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Heraldry in Amsterdam (Heraldry, Part I)
Last weekend I visited Amsterdam, which is a wonderful city one could return to over and over again. This was my second visit, the first took place as far back as in 1989. I took some photos of the...
View ArticleA royal wedding and a Bernadotte birth
I thought I should combine two genealogical news into one blog article this time: A. The civil wedding took place in Königstein im Taunus, Germany, between Prince Felix of Luxembourg, second son of...
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Royalty Digest Quarterly no. 3, 2013
The third issue of Royalty Digest Quarterly this year arrived today, just in time for my fall break. It is always nice to have something new to read on my vacation!The front page suggests that the...
View ArticleA break from blogging
I have just returned from a nice stay in Malta, which I hope to write about later on. But for the next few weeks I will need to take a break from blogging as well as from updating my website...
View ArticleHRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway to undergo surgery
The Royal Court in Oslo issued the following press statement earlier today concerning HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit's health situation:Will undergo surgeryHer Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit...
View ArticleSwedish royal baby to be born in New York City
The Swedish Royal Court issued the following press statement today:Information regarding Princess MadeleineAfter careful consideration and in consultation with Their Majesties, Princess Madeleine and...
View ArticlePrince Félix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg to become parents in June 2014
The Grand-Ducal Court of Luxembourg announced today, 14 January 2014, that Prince Felix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg are expecting their first child in June this year.Princess Félix, the second...
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway's 10th birthday
(All photos: Sølve Sundsbø, Det kongelige hoff/The Royal Court.)In connection with Princess Ingrid Alexandra's 10th birthday today (21 January 2014), the Norwegian Royal Court released three photos...
View ArticleUK: Zara and Mike Tindall name their daughter Mia Grace
The press secretary to the British Queen Elizabeth II announced last Friday, 17 January 2014, the birth of Zara and Mike Tindall's first child:Mrs Michael Tindall today safely delivered a baby girl at...
View ArticleSwedish Royal Birth in New York City
The Swedish Royal Court announced early this morning that Princess Madeleine the evening before, at 10.41 p.m. (local time), at the New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City,...
View ArticleProgram for the Royalty Weekend 2014
The Royalty Weekend 2014 will take place on 5-6 April 2014 at the Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School, Steellands Rise, Ticehurst in East Sussex, England.The updated program tells...
View ArticleSweden: Name of royal baby to be announced in Council of State on Wednesday...
In connection with the birth of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill's daughter on 20 February, a Council of State ("konselj") will - according to a statement released by the Swedish Royal Court...
View ArticleHRH Princess Leonore Lilian Maria of Sweden, Duchess of Gotland
In the Council of State at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Wednesday 26 February 2014, King Carl Gustaf informed his government that his new granddaughter, born in New York City on 20 February 2014,...
View ArticleNorway: Princess Märtha Louise cancels trip to Sochi
Princess Märtha Louise had planned to attend the Paralympics in Sochi, Russia from 10th to 14th of March on behalf of the royal house, but on advice of the Norwegian government she has cancelled her...
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The Norwegian Royal Court. Annual Report 2013
The Norwegian Royal Court published its annual report for 2013 on Thursday 10 April 2014. The report gives an overview of the activities of the Royal Family and Royal Court and also includes the...
View ArticleHRH Princess Leonore of Sweden's christening to take place on 8 June 2014
The Swedish Royal Court announced today, 16 April 2014, that the christening of Princess Leonore of Sweden, the daughter of Princess Madeleine and Chris O'Neill, will take place in the Royal Chapel at...
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Closest family and ancestry of the Eidsvoll Men
Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening's (The Norwegian Genealogical Society's) contribution to the celebration of the bicentenary of the Norwegian Constitution was launched at the National Archives in Oslo on...
View ArticleMore details about Princess Leonore of Sweden's christening
The Swedish Royal Court revealed through a press release on Friday 25 April 2014 more details about the christening of HRH Princess Leonore of Sweden. The christening will, as earlier stated, take...
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King Juan Carlos of Spain to abdicate
The Spanish Royal Court most surprisingly announced this morning that King Juan Carlos, who has reigned since 1975, has decided to abdicate the throne. The decision was communicated to prime minister...
View ArticleNTB gjør ikke hjemmeleksen sin - litt om den spanske Grunnloven og kong Juan...
Andre lands grunnlover kan være en utfordring å forstå. Men man må likevel kunne forvente at norske journalister gjør hjemmeleksen sin. Dessverre har NTB slurvet i sin dekning av kong Juan Carlos'...
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