Many were very surprised when US
President Donald Trump cancelled his state visit to Denmark earlier
this week, and a lot thought this was a huge insult to Her Majesty
Queen Margrethe. A little less known story is that the President
only retaliated with the same behaviour as the Queen did in the
early 1990s. Then, it was Margrethe who cancelled a meeting with
then businessman Trump because she did…
On Thursday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja watched His Majesty the King’s
Guard perform in the Palace Square from the Palace Balcony at Royal
Palace in Oslo. Over a thousand people had met up to see the show
which lasted for 30…
Crown Prince Leka II of Albania has
criticised Albania’s politicians after the country has had what the
European Union has described being as chaotic local elections. The
head of the Albanian Royal Family pointed out that his grandfather
in the 1930s banned all…
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
has talked about her father’s death in a new interview with the
Danish magazine ALT. The Queen was only 31-years-old when the flags
were hung at half-mast across the Kingdom of Denmark after her
father, King Frederick IX, died on January 12, 1972. In the
interview, Her Majesty spoke of the dramatic time, saying: “Dad
became ill with…
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway was
welcomed to a closed reception at the Royal Palace in Oslo on
Monday afternoon. The reception marked the end of this summer’s
exhibition. Among the guests were representatives of the partners
behind the exhibition, primarily the…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
attended her very first day at her new school on Monday. The Royal
Court told the press that the Princess and future queen would start
the 10th grade at Uranienborg School in Oslo. This news was
first reported by Royal Central in May.
His Majesty King Harald of Norway may
need to accept the resignation of the Norwegian government and ask
the leader of the opposition to form a new government sometime the
next few weeks. This happens only a few weeks before Norway has its
regional elections. The reason behind the new governmental crisis
in Norway is due to a road toll. After several cities in Norway
increased their road tolls…
Princess Astrid attended baptism of rescue ship named after her late sister, Princess Ragnhild
17th August 2019
On Wednesday of this week, Princess
Astrid, Mrs Ferner was present when the newest rescue ship in
Norway was baptised at the Norwegian Maritime Museum. The ship was
named “Princess Ragnhild” who was the older sister of both Princess
Astrid and His Majesty King…
American President Donald Trump has
expressed his interest in buying a part of the Danish kingdom. The
Wall Street Journal has reported that Trump is interested in buying
the world’s biggest island, Greenland, which is a self-governed
part of the Danish kingdom and…
In July, Royal Central reported that the
heirs of Kaiser Wilhelm II had launched their bid to reclaim art
and palaces from the German state. Last week, the left-wing
coalition, that governs in the German state of Brandenburg refused
to pay any financial compensation to the Hohenzollerns because of
their financial collaboration with the Nazi party. “They have been
expropriated; they have no…
