Prince Daniel of Sweden is a very rare
royal indeed. For at the moment he is the only man in Europe lined
up to be a prince consort to a queen regnant in waiting. While the
youngest generation of the continent’s royals is dominated by girls
who will grow up to rule, the next one up is filled with men who
will be king. So Daniel’s place in modern European royalty is
rather special indeed. He…
Sweden's royals express concern over the rights of refugee children
11th September 2015
Members of Sweden’s Royal Family
have expressed concern over the plight of refugee children. Queen
Silvia called for better protection for child refugees as she
attended an event in Germany focused on issues surrounding young
people who have been forced to leave their…
Our historic Queen: how Europe's other royal reigns measure up
8th September 2015
We are now just 24 hours away from
history. On September 9th 2015, The Queen becomes the longest
reigning monarch in British history. There is huge interest in this
magical moment when Elizabeth II overtakes Victoria with people
around the world waiting for the day when the…
The King and Queen of Spain will
undertake a high profile visit to the United States in the coming
weeks. Felipe VI and his wife, Letizia, will spend four days in the
country and the focal point of the visit will be an audience with
the US President, Barack Obama, in the White House. King Felipe and
Queen Letizia of Spain will visit the United States of America
later this month Felipe has met the…
It’s been announced that Crown Princess
Victoria of Sweden is pregnant with her second child. The
princess, heir to her country’s throne, is expecting her baby in
March 2016. The new prince or princess will be third in line to the
Swedish crown. Crown Princess…
In a statement released yesterday,
Romania’s King Michael has withdrawn his grandson’s royal title.
The former Prince Nicolae of Romania, once third in succession to
the throne, and only grandson of the ninety-three-year-old king
will now be known as Mr. Nicholas…
The National Bank of Romania has issued
three new coins to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of
Romania’s greatest Kings, Ferdinand I. King Ferdinand is best
remembered for his role in expanding Romanian territories during
the First World War A statue of King Ferdinand I. He was King of
Romania for 13 years. Prince Ferdinand was born on August 24, 1865,
the son of Leopold, Prince of…
This past Monday evening, at her family’s
long-time summer holiday home on the island of Tjøme, Norway’s
Queen Sonja welcomed a few unexpected visitors to the royal
compound. T Queen Sonja has had a summer home on the island of
Tjøme for years and loves to…
While the second birthday of Prince
George may have grabbed many of the headlines, he’s not the only
prince blowing out candles in this hot part of July. For as the
third in line to the throne goes to bed after lots of presents,
cake and partying there are two other royal…
It’s a week that the Swedish Royal Family
will never forget. Early this afternoon, Princess Madeleine gave
birth to a son. His arrival comes less than 48 hours after her
brother, Prince Carl Philip, married Sofia Hellqvist in Stockholm.
Princess Madeleine and her husband, Chris O’Neill, have welcomed a
son just hours after attending the Royal Wedding of her brother,
Prince Carl Philip…
