King Harald and Queen Sonja have welcomed
the President of Slovenia on a State Visit to Norway. In accordance
with Norwegian royal tradition, the visit began with an official
welcome ceremony at the Royal Palace. President Borut Pahor was
received by Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja and
escorted to the pavilion of honour. Here the National anthems were
played followed by an…
Spanish Vox party MPs have confirmed they
will ask their country’s parliament to cancel an upcoming royal
visit this month to Cuba by King Felipe VI. Vox party leader,
Santiago Abascal, announced the initiative, describing the visit as
“madness”. The request to the…
Anti-monarchy protests in Catalonia take place as Spanish royals attend events in Barcelona
5th November 2019
Following the visit to Catalonia by the
Spanish Royal Family, an anti-monarchy protest has erupted in
Barcelona. More than 2000 people demonstrated Monday against King
Felipe’s visit to Barcelona, asking for the end of the monarchy.
The protesters held their rally…
On 28 October, the annual march for the
monarchy was held by Czech monarchists in the city of Prague. They
wish for a return of the Habsburg monarchy to the country. While
the government officials celebrate the 101st anniversary of former
Czechoslovakia, monarchist gathered at the St. Wenceslas Statue and
walked through Prague. In the welcome speech, Radim Špaček,
chairman of the monarchist…
On Sunday Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
attended the annual national memorial day at Akershus fortress. His
Royal Highness arrived on Sunday morning at the monuments in the
new part of the fortress. Here he laid a wreath at the memorial for
fallen soldiers. At the…
Man arrested over allegations of threats against Queen Margrethe and King Carl XVI Gustaf
1st November 2019
The Danish Police has announced that,
earlier this week, they carried out a raid on the house of a Muslim
man living in Copenhagen after his wife reported she feared that
the man was planning an attack on the Danish or Swedish monarch.
Danish Police arrested the…
This week, King Carl XVI Gustav and Queen
Silvia of Sweden hosted a lunch for the Nordic prime ministers,
presidents and other Nordic politicians in connection with the
Nordic Council session in Sweden. The lunch was held at the Royal
Palace in Stockholm. This year, the Nordic Council’s 71st session
was held in Sweden. The agenda included discussions on climate,
sustainability and young…
For the seventh consecutive year, His
Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway hosted the annual SIKT
conference this week. This is an annual conference established by
the Crown Prince to gather young leaders and talent from Norway.
The conference started on Monday…
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of
Denmark, on Monday, attended the annual and traditional
presentation of this year’s Christmas stamps from the Danish postal
service. Copenhagen City Hall, as usual, formed the framework for
the event. Together with the…
A Russian imperial residence is to reopen
following extensive rehabilitation. This is the Alexander Palace in
St Petersburg which over the past three years has been renovated
for more than £24 million (or 31 million US dollars or 2 billion
Russian rubles). The palace was the last home of Tsar Nicholas II
before he was executed along with his family. It was from the
Alexander Palace that the Tsar…
