Royal Birthday: Queen Matilde of Belgium

Mathilde, Queen of the Belgians, celebrates her 46th birthday on Sunday, 20 January 2019, with a new photo released to mark this special occasion. Childhood Mathilde was born in Uccle in Belgium in 1973, the eldest daughter of Count Patrick d'Udekem d’coz and Countess Anna Maria Komorowka. She has three younger sisters, Marie-Alix, Elisabeth, Hélène…

Royal Birthday: Countess of Wessex

One of Britain’s hardest-working members of the Royal Family, the Countess of Wessex celebrates her 54th birthday on Sunday, 20 January 2019.

Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s Confirmation Announcement

Norway’s Princess Ingrid Alexandra will be confirmed in Oslo on Saturday, 31 August 2019.

Royal Birthday: Prince Philip and Prince Alexander of Serbia

Serbia’s Prince Philip and Prince Alexander are celebrating their 37th birthday on 15 January 2019, with their family and close friends in Belgrade. Fraternal twins Prince Philip and Prince Alexander were born in Fairfax, Virginia, in the United States. They are the second and third sons of Crown Prince Alexander Karadordević and his first wife…

Royal Birthday: Princess Michael of Kent

Princess Michael of Kent celebrates her 74th birthday on Tuesday, 15 January 2019. Embed from Getty Images Princess Michael of Kent was born Marie Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz in Karlovy Vary on 15 January 1945 in the Czech Republic (formerly known as Karlsbad in what was known as the German-populated Sudetenland or…

Dutch Royal Family Move House

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and their three daughters have taken up residence in the newly-restored Huis ten Bosch Palace on Sunday, 13 January 2019.

New Governor For New South Wales

Premier Gladys Berijiklian announced on Sunday, 13 January 2019,  the Hon Justice Margaret Beazley AO will be the next Governor of New South Wales. The Premier says Queen Elizabeth II has accepted the recommendation for the new appointment. Justice Beazley is a highly decorated Federal Court of Australia and NSW Court of Appeal judge, who…

Meghan’s New Patronages

Kensington Palace has announced The Duchess of Sussex’s four new patronages on Thursday, 10 January 2019, focusing on key areas of interest, arts, access to education, support for women and animal welfare. Queen Elizabeth II has passed on two Patronages to Meghan: the National Theatre which she held for 45 years, and the Association of…

Prince William Patron of London Air Ambulance 30th Anniversary Campaign

Kensington Palace has announced that the Duke of Cambridge has become Patron of the London Air Ambulance Charity 30th Anniversary Campaign on Wednesday, 9 January 2019 ahead of his visit later that day.

Royal Birthday: The Duchess of Cambridge

The Duchess of Cambridge celebrates her 37th birthday on Wednesday, 9 January 2019. Catherine 'Kate' Elizabeth Middleton was born in 1982, the eldest daughter of Michael and Carole Middleton (nee Goldsmith), at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, on 9 January 1982. She has two younger siblings, Pippa and James. The Duchess attended boarding school during…