{"id":250831,"date":"2026-06-01T14:07:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/250831\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T14:07:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:07:42","slug":"royal-june-is-packed-you-cant-move-for-kings-and-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/250831\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal June is packed – you can’t move for kings and queens"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a bumper month of royal events this June. In one short
\nmonth, we get non stop glitz for a golden wedding anniversary, a
\nlook back at another famous royal marriage and a hugely important
\nvisit. And that\u2019s just for starters. Take a breath and try to keep
\nup.<\/p>\n

Sweden<\/p>\n

June is always a busy time for Sweden\u2019s royals as the country
\nmarks its National Day on June 6. King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia
\nand Crown Princess Victoria will be at the heart of celebrations as
\nalways. Traditional events see the castle doors opened up to
\nvisitors at the start of the day\u2019s festivities with Victoria and
\nher husband, Daniel, in charge of proceedings this year. Royal
\nvisits across the country will follow and the day wraps up with a
\nreception at the Royal Palace.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Expect plenty of yellow and
\nblue as Sweden\u2019s royals, including Princess Estelle and Prince
\nOscar, mark the country\u2019s national day
(Sara Friberg\/The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal
\nCourt)<\/p>\n

But this year, that\u2019s just for starters. Having partied out of
\nApril to mark King Carl XVI Gustaf\u2019s 80th birthday, Sweden\u2019s royals
\nare celebrating again in mid June for a very important wedding
\nanniversary. This June 19 will mark 50 years since Carl Gustaf
\nmarried Silvia Sommerlath, who became a queen on her wedding day. A
\nstring of events are planned across several days, culminating in a
\nglittering dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on the
\nanniversary itself.<\/p>\n

\"King\"KingQueen Silvia rocks her
\nbiggest tiara and she might well bring out the Braganza again for
\nher 50th wedding anniversary
(Photo: Elisabeth Toll\/Kungl. Hovstaterna)<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s not all. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
\ncelebrate their 16th wedding anniversary on the same day. On June
\n13, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia mark 11 years as man and
\nwife while Princess Madeleine\u2019s 13th wedding anniversary with Chris
\nO\u2019Neill falls on June 8th. That\u2019s two days before Madeleine turns
\n44 and a whole week before their son, Prince Nicolas, is 11.<\/p>\n

Spain<\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s royals will also be front and centre in June. The month
\nstarts with a visit from that other uber glamourous royal couple,
\nPrince Albert and Princess Charlene, who will be in Madrid to mark
\nthe 150th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Spain and Monaco.
\nNo one really cares, they just want to see the fashion face off
\nbetween two of the continent\u2019s most style conscious consorts.<\/p>\n

\"Princess\"PrincessPrincess Leonor on military
\ntraining has been a huge popularity boost for Spain\u2019s royals (\u00a9
\nCasa de S.M. el Rey)<\/p>\n

Just days later, King Felipe and Queen Letizia will welcome Pope
\nLeo XIV to Spain as he begins a six day visit to the country. It
\nwill be the highest profile visit of his Pontificate so far.
\nPrincess Leonor and Infanta Sofia will also help host the Pope as
\nhe visits Madrid and Barcelona.<\/p>\n

Monaco<\/p>\n

Monaco holds the glam card this June as it celebrates one of the
\nultimate 20th century princesses. On June 8th, a special exhibition
\nmarking the 70th anniversary of the marriage of Grace Kelly opens
\nin the Principality she made her own. Prince Rainier III also
\nfeatures in this brand new display all about Grace and the day she
\nbecame Princess of Monaco.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Monaco will stop to remember
\nRainer III and Grace, seventy years on from their iconic royal
\nwedding
(Screen grab\/ fair use)<\/p>\n

At the start of the month, Rainier and Grace\u2019s son, Prince
\nAlbert, helps host the F1 at Monte Carlo while June also brings the
\nuber stylish Monte Carlo Television Festival to the sunshine
\nroyals.<\/p>\n

Denmark<\/p>\n

King Frederik and Queen Mary start June with their traditional
\nsummer cruise. The four day excursion will take them to different
\nparts of Denmark on the royal yacht. The couple are enjoying a
\nsurge of popularity and big crowds are expected on their packed
\nitinerary.<\/p>\n

\"Queen\"QueenIn Denmark, everyone loves
\nMary right now. Also, sometimes, Frederik but mostly Mary. June
\nwill be no different
(Kongehuset \u00a9\ufe0f)<\/p>\n

All eyes will also be on Queen Margrethe who has several
\nengagements lined up in June after a bout of ill health in May. The
\nformer monarch was taken to hospital twice in May and needed
\ntreatment for heart problems and a blood clot. She is now resting
\nat home and hopes to make her appearances in June.<\/p>\n

Norway<\/p>\n

Norway\u2019s royals will be hoping for a quiet June as they cope
\nwith a number of major issues. Crown Princess Mette-Marit is now
\nvery unwell with pulmonary fibrosis and her husband, Crown Prince
\nHaakon, is cutting short a visit to Japan at the start of June to
\nbe with her. Their daughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, is also
\nmaking her way back from Australia where she is studying to be with
\nher mother.<\/p>\n

\"King\"KingNorway\u2019s royals are having a
\ntough time and wil hope for sunnier days in June
(Photo: Ola Vatn \/ Det kongelige hoff)<\/p>\n

Queen Sonja is hoping to return to duties after ill health. The
\n88 year old was in hospital at the end of May with heart problems.
\nThe only surviving sister of King Harald, Princess Astrid, is also
\nrecovering after being unwell. The 94 year old still carries out
\nroyal duties when well enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a bumper month of royal events this June. In one short month, we get non stop glitz…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250832,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-250831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}