Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf attends meeting about Swedish orders of chivalry

Orders of knighthood are an important part of many monarchies, and Sweden is no exception. In most monarchies, the monarch is the head of all chivalrous orders, and on Monday, King Carl XVI Gustaf attended an important meeting associated with the nation’s orders of knighthoods. On Monday, 18 October, an ordinary council of the order chapter was held by His Majesty at the Royal Palace. A…
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Norway

King Harald approves new Norwegian government

King Harald of Norway has approved the new Norwegian government after Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s Conservative Party was ousted from power during the recent elections. On Tuesday of this week, King Harald held a number of audiences at the Royal Palace in Oslo. Prime Minister Erna Solberg expressed a wish to the King to resign after she lost the parliamentary elections in September.
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe concludes her visit to Greenland

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has concluded her official visit to Greenland. At the invitation of the chairman of the Greenlandic parliament, the Naalakkersuisut, Múte B. Egede, Her Majesty the Queen started her visit on October 9th 2021 and concluded it on October 12th.
Romania

Princess Sofia of Romania on official cultural visit to Germany

Princess Sofia of Romania paid a visit to Germany this week, traveling to the city of Düsseldorf – the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia – at the invitation of the Romanian-German Association. Shortly after arrival, Princess Sofia visited Benrath Castle where she heard of the presence of her ancestor, Prince Carol I, in the very same location – a place of great historical…
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Sweden

Prince Carl Philip visits Östergötland to see post pandemic recovery

Prince Carl Philip of Sweden visited Gotland over the weekend to see how they have handled the Covid-19 pandemic. The prince then travelled onwards to the region of Östergötland to draw attention to recovery efforts in connection with the global health emergency of the past 18 months. The prince’s visit took place in Linköping and Norrköping and Governor Carl Fredrik Graf and his wife…
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