Elizabeth II marks 67th Anniversary of Accession

On 6 February 2019, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch marks 67 years on the throne. The Queen usually spends the day in private at Sandringham, before boarding a train the following day back to London, ready for another year of official engagements. The bells at Westminster Abbey rang out at 1.00 pm, and a 62-gun salute was…

Prince Joachim To Undertake Military Training In France

The Danish Royal Court has announced Prince Joachim will participate in France’s highest-ranking military training course from September 2019 for one year.

Australia Day Greetings

The Royal Family and Kensington Palace posted their Australia Day greetings on social media on Friday, 26 January 2019. It is also Australia's National Day and an official public holiday. A Short History Australia Day commemorates the landing of the First Fleet (eleven convict ships), with commander Captain Arthur Phillips raised the British flag and…

King Harald and Queen Sonja To Attend Lillehammer Anniversary

King Harald and Queen Sonja will visit Lillehammer on Saturday, 16 February, to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The King had declared the Olympic Games open in 1994 and Crown Prince Haakon had lit the cauldron during the Opening Ceremony. Russia won a total of 23 medals, including 11 Gold,…

Royal Birthday: Princess Athena of Denmark

Prince Joachim and Princess Marie share two delightful new photos to mark their daughter Princess Athena’s 7th birthday on Thursday, 24 January 2019. Princess Athena is rugged up against the winter chills in front of a log cabin in one photo and on the coast, holding during a holiday break with the family dog, in…

Royal Birthday: Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

Norway’s second-in-line to the throne turns 15 on Monday, 21 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…

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.