Basque separatist group
Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA)…
Who is Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau?
8th May 2016
In the second edition of “Who Is?”,
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is the focus. She was
born Mabel Martine Los on 11 August 1968 to Hendrik Los
and Florence Kooman in Pijnacker, Netherlands. The Princess
has three sisters, in which the youngest two are from her…
Dutch Royals remember victims of war
5th May 2016
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of
the Netherlands attended the Remembrance Day commemoration on Dam
Square, opposite the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. Remembrance Day is
the day before the official liberation day in the Netherlands and
used to commemorate only the Dutch victims of the Second World War.
After 1961 the victims of other military conflicts and
peacekeeping missions are…

