The Norwegian royal family are the latest to release Christmas photos this year. In the past, themes included playing outdoors and building a gingerbread house.
For 2011, this theme was simple. Queen Sonja read How The Snow Got Color by Dan Lindholm to her two grandchildren, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus. The Princess, who will be 8 next month, listened intently while her 6 year old brother was more interested in the large Christmas tree behind them.
The Queen and Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore traditional Norwegian clothing for the photo shoot.
For Christmas this year, King Harald V and Sonja will join Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit at their home outside Oslo at Skaugum Palace.
The three children of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain have released the Christmas photographs of their families. Infanta Elena, Infanta Cristina and Prince Felipe all are showing how much their children have grown up.
Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia posed with their two daughters, Infantas Leonor and Sofia. The couple switch each pose each year. One year, their Christmas photo has just their two girls, the next year has their parents with them, and repeat.
Meanwhile, Elena used a photo of her two children, Felipe Frolian and Victoria, without her.
Infanta Cristina used a picture from third son’s Juan’s first communion this year. Some royal fans were disappointed not to see an original photo. However, it should be noted husband Iñaki Urdangarin is in this. Urdangarin is caught up in a scandal that caused him to be removed from the royal family.
It’s that time of year again, when the European royal houses release their Christmas portraits.
The Belgian Crown Princely family released theirs Thursday. The photos were done back in October, around the time of Princess Elisabeth’s pictures for her 10th birthday.
Each of the four children – Elisabeth, Gabriel, Emmanuel and Eleonore – were photographed doing individual things. Elisabeth is seen painting, 8 year old Gabriel is playing soccer, while 6 year old Emmanuel is driving a child’s car. Little Eleonore, age 3, is seen running on the grounds of the Palace.
Friday saw the release of the latest portrait of the Danish Crown Princely family.
Frederik and Mary posed with their two eldest children, Christian age 6 and Isabella age 4, plus with their twin babies, Vincent and Josephine, who are nearly 11 months old.
In less than two months, those twins will be celebrating their first birthday! Amazing how time flies!
Click here for Steen Brogaard photos of Nikolai & Felix
This past Sunday, the eldest grandchild of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark marked his 12th birthday. Prince Nikolai, the eldest son of Prince Joachim and the former Princess Alexandra, celebrated his big day with most of the Danish royal family. The ones who were missing were the Queen and her husband, Henrik the Prince Consort, and Crown Princess Mary, who was in Africa, and the royal twins.
This meant Nikolai got to spend time with his youngest brother, 2 year old Prince Henrik, who is the son Princess Marie, Joachim’s second wife. Marie is expecting again, and this could bring another brother or even a sister for Nikolai this coming January.
The birthday boy already has another brother, Prince Felix, age 9.
Nikolai and Felix live with their mother, who is now known as the Countess of Frederiksborg, following their parents divorce in 2005, and their stepfather Martin Jørgensen, who Alexandra remarried in 2007. They both attend Krebs School in Copenhagen.
Nikolai is seventh in line to the Danish throne.
To see photos of the birthday party arrivals, click here.
Nearly two months since they were born, Danish royal watchers have been waiting anxiously for the first official photos of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary’s twins. Friday saw the wait come to an end.
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The dark haired twins – a boy and a girl – were photographed by longtime royal photographer Steen Brogaard. The pictures were taken at Amalienborg Palace, though it is not quite known when exactly.
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The names of the twins will be revealed April 16th when they are christened. Until then, the Danish press is referring to them as Gemini boy and girl – in reference to the zodiac sign of the twins.
To see more pics of the adorable twins, click here.
This time it is the Belgian Crown Princely family. Crown Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde released several photographs of them and their four children – Elisabeth, Gabriel, Emmanuel and Eleonore.
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It is believed the photos took place around September, judging from the greenery surrounding the family.
To see more pics of this lovely family, click here!
It’s the time of year where the Spanish royal family distribute their Christmas cards, featuring the photos of the eight grandchildren of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia. And here they are…
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Felipe and Letizia’s two daughters, Infantas Leonor and Sofia, did a similar pose to the one they did two years ago. Only this time, the girls are now five and three, and are as happy as ever!
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Infanta Elena posed with her two children, Felipe and Victoria, outside of the Cathedral of Santiago, which has been the site of pilgrimage for the the Spanish royals in 2010. The Infanta Elena is divorced from her children’s father, Jaime de Marichalar.
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Juan, Pablo, Miguel and Irene – the four children of Infanta Cristina and Inaki Urdangarin, obviously had their Christmas photo done over the summer. The family lives in Washington, DC because of Inaki’s work with a Spanish company.
In this month’s edition of German Vogue, the Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark are featured in an article about the renovation of their home, the Frederik VIII palace of the Amalienborg complex. Frederik and Mary, plus their two children, posed for the magazine in their regal attire and discussed the latest artwork in the palace.
“Being a modern couple, we have modern interests, so we try to reconcile this with the tradition,” said Crown Prince Frederik. “About the renovation, we have decided to include contemporary art.”
This means modern art was painted on the walls next to Rococo style doors that have golden designs on them.
To see pics of the newly designed palace, click here.
Yesterday the official engagement portraits of Prince William and his bride-to-be, Catherine Middleton, were released – though they were embargoed for editorial use until midnight Sunday. But looking at the two photos, the wait was worth it.
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Shot by Mario Testino, who once photographed William’s mother, the late Princess Diana, the two pictures were done at St. James Palace on November 25th.
Testino said the couple appeared “in their prime and brimming with happiness” that day.
“I have never felt so much joy as when I see them together,” he said.
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The couple will marry at Westminster Abbey on April 29th.
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