December Babies: The Empress of Japan turns 61
Empress Masako of Japan, born Masako Owada, was born in Tokyo on this day in 1963. She married Crown Prince Naruhito in 1993 and has…
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December Babies: Prince Joachim of Belgium
An often-overlooked Belgian royal celebrates his birthday today; Prince Joachim of Belgium turns 33 today. Prince Joachim Karl-Maria Nikolaus Isabelle Marcus d’Aviano, Archduke of Austria-Este,…
December Babies: The Princess of Orange
Catharina-Amalia was born on 7 December 2003 at 5.01 PM in the Bronovo Hospital in The Hague. She was baptised on 12 June 2004 with…
Royals and the Nobels
The Nobel Prizes are handed out each year on 10 December, Alfred Nobel Day, and royals from the Norwegian and Swedish royal families attend the…
Why Princess Birgitta wasn’t in the Swedish line of succession
The late Princess Birgitta of Sweden wasn’t in the Swedish line of succession. Princess Birgitta was born in 1937 as the second daughter of Prince…
Princess Sofia of Sweden turns 40
Princess Sofia of Sweden marks her 40th birthday today, and to celebrate, we look at her life so far. Sofia Kristina Hellqvist was born on…
Why Princess Birgitta was an HRH and her sisters were not
The late Princess Birgitta of Sweden was the only one of her sisters who held the style of Royal Highness, and the reason is quite…
OBITUARY: Princess Birgitta of Sweden
Princess Birgitta of Sweden was born on 19 January 1937 as the second child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten and Princess Sibylla of…
Looking back at the wedding of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde
On 10 September 1999, the Belgian royal court announced the engagement between Prince Philippe, the Duke of Brabant and Jonkvrouw Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz. Their wedding…
December Babies: Princess Aiko
Princess Aiko was the long-awaited child of the then Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Japan. Born on 1 December 2001, her parents chose her…