Features

Kongsseteren - the home where Norway's royals celebrate Christmas

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9th December 2022
Every year, the Norwegian King and Queen celebrate Christmas at the grand royal lodge called “Kongsseteren” in the expensive neighbourhood of Holmenkollen in Oslo. Let us take a look at this magnificent royal property. “Kongsseteren”, formerly called The Kings Villa, is a property and timber lodge which is under the Norwegian Royal Family’s private ownership. The property is mainly…
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Norway

King Harald’s eco energy plans hit a snag

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7th December 2022
King Harald of Norway has been working to get solar panels on the roof of the Royal Palace in Oslo, but the weight of history is against him. Professionals have examined the building and concluded that they would be too heavy. In 2017, planning was started for a project where solar panels would be placed on the roof of the Royal Palace in Oslo. A report was drawn up on the weight of the solar…
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Denmark

Rare royal tiara sold at auction

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7th December 2022
A total of six pieces of jewellery that have directly belonged to the Danish royal family have been auctioned. It is rare for jewellery that has directly belonged to members of the Danish royal family to be offered for sale at auction. On December 1st 2022, six pieces of…
Sweden

Queen Silvia kicks off Christmas celebrations

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2nd December 2022
Christmas is fast approaching, and for the royals as well, this means an increase in the number of events that revolve around Christmas. In Sweden this week, Queen Silvia started Christmas with visiting the German ladies’ club in Stockholm. The German Ladies’ Club in Stockholm has around 100 female members who, as most, greatly appreciated receiving a royal visit. Christmas was…
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Sweden

Swedish royals host important event for government

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1st December 2022
It is a tradition in Sweden that after each parliamentary election, the King invites the new members of parliament to a grand dinner at Stockholm Palace. On November 29th 2022, such a dinner was held after the Swedish people voted in their new members of parliament…
Denmark

Prince Joachim to move with family to US and start new job

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1st December 2022
In recent weeks, there has been uncertainty about the future of Prince Joachim and his family. It became clear this autumn that the son of the Danish queen was going to leave his job in Paris, but where the journey was to continue first became known as November came to an end. The prince will move to the United States, with Princess Marie and their two childrne, where he will work in the defence…
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