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…
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…
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…
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…
King Harald approves new Justice Minister following the arrest of former minister’s partner
15th March 2019
In an ordinary council of state this
morning at the Royal Palace in Oslo, King Harald of Norway approved
a new temporary minister of justice. The appointment took place
following the arrest of the partner of the incumbent justice
minister. The Minister of Justice, Tor Mikkel…
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway
celebrated International Women’s Day in Oslo together with women
from minority groups. The Queen attended a late breakfast in Oslo
with the women. The so-called “Empowerment-breakfast” focussed on
challenges faced by the…
Last week Bulgaria’s former King Simeon
II attended the Bulgarian National Day celebration in the capital
city of Sofia. His Majesty was later received by the President of
the Bulgarian Republic in a reception. The national day celebration
took place at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier. President Rumen
Radev laid a wreath before a short military parade was held. The
ceremony was also…
The remains of Infante Jaime, Duke of
Segovia and Anjou could soon be moved to the Pantheon of the
Princes at El Escorial. The body of the Infante, son of King
Alfonso XIII and a great uncle of King Felipe VI of Spain, has
rested at El Escorial since 1985 but recent…
The Archduchess of Austria and Royal
Princess of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia, Eleonore von Habsburg, is
to marry the Belgian racing driver Jérôme d’Ambrosio. The news has
been reported by various Austrian and monarchist media, but the
plans have not currently been…
Yesterday it was announced by the royal
court that Crown Prince Haakon of Norway had to undergo
surgery. Now, the Royal Court has confirmed to Norwegian media that
the operation was successful. “The surgical procedure has gone
fine”, said communication manager at the royal court Sven
Gjeruldsen in a quote to the Norwegian magazine Se and Hør on
Monday evening. The announcement of the…
