On Sunday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja began her two-day visit to France. Her Majesty Queen Sonja was present during the opening of the exhibition “Forces de la Nature” at the National Ceramics Museum in Sèvres. The display is a tribute to Norwegian creativity in modern ceramics and wallpaper design.
Exceptional in scale, “Forces of Nature” presents no less than 65 works dating from the 2000s…
King Harald and Queen Sonja conclude season for The Norwegian Royal Yacht
22nd September 2018
On Friday afternoon, His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway announced the end of this year’s season for the Norwegian Royal Yacht “DS Norge”.
During the now ended summer season, the crew consisted of 53 people, 17 officers and 36 other crew…
After being closed for a few weeks, Queen Sonja’s Art Stable in Oslo is now open again with a brand new exhibition. It was Her Majesty The Queen who opened the brand new show on Thursday evening. During the summer, visitors could see the Norwegian national costumes which…
Yesterday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited the Civil Defence in Drammen.
His visit was to thank them for the extraordinary efforts of the Civil Defence and emergency services during the summer’s drought and forest fires that ravaged in the eastern parts of Norway. The Crown Prince also had the chance to try to be a firefighter in the civil defence. He got his own…
Archduke Karl of Austria spoke at a seminar on 14 September where he criticised the little effort that has been made regarding security in Europe. As the Archduke said: “We do not live in a safe world.” His claim is that the continent is not as safe today as it…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark is back at work. Monday evening he attended a seminar at the Bella Centre in Copenhagen. His Royal Highness had unexpected back surgery two weeks ago. The Crown Prince had to undergo surgery to cure a spinal disc…
On Monday, King Felipe VI of Spain visited Barcelona in the politically divided region of Catalonia. His Majesty attended the inauguration of the 30th edition of Gastech, the main meeting place for gas and Liquefied Natural Gas professionals from all over the world. The official opening was carried out by the King together with a group of representatives from Spanish companies.
More than 90…
Man arrested for the theft of Swedish royal regalia pleads not guilty
14th September 2018
Swedish police confirmed Thursday that they arrested one man on Wednesday for the theft of the stolen Swedish royal regalia. On Friday afternoon, the detention hearing was held, more than six weeks after the regalia were taken from Strängnäs Cathedral. During the hearing…
Man arrested in relation to the theft of the Swedish Crown Jewels
14th September 2018
Swedish Police have confirmed that they have arrested a person in relation to the theft of the Swedish royal regalia which was stolen six weeks ago. The detention hearing will be held on Friday.
Not much more information has been released, however, the police have confirmed…
On Monday, His Majesty King Felipe of Spain will travel to Barcelona in Catalonia. This is happening following an increased activity by the separatists in the region. There are rumoured messages that the King also will talk to representatives from the rebellious separatist movement on Monday. However, this is not confirmed.
When the King visits Barcelona next week, this marks the fifth visit of…
