In 2001, the Nepalese Royal Family was almost eliminated in a massacre. On June 1st 2001, the Crown Prince of Nepal, Dipendra, fired shots into a home within the grounds of Narayanhity Palace, which housed various members of the monarchy, and there was an event happening within. The shots killed The King, who was his …
Princess Marie of Denmark is the second wife of Prince Joachim, hence making her the sister-in-law of King Frederik X and Queen Mary. She is the mother of Count Henrik and Countess Athena and stepmother of Count Nikolai and Count Felix. Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier was born in Paris, France, on February 6, 1976, as …
The future of the Swedish royal family is female. Crown Princess Victoria will someday be Queen, as will her daughter, Princess Estelle of Sweden. Born on February 23 2012, Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary is the eldest child of the Crown Princess and her husband, Prince Daniel. She has a younger brother, Prince Oscar. Princess Estelle …
Princess Athena (now Countess Athena) of Denmark is the only daughter of Prince Joachim and the second child he has with his second wife, Princess Marie. She has three older brothers: half-brothers Nikolai and Felix and brother Henrik. Her middle names are in honour of both her grandmothers and her mother. Born on January 24 …
Princess Josephine of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, is the second daughter and youngest child of King Frederik X and Queen Mary. She has three older siblings: Crown Prince Christian, Princess Isabella and twin brother Prince Vincent, who is 26 minutes older. The twins were born on January 8 2011. Josephine’s name was announced at her …
It was rumoured that Crown Prince Christian of Denmark was dating Princess Maria Chiara of Bourbon Two Sicilies. However, the story isn’t as cut and dry as you may think it is. The rumour seemed to come out of nowhere. However, it is believed (see the link in the next paragraph) that Chiara’s sister, Maria …
Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson, Duchess of York, should be celebrating being breast cancer-free. However, it was revealed in the last 24 hours that she had been diagnosed with melanoma. I have seen many people writing Prince Andrew’s ex-wife and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie’s mother off as a grifter. I will never defend Prince Andrew. Ever. Of …
Crown Prince Christian is the eldest child and son of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark. He was born on October 15 2005. At the time, he was second in line to the throne of Denmark. As per tradition, he was given the name of Christian to alternate between himself and his father. …
Denmark has a new Queen in Mary, the former Crown Princess. A widely beloved member of the Danish Royal Family, Queen Mary of Denmark has proven herself to be more than capable of being King Frederik X’s consort. In this post, we’re going to give an introduction to this incredible woman. Please be aware that …
There is an age-old aspect to being a royal that can not be avoided: royal divas. We’ve been scrolling through forums like Reddit and Tumblr and have seen some nasty rumours about certain royal women. Some might be valid arguments, but others seem to be nothing more than posts looking for supposed royal rivals. The …
Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary is now Queen Mary, and people have questions about her, which is why we’re going to answer them here right now. These questions came up in our Google Search Console data. 1. Can Queen Mary Speak Danish? The first of our five questions is whether Queen Mary can speak Danish; the …
There are so many future Queens in Europe, so we wanted to introduce the Project Fangirl audience to Princess Ingrid Alexandra, the future Queen of Norway. We’ve already spoken about her in our post on future European Queens, but we wanted to discuss Ingrid Alexandra in more detail. The Scandinavian royal families are incredibly close, …
Catherine, The Princess of Wales, has been admitted to hospital for planned abdominal surgery, Kensington Palace has revealed, and a short time afterwards, it was revealed King Charles III would also be undergoing surgery, but for an enlarged prostate, as per information from the ABC and Buckingham Palace. The Princess of Wales had the surgery, …
Royal watchers will know that Prince Joachim is currently married to Princess Marie. However, did you know he was married before? His first wife was Alexandra Christina Manley, now the Countess of Frederiksborg. They met in 1994 during a dinner in Hong Kong. The couple were engaged in May 1995 and married in November 1995. …
The Swedish Royal Family has a line of succession where there are certain rules that need to be followed in order for family members to be included. We’ve all heard how King Carl XVI Gustaf wanted his middle child and only son, Prince Carl Philip to be his successor. However, the Swedish Government changed the …
Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe is a Princess of Denmark and Countess of Monpezat. She is the eldest daughter of King Frederik X and Queen Mary. Isabella is the younger sister of Crown Prince Christian and the older sister of twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, and the oldest granddaughter of former Queen Margrethe II and …
Denmark is about to get a new Crown Prince in Prince Christian of Denmark, which is why we’re going to look into who his godparents are. Prince Christian of Denmark’s godparents were made public at the time of his christening in January 2006. There is a mix of commoners and royals in the mix for …
Zara and Mike Tindall are class acts. They are beloved because of how down to the earth they are. Also, they don’t scream into the abyss that they need security or money. The Tindalls do their own thing and have been doing so before a particular Z-list actress came on the scene. The reason this …
On January 14 2024, Queen Margrethe II will oversee her abdication, and her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, will be named King of Denmark. With a lot going on in Denmark, what will happen on the day of the event? That is what we’re here to discuss. The information comes from the official Danish Royal …
The crisis of 1936 in England that saw Edward VIII ditch the throne in favour of marrying Wallis Simpson made the word ‘abdication’ dirty, especially in Britain. The renunciation was never mentioned before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, given its effects on her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, as per …
Mohamed Al-Fayed took shots during the Operation Paget inquiry at the Spencer siblings and mother, claiming that one of Diana’s sisters and their mother, along with then-Prince Charles and Prince Philip, were involved in “getting rid” of the princess. We’ve stated this before in earlier sections, but Mohamed was looking for someone to blame. He …
As mentioned in part two of our breakdown of the Operation Paget report, we will be debunking many of Mohamed Al-Fayed’s allegations. Everything in this post will link to another source or state where the information came from. Many of Mohamed’s claims are debunkable, thanks to witness statements from people who knew Diana, Princess of …
Operation Paget was commissioned to investigate the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed, mainly based on the allegations made by Mr Fayed’s father, Mohamed Al-Fayed. The report examines the findings of the criminal investigation into what the former Harrod’s owner claims to be a conspiracy to murder Princess Diana and his son. …
The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul, occurred in the early hours of August 31st 1997, in France. It also brought about the introduction of stricter paparazzi practices all around the world, though it wouldn’t stop the paps from hounding Catherine Middleton, the future Princess of …
Crown Princess Mary was always destined to be Queen of Denmark. I’ve expressed before when my royal watching ‘career’ began. It was 2004, 20 years ago (OMG!), when Mary and Frederik married in Copenhagen. I also recall the first pregnancy announcement with Prince Christian in 2005 and the confusion over Princess Josephine’s name at the …
