On Monday 22 February Princess Madeleine
of Sweden hosted a fairytale party for seriously ill children in
Stockholm’s royal palace. The party was planned together with a
non-profit organisation called My Special Day (Min Stora
Dag in Swedish) that makes dreams come true for children and
young people with serious illnesses. The organisation arranges many
different events to respond to the…
A new royal baby in Sweden as Princess Sofia gives birth to baby boy
14th February 2016
Princess Sofia of Sweden has given birth
to a baby boy this evening at 6.25PM. Both mother and child
are doing well. It is the first child for Prince Carl Philip and
Crown Princess Sofia, who were married on 13 June 2015 at the Royal
Chapel at Stockholm Palace and the new…
Sweden prepares for the birth of Crown Princess Victoria's second child
14th February 2016
Sweden is preparing for the birth of
Crown Princess Victoria’s second child, expected in March. The
Swedish court has already sent out invitations for the Te Deum
service after the birth of the child. The church service will
take place at 12.15 the day after the birth…
The Spanish court has been told new
details about Spain’s Infanta Cristina and her husband Iñaki
Urdangarin. A co-defendant, José Luis Ballester, an Olympic
gold-medal-winning sailor, said that despite being longtime friends
with the royal couple he felt “used” by them. Princess Cristina met
Ballester in the early 1990s. He added that he felt he was obliged
to help the…
King and Queen of Sweden organise first official dinner of the year
4th February 2016
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of
Sweden organised the first official dinner of the year last night,
February 3. Official dinners are glittering occasions that demand a
tiara and a long evening dress, and are attended by invited guests
and the royal family. Crown Princess…
Spain’s caretaker government have
cancelled the upcoming State Visit of King Felipe and Queen Letizia
to the UK, amidst ongoing political difficulties in the country.
The Spanish Foreign Ministry said in a statement: “Due to the
process of forming a new…
Delphine Boël given go ahead to seek recognition as King Albert II of Belgium's daughter
4th February 2016
Delphine Boël has been on a mission to be
recognized as the daughter of King Albert II of Belgium. She was
born in 1968 as the daughter of Baroness Sybille de Selys
Longchamps and was officially recognized by her mother’s
husband Jonkheer Jacques Boël (of which the English equivalent
would be Esquire). The King made a reference to a crisis ‘thirty
years ago’ in the 1999…
The inheritance of Queen Fabiola of
Belgium has been settled. Queen Fabiola died on 5 December
2014 after a widowhood of 21 years. Her husband had reigned as King
Baudouin of the Belgians from 1951 until his sudden death in 1993.
The couple had no children and Queen Fabiola…
The Fifteen Princesses of Orange: Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands
30th January 2016
From left to right: Catharina-Amalia,
Princess of Orange, King Willem-Alexander, Princess Ariane, Queen
Maxima and Princess Alexia Suddenly we must make a huge jump in
time for this last Princess of Orange. After the death of Sophie of
Württemberg her husband remarried to…
Queen Sonja of Norway speaks about devastating miscarriage 46 years ago
21st January 2016
Queen Sonja of Norway has spoken of the
devastating miscarriage of her first child 46 years ago in an
upcoming TV documentary celebrating the 25-year reign of King
Harald V. The miscarriage happened when then Crown Princess Sonja
was 32-years-old. It was the night of 2 July 1970, following
birthday celebrations on board the royal yacht for her
father-in-law, King Olav V. They had only just shared…
