On Sunday, His Royal Highness Henri, the
Grand Duke of Luxembourg welcomed the American Speaker of the
House, Nancy Pelosi (D California) to Luxembourg. The US Speaker of
the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, met the monarch at the
Grand Ducal Palace to commemorate the Battle of the Bulge. Speaker
Pelosi led a joint Democrat and Republican congressional delegation
that took part in the…
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway visited
on Thursday the high-security Bredtveit women’s prison and
detention facility in Oslo. The prison is one of four prisons in
Norway with only female prisoners. During Queen Sonja’s very first
visit to Bredtveit, she got…
Tuesday of this week was busy. Both the
Swedish and the Norwegian royal families attended events related to
the Nobel Prize. In Sweden, many prominent members of the Royal
Family were present both at the award ceremony and the following
grand gala dinner. During the…
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess
Katherine of Serbia visited a home for people with disabilities in
the Serbian city of Stamnica earlier this week. The main objective
for the visit was to deliver a van for transporting disabled
people, a vehicle given as a donation from the Crown Princess`s
foundation. The donation, worth 13.500 Euros, was provided with the
help of the Lifeline…
On Tuesday, Their Majesties the King and
Queen of Norway along with Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince
and Crown Princess were in Oslo for the presentation of the Nobel
Peace Prize for 2019. The winner this year was the Ethiopian Prime
Minister Abiy Ahmed. In their…
Earlier this week, Her Royal Highness
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark opened a brand new emergency centre
at the Regional Hospital in the Danish city of Viborg. The Crown
Princess’ visit began at the hospital’s new main entrance and
lobby, which is also newly…
On Saturday evening, Princess Astrid, Mrs
Ferner attended the annual Dissimilis’ Christmas Concert at Bærum
Culture House just outside the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The
Princess is the protector of Dissimilis and always attends their
Christmas show. Bærum’s Deputy Mayor, Siw Wikan and
Secretary-General, Benjamin Zahl Bergem welcomed the Princess when
she arrived at the Culture…
His Majesty King Harald and Her Royal
Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit were present at Ullevål Stadium
on Sunday during the men’s cup final in football. The final was
played between Viking and Haugesund. The two cheered on the
football players from the most…
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway visited
the “Big Apple” this week. Although the Queen had only one official
task in town, it is reasonable to believe that the Queen has spent
more than one day in the city, probably to do some of the Christmas
shopping for this…
The Royal Court comments on Crown Princess Victoria’s empty calendar
6th December 2019
Earlier this year, King Carl XVI Gustaf
of Sweden suddenly made some huge changes in the Swedish royal
family. By stripping many of his grandchildren of their titles, he
made the working part of the royal family much smaller. This will
mean that the rest of the family has to work more. After the King
decided this fall that the children of Princess Madeleine and
Prince Carl Philip should be…
