Norway

Crown Prince Haakon approves minister’s resignation following arrest of minister’s partner

Royal Central reported earlier this month that His Majesty King Harald approved a temporary Minister of Justice in Norway. This happened following the arrest of Minister of Justice, Tor Mikkel Wara’s partner, Laila Anita Bertheussen. Bertheussen was arrested on suspicion of setting her family’s car on fire. She was also being investigated over several other incidents, over the past four…
Read more
European Royals

Archduke Karl of Austria describes Brexit as a “reality show”

The Archduke of Austria, Karl von Habsburg, has described Brexit as a “reality show”. He made the comments in a speech following his re-election as leader of the International Paneuropean Union, the oldest of the current organisations in the world promoting unity across the continent. He won the leadership contest with 100% of the votes. Archduke Karl said he was grateful for the renewed trust…
Read more
Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja leave for state visit to Chile

King Harald and Queen Sonja left Norway today. They are on their way to carry out a state visit to Chile. Crown Prince Haakon is, therefore, the acting regent of Norway until the King’s return. Although King Harald and Queen Sonja have already left Norway, they will not start their state visit to Chile until next week. The reason is to have a few days to relax before their hectic programme…
Read more
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon to visit Tonga, Fiji and Samoa

On Wednesday afternoon, the Norwegian Royal Court announced that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway would visit the nations of Tonga, Fiji and Samoa. The visit will be carried out from 5 April to 11 April of this year. On his tour to the Pacific nations, His…
European Royals

Pretender of Georgian throne sued by former wife

The pretender to the Georgian throne, Prince David Bagrationi Mukhrani, has been sued by his former wife according to various media outlets, among them Aurasianet.org. The lawsuit is described as another part of the internal fight for power in the Georgian Royal Family. This is because two families are claiming the right to the title of King of Georgia. In 2009, Prince David Bagration married…
Read more