Midsummer Greetings from Haga Palace, 2017

Sweden's Crown Princess Family sends their Midsummer greetings from Haga Palace with gorgeous new photos of Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar.

Trooping the Colour 2017

The Queen’s Official Birthday in Britain was marked with sombreness on Saturday, 17 June 2017, despite the traditional pomp and pageantry in London with Trooping the Colour. Earlier that day, the Queen had issued a message reflecting the sombre national mood as the United Kingdom had “witnessed a succession of terrible tragedies”. Crowds lined the…

Podcast: Countess Mountbatten, Prince Philip’s 96th Birthday & Danish Golden Wedding Anniversary

Countess Mountbatten dies, the Grenfell Fire tragedy, Prince Philip celebrates his 96th birthday, a Royal Golden Anniversary and Princess Charlene writes an article about water safety. Vale Countess Mountbatten (1924-2017) Prince Charles' beloved godmother Countess Mountbatten passed away at her home on 13 June 2017. Embed from Getty Images Grenfell Tower Visit On Friday, 16…

Podcast: Prince Harry, Abdication Update, Sir John Key and Queen’s Birthday

Prince Harry arrives in Sydney, a new bill passed in the Japanese Parliament, John Key receives a Knighthood in New Zealand and the Queen's Birthday in Australia. Prince Harry's Wet Walkabout Prince Harry visited Campbell's Cove to meet well-wishers in the pouring rain with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Veteran Affairs Minister David Elliott. See…

Crown Princess Victoria’s 40th Birthday Plans

The Swedish Royal Court has released new photos of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden ahead of her 40th birthday on 14 July 2017. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s eldest daughter Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée, Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Vastergotland, was born on 14 July 1977 at the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm. The…

Podcast: GQ Interview, Royal Run & Sheriff Hutton Castle For Sale!

Prince William's interview, the Queen prays for Manchester victims, Finland celebrates 100 years of Independence, Crown Prince Frederik's 50th birthday plans and Richard III's former home is on the market. GQ Magazine Interview Prince William's interview with Alistair Campbell for British GQ Magazine discussing mental health, the death of his mother and his children growing…

Podcast: Loen Skylift, Chelsea Flower Show & the Claytons Royal Wedding

Queen Sonja opens a new skylift, Princess Anne attends the General Assembly, Chelsea Flower Show, the Claytons Royal Wedding and two exhibitions focusing on Charles I and Charles II. Queen Sonja Opens Loen Skylift Queen Sonja of Norway officially opened one of the world's steepest cable cars, the Loen Skylift in Nordfjord on Saturday, 20…

Royal Condolences for Manchester

Heads of State and world leaders have sent their condolences to Great Britain after a terrorist attack took place in Manchester on Monday, 22 May. Following the attack in Manchester, The Queen and Members of the Royal Family held a minute's silence at today's Garden Party. pic.twitter.com/tAoo5XJWoG — The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) 23 May 2017…

Podcast: Thailand To Sue Facebook, Party at the Palace, Golden Wedding Anniversary Stamps & Richard The Lionheart

New statues of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the Thai Government threatens to sue Facebook, a Party at the Palace, new stamps of Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik, and King Richard the First’s heart. Statues of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip New statues of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to be installed in…

The Flying Royal Dutchman

This is your King, er, Captain speaking! King Willem-Alexander has revealed he is still working as an airline pilot for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines since his accession in 2013, when his mother Queen Beatrix abdicated. He flies twice per month, often as a co-pilot with Captain Maarten Putman (pictured below, left), to keep his hours…