Queen Nanasipau’u Thanks Missionaries For Royal Tomb Cleanup

More than 40 missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helped clean the Royal Tombs a week after Tropical Cyclone Gita pounded Tonga on 12 February 2018.

Vivat Regina Exhibition at Stockholm Cathedral

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden took her two children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar to the Vivat Regina exhibition on Thursday, 22 February at Stockholm Cathedral in Stockholm. Chaplain Ulf Lindgren gave the Crown Princess and her children a special guided tour of the Cathedral, which is known locally as Storkyrkan (the Great Church). The…

Royal Birthday: Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg has released a new photograph of Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess to mark her 34th birthday on 18 February 2018. Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. Photo: © 2018 Grand Ducal Court / Lola Velasco / all rights reserved Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy was born on 18 February 1984 in…

Prince Henrik’s Final Journey To Copenhagen

Prince Henrik’s coffin began the 40-kilometre journey in a hearse from Fredensborg Palace south to Copenhagen so Danes can pay their last respects. The Danish Royal Family had declared a month of mourning after Prince Henrik died in his sleep on Tuesday, 13 February, at 11.18 pm at Fredensborg Palace where he wanted to spend…

Podcast: Sri Lanka, Charles I: King and Collector and Bernadotte Bicentenary

The Earl and Countess of Wessex visit Sri Lanka, two royal octogenarians celebrate birthdays, Charles I: King and Collector exhibition and the Swedish Royal Family commemorate 200 years of Bernadotte rule.

Princess Beatrix Celebrates Her 80th Birthday

The Royal House of the Netherlands has released several new photos of Princess Beatrix, with her sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren, to mark her 80th birthday on 31 January 2018. Photographer Jeroen van der Meyde took these images at Drakensteyn Castle in Lage Vuursche, including one of the former Queen with her black labrador. However, Princess…

King Felipe VI of Spain

Felipe VI ascended the throne on 19 June 2014 when his father King Juan Carlos I abdicated and made his first state visit to Great Britain in 2017. Did you know he also competed at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992? Find out more about King Felipe who celebrates his birthday on 30 January. King…

Felipe VI of Spain’s 50th Birthday Commemorations

The Spanish Royal Family have released new photos mark King Felipe VI’s 50th birthday on Tuesday, 30 January 2018. A series of photos reveal how King Felipe and Queen Letizia are just like most parents taking their two daughters their school in Madrid, enjoying an informal lunch and filming last year's Christmas Message at La Zarzuela…

Carl XIV Johan of Sweden

The founder of Sweden’s Bernadotte dynasty was born on 26 January 1763 and ruled as Carl XIV Johan and as Carl III Johan of Norway, from 1818 until his death in 1844.

Charles I: King and Collector Exhibition

The Royal Academy of Arts is exhibiting Charles I’s extraordinary art collection from 27 January to 15 April 2018, including works from the Royal Collection Trust. These great masterpieces have been reunited for the first time in about 400 years, with many on loan, with about 150 works of art ranging from classical sculptures to…