King Harald and Queen Sonja have continued their state visit to Chile on Wednesday having arrived in the country on Tuesday when they were met by the Honorary Secretary and Foreign Minister of Chile, Roberto Ampuero.
At the start of their visit, the royal couple laid a wreath at the Bernardo O’Higgins Monument. The Bernardo O’Higgins Monument is an great sculpture of the Chilean…
King Harald and Queen Sonja start state visit to Chile
27th March 2019
On Tuesday, Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway began their state visit to Chile in its capital of Santiago after arriving safely to the Santiago airport. People are usually accustomed to the royal couple arriving in a limousine or other regal cars.
Archduke Karl of Austria describes Brexit as a “reality show”
26th March 2019
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…
On Sunday, Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia addressed the Serbian people on the anniversary of the NATO bombing of Serbia. In his remarks, the Crown Prince spoke of those affected by the bombing and criticised NATO’s operations during the war in the Balkans.
Crown Prince Alexander’s statement:
“Twenty years later Serbia is still trying hard to recover from the appalling bombing on the…
Burnt down Brazilian imperial palace to be rebuilt
24th March 2019
The Brazilian Imperial Palace in Rio de Janeiro which burnt down last year is to be rebuilt, with the first stage of construction already beginning. The Palace of Saint Christopher, also called Palácio Imperial de São Cristóvão, served as residence to the Portuguese…
King Harald and Queen Sonja leave for state visit to Chile
21st March 2019
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…
Crown Prince Haakon to visit Tonga, Fiji and Samoa
21st March 2019
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 Royal Highness will be accompanied by Norway’s Minister for Development Dag-Inge Ulstein. The purpose of the visit is to…
Crown Prince Haakon visits Human Rights Court in Strasbourg
19th March 2019
On Monday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited the Human Rights Court in Strasbourg. The reason for the visit was to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Council of Europe. This year also marks 60 years since the European Court of…
Pretender of Georgian throne sued by former wife
18th March 2019
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…
If Argentina was a monarchy – who would be their king?
15th March 2019
Monarchy isn’t necessarily the most fashionable form of government in the 21st century. In the world today, we have republics which were once monarchies. Among them are Serbia, a nation with a strong royal family even though the nation officially is a republic. On the other hand, we have countries like France, where three different families claim the title of King or Emperor of the nation…