Norway

King Harald hands out important award

Norway’s King Harald has chosen to highlight one of Norway’s minorities, the Samsi people. The King has awarded the Sami language Prize, and this year’s Sami language prize was awarded to the historian Aage Agnar Solbakk. The prize was awarded during the opening of this year’s international Sami language week and the decade for indigenous languages. It was awarded by…
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Denmark

Prince Nikolai struggles to sell Copenhagen apartment

Prince Nikolai of Denmark has had a difficult time this autumn. First, he found out his grandmother has decided he will lose his royal title in the New Year. That was followed by a very public family dispute about the decision to remove the titles from Nikolai and his…
European RoyalsSweden

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel celebrate key milestone for the judicial system

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden took part in an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Gothenburg Court of Appeals. On Thursday, 20 October, the couple received a tour of the facility and got a chance to chat with members of the court, as well as staff and other personnel.  They then participated in a ceremony organised by the institution to celebrate its…
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BelgiumEuropean Royals

A centenary war veteran meets a King

King Philippe of the Belgians held an audience with a very special guest at Laeken Castle on Wednesday, 19 October.  The guest in question is 100-year-old Andrée Damon, who celebrated her milestone birthday on 5 September.  However, it is not her age that makes her so special. She is one of Belgium’s last remaining World War II veterans; she took part in the combat operations as a…
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DenmarkEuropean Royals

Danish royal website highlights female roles in its history

The Danish Royal Family’s website has gained a new section, and it is one that is sure to interest many people. There was always a way to look back at previous kings in the Danish dynasty, and those sections were often linked when the Royal Court published updates about certain items on the agenda for which those references were relevant.  The novelty is the section about previous…
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