Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is (Finally) Pregnant

The Royal Palace in Stockholm informed the world today of the pregnancy of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden. It has been a long and stony way for her and her husband Prince Daniel to get to this announcement. 

HRH Crownprincess Victoria of Sweden

Crown Prince of Thailand Grounded in Germany

Thailand’s Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has been grounded by German authorities, or rather, they grounded his plane. A financial spat between a German road construction company and the government of Thailand has thereby reached diplomatic levels. 

HRH Crownprince Maha Vajiralongkorn

The Elected Monarchs on Europe’s Thrones

When we look at the monarchies in Europe, working and deposed ones, we get the false impression of perpetuity as ‘it always had been that way’. In fact, the vast majority of dynasties started out as elected monarchs. 

HRH The Duke of Cambridge

The Guelph Connection

Until 1918, German nobles didn’t have any family names; these only came into existence by act of parliament when the German Republic was created. Instead, the noble families were recognised as being part of ‘Houses’, and the tradition persists. Among them, the Guelph are looking back on over 1,000 years of history. 

HRH Christian Prince of Hanover