Crown Princess Margareta of Sweden
King Willem-Alexander 50th Birthday Dinner
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands hosted a private dinner at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague on April 29th for foreign royals, family, and friends. Earlier in the day, the Royal Family and their guests participated in a Sports Day in Rotterdam. On the 28th, the King held a dinner for 150 guests at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam. Continue reading
King Carl Gustaf’s 71st Birthday
The Swedish Royal Family celebrated King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 71st Birthday in the Outer Courtyard of the Royal Palace of Stockholm on April 30th. Continue reading
Swedish Royal Tiaras
Happy 71st Birthday to King XVI Gustaf of Sweden. The Swedish Royal Family have a very large tiara collection, and since the King is the Head of the Royal family, many of these tiaras are worn because of the lady’s relation to him. In honour of his birthday, take a look at the Swedish Royal Tiaras- Continue reading
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
Happy Anniversary to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who got married at Westminster Abbey on this day in 2011, in the ‘Wedding of the Century’! The couple now have three children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. To mark the day, we are taking a look back through their wedding! Continue reading
Princess Benedikte’s Tiaras
Happy Birthday to Princess Bendikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg who turns 73 today. Daughter of a Danish King and Swedish Princess, sister of the Queens of Greece and Denmark, cousin of the Kings of Sweden and Norway, and the consort of a German Prince, she has attended many glittering occasions throughout the last 60 years. Take a look at the tiaras she has worn at those events- Continue reading
Princess Benedikte of Denmark
King Willem-Alexander 50th Birthday Dinner
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands hosted a Dinner at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam on April 28th, to mark his 50th Birthday on the 27th, for 150 guests that have a jubilee birthday the same day as the King. After the Dinner, the Royal Palace of Amsterdam is open for 50 hours, from 8pm on April 28th to midnight on the 30th, for free. Continue reading
State Opening of Parliament delayed
UPDATE- Due to a delay with the Queen’s Speech, the State Opening of Parliament will take place on Wednesday 21st June
The Annual State Opening of Parliament will take place on June 19th, due to the Snap UK General Election. This year, the Queen will not wear evening dress and robes, and will not travel to the Palace of Westminster in a carriage. The is the first “dressed down” State Opening since March 1974, during a Snap UK Election back then. The annual Garter Service, scheduled for June 19th, has been cancelled. Click HERE to read about last year’s State Opening of Parliament.
Garter Service 2017 Cancelled
The Annual Order of the Garter Service and Ceremony at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle has been cancelled for 2017. It will be the first time since 1948 that the Service hasn’t taken place. Click HERE to read about last year’s Garter Service.
Koningsdag 2017 in Tilburg
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, the Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane of the Netherlands attend the celebration of King’s Day (Koningsdag) in the municipality of Tilburg, in the heart of Brabant, on April 27th. King’s Day (Koningsdag), a Bank Holiday in the Netherlands, celebrates King Willem-Alexander’s 50th Birthday.
King Willem-Alexander’s 40th Birthday Dinner, 2007
Happy Birthday to King Willem-Alexander, who turns 50 today. Though the King and Royal family will spend today in Tilburg, they will host a dinner in honour of the King’s 50th birthday at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, for 150 guests that have the same birthday as the King, on the 28th. Take a look below at scenes from the then Prince of Orange’s 40th Birthday Celebration in September 2007, a few months later because the couple had their third daughter in April, at Het Loo Palace which had many foreign Royal guests in attendence-
King Harald and Queen Sonja’s 80th Birthday Celebrations
Itineraries and Guest Confirmations have been released for King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway’s 80th Birthday Celebrations on May 9th and 10th. 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. Continue reading
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
King Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Victoria at the 20th anniversary of the OPCW
King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden attended the 20th anniversary of establishment of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) held at the Ridderzaal (Hall of the Knights) on April 26th in The Hague. Continue reading
Wedding of the Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, 1923
Crown Princess Victoria presents Royal Patriotic Society Medals
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden presented the Royal Patriotic Society’s Trade and Industry Medals (Näringslivsmedaljen 2017) at the Riddarhuset (House of Nobility) in Stockholm on April 25th. Continue reading
Baptism of Prince Liam of Nassau
Prince Liam of Nassau, son of Prince Felix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg and grandson of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, was baptised at St. Peter’s Cathedral at the Vatican on April 22nd. Most members of the Grand Ducal Family were in attendance. Continue reading