Due to the ongoing pandemic, Queen Sonja’s art gallery in the old stables at the Royal Palace in Oslo has been closed for over a year. The Queen has now established a new exhibition that will be shown digitally. Some of Norway’s most beautiful works of art will be exhibited this summer in the Queen Sonja Art Stable, in collaboration with the National Museum. The exhibition “Art…
The Norwegian monarchy is rock solid. Recent surveys show that an average of 82% of the Norwegian people wants to keep the monarchy as their form of government.
However, the leader of the Norwegian Agricultural Party, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, accused the conservative…
Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg opens new Camping Museum at Egeskov Castle
4th May 2021
Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and her husband, Count Michael, opened Europe’s first Camping Museum at Egeskov Castle in Denmark. The new museum is located in the same buildings as the Falck Museum and the Veterans Museum and was created in…
Serbia’s Royal Family celebrate Orthodox Easter
3rd May 2021
This weekend the Royal Family of Serbia celebrated Orthodox Easter. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander sent congratulations for the Easter holidays to His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, bishops, clergy and all believers of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
In his statement, the Serbian Crown Prince said: “To all Orthodox believers, my wife and I and the entire Royal Family, wish a…
The Royal Week in Pictures
1st May 2021
At a time when the royal present is still heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, this past week has seen a focus on the past and the future for many of the ruling houses across Europe. Milestones including anniversaries and birthdays have taken centre stage while…
The King of Sweden marked his 75th birthday yesterday with scaled-back ceremonies in Stockholm due to the pandemic. He received visits at the Royal Palace from members of the Riksdag (Swedish parliament), Armed Forces and other members of Sweden’s government.
In the…
Queen Margrethe reveals destinations for her annual summer tour aboard her royal yacht
29th April 2021
The destinations which the Danish Queen will visit on her royal yacht this season have been revealed. It will be a varied summer tour with the ship due to travel a long distance. It was not possible for the Danish Royal Family to use the ship in 2020 due to the COVID-19 situation. When Her Majesty the Queen officially goes aboard the Royal Danish Ship Dannebrog on 4 May at it will be the beginning…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway’s digital visit to California continued on Wednesday. On Tuesday, His Royal Highness met with California’s governor as well as students from Californian Universities. On Wednesday, the Norwegian Crown Prince held a conversation with…
On Tuesday this week Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania, and her husband Prince Radu, attended an event celebrating Romania’s war veterans. The event happened in the Marble Hall of the National Military Circle Palace in Romania’s capital of…
Crown Prince Alexander attends conference discussing Royal Families and their palaces
28th April 2021
On Tuesday this week, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia participated in a digital conference on royal families and their castles and how families and properties are helping to attract tourists to a nation. The conference was organised by the Serbian Minister of Culture in cooperation with Color Media Communications. The conference was opened by Maja Gojković, Minister of Culture…