Paul-Philippe Hohenzollern, who is also
known as Prince Paul of Romania, was arrested and detained for 24
hours in Romania. He is being charged with buying influence, money
laundering and complicity to abuse of office in an illegal
restitution case. Paul illegally claimed the restitution of 28.6
hectares of land in Bucharest, among other assets. The land is
known is Baneasa Royal Farm and…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden Accept Christmas Trees
16th December 2015
Since the late 1960s, the Forestry
Programme at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
has donated Christmas trees to the Swedish royal family. The trees
are brought to the castle in Stockholm by voluntary students of the
university and accepted by members of…
Continuing our series looking at how
royal families from across Europe celebrate Christmas, today we
will be looking at Norway and their festive traditions. In Norway,
Christmas time means family time, and that is no different for the
Norwegian royal family. King Harald…
In a recent television
appearance that aired on December 11, Swedish Princess
Madeleine and her British-American banker husband, Chris O’Neill,
gave their first joint interview. Princess Madeleine recalled
her childhood and how she was never fond of the attention given to
her; speaking on the Norwegian-Swedish talk show “Skavlan”. The
33-year-old princess told of how she would…
The 8th Princess of Orange was also a
British Princess and a namesake of the previous Princess. This Mary
Stuart was born on 30 April 1662 as the daughter of James II of
England and Anne Hyde. She grew up in the relative peace of
Richmond Palace with her sister Anne. She…
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden hands out awards to Nobel Prize winners
11th December 2015
The Swedish royals dazzled last night at
the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm. King Carl Gustaf
handed out the prestigious award to the winners in the ceremony.
The Nobel Prizes are awarded each year in the Swedish capital, with
the exception of the Nobel Peace Prize…
King Willem-Alexander will visit NATO
headquarters in Brussels and the military headquarters of the
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) on Monday 17th
December. He will be accompanied by Secretary Koenders of Foreign
Affairs and the Commander of the Armed Forces, General Middendorp.
The Dutch King will begin the visit with a wreath laying at the
memorial at the NATO headquarters.
Elizabeth to welcome King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain during UK State Visit
4th December 2015
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
will be making a State Visit to the UK next March. The couple will
be staying at Windsor Castle during their stay from 8-10 March
2016, making this the first Spanish state visit to the United
Kingdom since 1986 when King Juan Carlos and…
Starting off in Dhaka, her flight landed
at the Shahjalal International Airport Monday morning, greeted by
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and Bangladeshi Bank Governor,
Atiur Rahman. Máxima travelled in her capacity as the UN
Secretary-General’s Special for Inclusive…
King and Queen of Spain to Be Featured on a Limited Edition Coin
20th November 2015
On Monday, 16 November, it was announced
by the Royal Mint of Spain that King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of
Spain are to be featured on a limited edition coin. The profiles of
the royal couple are to appear on one side of the coin while Miguel
Cervantes’ legendary folklore hero, Don Quixote is to be featured
on the alternate side. King Felipe was crowned in June of 2014
after the abdication…
