The extended British Royal Family and Royal Guests from around Europe gathered to celebrate the Wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor, only daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and 52nd-in-line to the Throne, and Thomas Kingston at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 18th. Continue reading
It’s that time of year again! For the next few days leading up to the New Year, we will have a series of ‘Year in Review’ articles, compiling and featuring the Royal highlights of 2018. It’s my birthday today, and since all birthdays should have Tiaras, today’s feature is a roundup of the Royal Tiaras of 2018! Continue reading
Happy Birthday to Queen Anne Marie of Greece, who turns 72 today! The youngest daughter of King Frederik IX of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden, she married King Constantine II of Greece in 1964. Despite being exiled for more than five decades, as the sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, sister-in-law of Queen Sofia of Spain, cousin of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, King Harald V of Norway, and the Duke of Edinburgh, King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie attend a plethora of glittering events, where she wears pieces from her historic jewel collection, including this heart-shaped Aquamarine Pendant! Continue reading
Happy Birthday to King Constantine of Greece, who turns 78 today! One of the longest reigning former monarchs, King Constantine became King 54 years ago, and today we are taking a look at the Orders of which he is Sovereign. This article has been written by fellow Royal Watcher and a twitter friend, Gabriel Aquino, who has also written about the Dutch Royal Orders and Swedish Royal Orders. Continue reading
Crown Prince Frederik has been celebrating his 50th Birthday in a series of events, including a Jubilee Dinner, Royal Run, and Portrait unveiling culminating to the celebrations on May 26th, his birthday. Click HERE to take a look at the other events. Continue reading
Crown Prince Frederik has been celebrating his 50th Birthday in a series of events, including a Jubilee Dinner, Royal Run, and Portrait Unveiling culminating to the celebrations on May 26th, his birthday. Continue reading
It’s that time of year again! For the next few days leading up to the New Year, we will have a series of ‘Year in Review’ articles, compiling and featuring the Royal highlights of 2017. While the (quite rare) White Tie and Tiara events get a lot of attention, the (more frequent) Gala or Black Tie events are usually forgotten. Today we are taking a look at some of the Royal Black Tie and Gala events of 2017- Continue reading
It’s that time of year again! For the next few days leading up to the New Year, we will have a series of ‘Year in Review’ articles, compiling and featuring the Royal highlights of 2017. Today’s feature is a roundup of the Royal Tiaras of 2017! Continue reading
Members of the Romanian Royal Family, Foreign Royalty and Heads of State attended the State Funeral of King Michael of Romania on December 16th. King Michael died in Switzerland on December 5th, at the age of 96. He first became King in 1927, and though he hasn’t been the reigning Head of State since 1947, the Government is giving the late King a State Funeral, in line with the plans to give the Royal Family Official Status in Romania. Continue reading
Eight Kings and Eleven Queens led the Royal Guests and Relatives from around the world at the Wedding of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark in Athens on this day in 1964, 60 years ago, amidst weeks of festivities in Copenhagen and Athens, which began with a Gala in Copenhagen, a Farewell Dinner at Fredensborg Palace, a Dinner in Athens, and the spectacular Wedding Ball at the Royal Palace of Athens.
Happy Anniversary to Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark, who got married on this day in 2008. The second marriage of the Prince, to the French-born Marie, was held at the Møgeltønder Church near Schackenborg Castle (home of Prince Joachim and his family). Not a State Occasion like other royal wedding, it was attended by foreign royals, and had a White Tie dress code. Continue reading
The Norwegian Government hosted a Gala at the Opera in Oslo for King Harald and Queen Sonja’s 80th Birthday on the evening of May 10th. Members of Foreign Royal Families were present. On May 9th, the King and Queen hosted a Banquet at the Royal Palace. Earlier on May 10th, there was a lunch and mini-cruise on the Royal Yacht Norge. Click HERE to the celebrations for his 21st Birthday, HERE to the celebrations for his 40th Birthday, HERE for the King and Queen’s combined 60th Birthday celebrations, and HERE for his 70th Birthday celebrations. Click HERE to take a look at the guest list. Continue reading
