Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja on their way to China

King Harald and Queen Sonja are on their way to China, announced yesterday by the Norwegian Royal Court. The King and Queen are travelling to China for a state visit which will begin on 11 October and continue until 19 October. The royals are visiting China following an invitation from the People’s Republic of China’s President, Xi Jinping The Royal Court stated that the state visit…
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Serbia

Crown Prince Couple of Serbia visit Zrenjanin

On Tuesday, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia visited the northern Serbian city of Zrenjanin. The royals were welcomed by a huge crowd and a welcoming committee which consisted of Mr Cedomir Janjic, the Mayor of…
Norway

Norwegian royals perform the State Opening of Parliament

Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja were joined by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon on Tuesday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was King Harald’s 29th State Opening that he has…
Norway

Princesses who married commoners: Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn

In connection with the imminent wedding of Princess Eugenie’s and Jack Brooksbank, we take a look at other princesses who have married commoners. Here is the story of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, who married the author and artist, Ari Behn in 2002. Ari Behn was born in Aarhus, Denmark. As a child, he lived in Denmark and England for a period before the family moved to northern Norway.
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon completes his trip to New York

Thursday evening, Crown Prince Haakon ended his four-day-long visit to New York. The Crown Prince was in New York from Monday until Thursday to participate in the General Assembly of the United Nations. Many European royals have travelled to participate in the markings under…
European Royals

Tsar Simeon of Bulgaria publishes new book

His Majesty Tsar Simeon of Bulgaria has this week published his latest book. The book is called “One Purpose, Bulgaria” and was released in a ceremony held at Vrana Palace in Bulgaria. “In the last 73 years, I have worked and devoted myself solely to the Bulgarian cause”, said His Majesty in an interview with the national press. Before thanking his supporters for the release of…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon begins his visit to New York

On Monday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway started his four-day-long visit to the USA. The Crown Prince will stay in New York until Thursday to participate in the General Assembly of the United Nations. The visit started with a meeting on the issue of…
Sweden

Swedish royals attend State Opening of Parliament

On Tuesday, large parts of the Swedish Royal Family attended the State Opening of Parliament in Stockholm. This falls only a few weeks after a dramatic election. On Monday, the parliament chose a new chairman and on Tuesday they voted to resign the prime minister and begin the process to give Sweden a new government. Nevertheless, before the process of negations can begin the Royal Family needed…
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