The Royal and Military Order of Saint
Ferdinand is a Spanish military order and Spain’s highest military
decoration for gallantry. The Royal Military Order of Saint
Ferdinand was set up by the Cádiz Cortes in 1811 to honour the
heroic fight against the Napoleonic army. The Cádiz Cortes was the
first national assembly to claim sovereignty in Spain. It
represented the abolition of the old…
Crown Princess Katherine donates money to restore Egyptian monastery
1st November 2018
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Katherine of Serbia hosted a fundraising event in New York to raise
money for the restoration of a monastery in Egypt. Crown Princess
Katherine is also a trustee of the British associates of Saint
Catherine Monastery. His Royal Highness the…
On Tuesday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway attended the funeral of one of Norway’s
greatest war heroes from the Second World War, Joachim Rønneberg.
The funeral was held in clear, sunny weather in Aalesund in the
western part of Norway where…
Norwegian Royal Family celebrate King Karl Johan with a series of lectures at Royal Palace
29th October 2018
This year marks 200 years since Karl
Johan became King of Norway and Sweden. This has been celebrated
with significant events in both nations, now separated from each
other, each having its own royal house. Although, both King Harald
of Norway and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden descended from King
Karl Johan. One of the very last events in celebrating Karl Johan
is now taking place in November in…
It was during the annual solemn
parliament dinner, held at the Royal Palace yesterday, that King
Harald spoke about both gender equality and the #MeToo movement.
His Majesty spoke about the historical high gender equality in
Norway, and said: “This year’s dinner…
Norwegian politicians and doctors thank the Crown Princess for openness regarding her illness
25th October 2018
Norwegian politicians and celebrities
have flocked to the media to express their sympathies to the Crown
Princess and thank her for her openness about her illness. It was
announced on Wednesday that the Crown Princess of Norway,
Mette-Marit, has been diagnosed with chronic…
Norway's Prime Minister releases statement regarding Crown Princess Mette-Marit's illness
24th October 2018
On Wednesday evening, it was announced by
the Norwegian Royal Court that Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
had been diagnosed with chronic pulmonary fibrosis. Now Prime
Minister Erna Solberg has published an official statement regarding
the Crown Princess. Prime Minister Solberg said to the Norwegian
media: “Today, I send warm thoughts to Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
Now it is important that…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander
and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia attended
a charity event in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday. Their Royal
Highnesses attended the annual charity event of the Lifeline
charity organisation. The charity event was…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway launched the yearly SIKT Conference in Norway yesterday. The
conference started with a breakfast at the Nutrition Association in
Stavanger where His Royal Highness met with 45 young leaders from
the Stavanger region.
On Wednesday, King Harald and Queen Sonja
left the capital of China after meeting China’s President on
Tuesday. King Harald and Queen Sonja took the train from Beijing to
Shanghai. The royals took the train to see how Chinese high-speed
train technology works. The train had a top speed of 347 kilometres
per hour for a distance of 1380 km; it took the royals 4.5 hours to
make the…
