At 08:00 the final day of a week-long
birthday celebration for The King began with 43 Swedish flags being
raised on Skeppsbron accompanied by a soundtrack of the Life Guards
Music Corps. A traditional Te Deum thanksgiving service in the
Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace of Stockholm followed at 10:00. At
10:25 the Swedish Navy’s Music Corps marched and performed a
musical program in the Outer…
Over the next several weeks, I want to
write about of some of the lesser talked about royals in
Europe for a series entitled “Who Is?”. One such royal is Her Royal
Highness Princess Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat. Marie was
born Marie Agathe Odile…
The first photo of the newborn Prince
Alexander of Sweden have been released by the Swedish Royal Court.
The photo of the three-day-old prince was taken by his father,
Prince Carl-Philip, at Drottningholm Palace. The prince’s full
name was announced two days after his…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has been
named among those on Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People
list for 2016. The Queen is the only Dutch citizen and the only
member of royalty in this year’s list. In a short article that he
wrote about her for Time Magazine, Tilman Ehrbeck praised Queen
Máxima’s work towards financial inclusion in developing countries.
“To…
Monaco’s ruling Prince Albert II visited
the Philippines, where he was welcomed with a luncheon in
Malacañang. Prince Albert has a passion for the ocean and
marine life and it was only natural that he took a trip to the
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in the Sulu…
The youngest member of the Swedish Royal
Family’s name was announced today during a cabinet meeting by his
grandfather Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and in the presence of
his aunt Crown Princess Victoria. The young Prince, son of Prince
Carl-Philip and Princess Sofia…
The past year has been an eventful one
for the Swedish royal family. Princess Madeleine gave birth to
Prince Nicolas in June, only two days after the wedding of Prince
Carl Philip and Princess Sofia. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince
Daniel had their second child, Prince Oscar, last month. And
finally, completingthe trio, Princess Sofia gave birth to a healthy
baby boy last Tuesday at 18.28 local…
Prince Henrik, consort of Danish Queen
Margrethe II, has given up his title of ‘Prince Consort’ or
‘Prinsgemal’ as part of his retirement. It was at first not
officially announced but he was listed on his biography page of the
Danish Royal…
Belgium's Prince Amedeo and Princess Elisabetta Maria expecting first child
14th April 2016
Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and Princess
Sofia aren’t the only royals expecting a child next month. The
Royal Palace of Belgium confirmed on Tuesday, 12th April that
Prince Amedio, (30), and his wife, Princess Elisabetta “Lili” Maria
Rosboch von Wolkenstein…
Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit visits Tanzania to evaluate AIDS response
13th April 2016
Since 2003, Her Royal Highness, Crown
Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has been a strong advocate for
empowering women and children in responding to the AIDS epidemic
throughout the world. Earlier this week, she visited the United
Republic of Tanzania to assess the response of youth to the AIDS
response in the country and mother-to-child transmission of AIDS.
The crown Princess said this of her…
