Swedish royal Christmas traditions
The Swedish Royal Family has a busy December with many celebrations, and with those celebrations come traditions the family follows. Christmas celebrations begin on 13…
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Norway’s Royal Lodge
Norway’s Royal Lodge is the setting for the Norwegian royal Christmas each year. Also called “the King’s Villa,” the home is the private property of…
Looking back at the wedding of the Shah and Empress Farah
Today marks the 65th wedding anniversary of Shah Mohammed Reza and Empress Farah of Iran. The Shah married Iranian Farah Diba in a Muslim ceremony…
December Babies: Princess Akiko
Princess Akiko of Mikasa was born on 20 December 1981 in Tokyo to Prince Tomohito and Princess Nobuko. The elder daughter of the Prince and…
The Dutch Royal December celebrations
The Dutch royals celebrate a traditional royal Christmas, but earlier in the month, they also have the Sinterklaas celebrations. Queen Máxima is from Argentina, and…
December Brides: Queen Fabiola of Belgium
King Baudouin accended the Belgian throne in 1951 in a rather dramatic fashion after the abdication of his father, King Leopold III. Leopold gave up…
The Nine Provinces Tiara
The Nine Provinces Tiara is a versatile tiara belonging to the Belgian Royal Family. The tiara was a wedding gift to Princess Astrid of Sweden…
December Brides: The Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal divorced her first husband, Mark Phillips, in 1992, and they had been separated since 1989. She remarried Timothy Laurence later that year….
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…
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,…