While the coronavirus continues to
spread, we can rewind a little over a hundred years in time. In
1918 and 1919, another virus as ravaged countries across the globe.
It caused widespread devastation, but despite its origins, it
became known as Spanish flu, named after the Spanish king at that
time, Alfonso XIII. King Alfonso was one of the first in Spain to
be diagnosed with the flu; however…
On Monday this week His Royal Highness
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia addressed the Serbian people
regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. Serbia is still one of the nations
in Europe which is most mildly affected. The Crown Prince also
stated that he is located in Serbia at his…
On Monday morning, it was announced that
the new exhibition that should have been in the Queen Sonja’s Art
Stable this spring has been postponed. The gallery has been closed
for the last month to prepare for the new exhibition “Castle +
Munch” and was…
On short notice, Sunday evening, His
Majesty King Harald V of Norway held a live televised speech to the
Norwegian people regarding the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus.
The speech was held at the Royal Lodge which lies just outside
Oslo. This is where both King Harald and Queen Sonja have been in
quarantine from Thursday of last week. Then, the Norwegian
government decided to quarantine anyone…
Today’s weekly Council of State in Oslo
was a little bit different. King Harald of Norway, who is in home
quarantine, led the Council of State for the first time in his life
by telephone, while Crown Prince Haakon was physically present in
the State Council hall of the…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have been placed into quarantine due to the ongoing outbreak of
coronavirus in Norway. The news came only hours it was revealed
that the royal family is cancelling all its events until Easter.
The news is confirmed by NRK the Norwegian…
While the coronavirus continues to
spread, we can rewind a little over a hundred years in time. In
1918 and 1919, another virus as ravaged countries across the globe.
It caused widespread devastation but, despite its origins, it
became known as Spanish flu because of a much maligned king. The
Spanish flu came not from Spain, but from France at the very end of
the First World War. The…
The Danish Royal Court reports that the
Crown Prince Family is returning to Denmark months ahead of time
due to the coronavirus situation. The family are currently living
in Switzerland and were due to stay until the summer. The Danish
Royal House has just released the…
The Royal Court on Thursday morning
issued a statement announcing that the Norwegian Royal Family will
cancel all public events until Easter. This is due to the ongoing
corona-virus outbreak. The statement is as follows: “Based on the
authorities’ advice and…
On Tuesday, Crown Prince Haakon opened
the Statped Conference in Oslo. This occurred despite the national
health advice to avoid events with large crowds because of the
coronavirus. The theme for this year’s conference is “I want to
join too! The child’s voice and participation – for better learning
and life skills in kindergarten and school. ” During the opening
of…
