Princess Astrid of Norway has highlighted the efforts of the Norwegian Handicap Association to improve the situation of disabled people.
The older sister of King Harald spoke at the 90th-anniversary celebration of the association on Saturday, where she said that equal treatment for those with disabilities would not have been possible without the Handicap Association.
The Princess said…
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofìa's first joint engagement cancelled over weather fears
5th June 2021
The Princess of Asturias and her sister, Infanta Sofìa, have seen their first joint engagement without their parents cancelled because of a storm alert.
On Saturday June 5th 2021, they should have planted six trees in the natural reserve of Hayedo de Montejo, Madrid…
Taking a look at Villa Solbacken
5th June 2021
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden’s home, Villa Solbacken, is a beautiful estate located along the outskirts of the KungligaDjurgården (“Royal Game Park”) in Stockholm.Djurgården has been owned the Swedish Royal Family since the…
Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Desiree of Sweden
5th June 2021
It was a royal wedding with a recycled gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads back to June 1964 for the wedding of Desiree and Baron Niclas Silfvershiold.
The princess was the second of the four sisters of Carl Gustaf of Sweden to marry…
King Felipe backs historic bid to host FIFA World Cup
5th June 2021
King Felipe of Spain has welcomed Portugal president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to Madrid for an afternoon of engagements related to the candidacy of Spain and Portugal to jointly host the FIFA Football World Cup in 2030, the year the contest marks its centenary.
The…
On Monday, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco visited the maternity ward at the Princess Grace Hospital in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
The visit was made in connection with the local celebration of Mother’s Day, which fell on Sunday, 9 May and was organised by the Monaco Red…
On 15 June, His Majesty King Philippe of the Belgians will hold a meeting with the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden.
The Belgian monarchy announced that King Philippe will host the US President at the Brussels Royal Palace, the official workplace of Belgian sovereigns. The Prime Minister, newly appointed Alexander De Croo, will also attend the meeting.
The meeting…
On Thursday, King Felipe of Spain took part in the opening of the first global conference of the Xacobean Academy in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia.
The conference will span over the course of three days, in which state, regional and local experts will debate…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit open centre dedicated to priest Hans Nielsen Hauge
4th June 2021
On Thursday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway opened the visitor centre dedicated to the memory of Hans Nielsen Hauge outside the city of Fredrikstad. Hans Nielsen Hauge was a Norwegian lay preacher…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark hosted a dinner on Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Denmark and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The dinner took place in Great Table Hall in Frederik VIII’s Castle at the Amalienborg Palace in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. Before dinner, the Crown Prince…