Norway

Norway's Royal Family celebrates Constitution Day

Princess Ingrid Alexandra wore her newest bunad as the Norwegian Royal Family led the celebrations for Constitution Day.The future queen completed 15 months of military training earlier this spring, and received the traditional dress from Bardu and Målselv, the municipality where her training took place, as a farewell gift. Mayor Martin Nymo told reporters that seeing Princess Ingrid…
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Sweden

Queen Silvia receives prestigious global humanitarian award in New York City

Queen Silvia has travelled to New York to receive the Global Humanitarian Ellis Island Medal of Honor.The Ellis Island Honors Society recognises global leaders who are committed to helping those less fortunate, and Queen Silvia was chosen as an honoree this year for “her lifelong commitment to humanitarian causes, in particular her work to protect vulnerable children…her leadership in…
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Royal News

Prince William toasts Sir David Attenborough as "a true giant" ahead of his 99th birthday

The Prince of Wales has toasted Sir David Attenborough ahead of his 99th birthday later this week, telling The Mail on Sunday in an exclusive statement: “May we all raise a glass to a true giant.”The titan environmentalist was born on 8 May 1925 and has been a pivotal voice on the global stage for causes related to the environment, including preservation of the natural world and…
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Royal News

Princess Charlotte: a big smile for a big birthday

Little Lottie’s now in the double digits!Princess Charlotte, the only daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales, celebrated her 10th birthday on Friday with a wide smile in the Cumbrian fields as a new photograph of the young royal was released for the…
Norway

Queen Sonja of Norway taken to hospital by air ambulance after becoming unwell on holiday

Queen Sonja of Norway has been rushed to hospital from her Easter holiday. The Norwegian royal court said she was taken there on Easter Monday for shortness of breath.The court said she ”was transported by air ambulance from the Prince’s Cabin in Sikkilsdalen, where the King and Queen spent the Easter holiday,” the brief statement read. She is now under observation at the…
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