World of Royalty Blog

On January 21, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, daughter of Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, turned six years old. In honor of the occasion, the Royal Court released photos of the princess taken earlier in the week at her parents’ estate, Skaugum.

 

 
(Photos © Jo Michael / The Royal Court, Norway. For editorial use only – not for sale.)

To see all eight of the new photos of Princess Alexandra at full resolution, visit the Norwegian royal family’s official website.

This oil painting of Prince William and Prince Harry by artist Nicky Phillips was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in London on January 6, 2010. It is the first double portrait painting of the royal brothers. What do you think of it? (I like it a lot.)

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The late singer Michael Jackson commissioned an artist to paint a giant oil painting of him on horseback. Dressed in armor. Followed by cherubs. The finished work is called “Equestrian Portrait of King Philip II.”

You can see the picture, and the Rubens painting that inspired it, here.

Photos of Crown Princess Mary during the Danish royal family’s visit to Vietnam this week.

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Victoria the beauty queen: The picture she gave Albert

Crown Princess Victoria is the heir to the Swedish throne. These photos were taken at the inauguration of the “Design S” exhibition of Swedish design at the Eugenides Foundation in Athens on September 10.

(Pictures by: Tom Daskalakis/IML/Splash News. Photos provided by PicApp)

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Princess Diana with Michael Jackson at his concert for the Prince’s Trust at Wembley, London, July 1988. (Photo by Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images)

The photo below shows Sophie, Countess of Wessex (wife of Britain’s Prince Edward) before the arrival of the procession of the Order of the Garter service at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on June 15.

Visit the Royal News Blog for more photos of Sophie Wessex.

The photo below shows Jordan’s King Abdullah and his wife, Queen Rania, in Amman, Jordan on June 9 attending official celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the king’s accession to the throne. Hello! reports that this is the same dress the queen wore at her husband’s coronation. (Photo: REUTERS/Majed Jaber)

Visit the Royal News Blog for more photos of Queen Rania.