Yesterday, 4 July 2018, Her Highness
Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal was made Duchess of Coimbra by
her father, HRH the Duke of Braganza, the current pretender to the
throne of Portugal. She was also, by her mother, the Duchess of
Braganza, proclaimed Dame of the Order of Saint Isabel. At the
ceremony, the new Duchess was accompanied by Mr Johannes Pedro de
Jong, son of HRH Princess Maria…
Royals from three nations gathered in The
Hague in the Netherlands to attend the Volvo Ocean Race this past
weekend. Swedish Prince Carl Philip, Dutch King Willem-Alexander of
the Netherlands, Infanta Elena of Spain and her father, King Juan
Carlos of Spain were all present…
Following an unusual heat wave that has
been over Norway since the beginning of May, the Royal properties
in Oslo had to stop their usual watering last week. Now the City
council of Oslo has given the palace special permission to use
water during the ongoing drought. This…
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince
Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia hosted, for the
seventeenth consecutive year, the traditional reception for more
than 600 best high school students from Serbia and the Republic of
Srpska. The reception was held at the White Palace in Dedinje on
Friday last week. Every secondary school in Serbia and
the Republika Srpska selected the best among…
On Thursday, Their Royal Highnesses Crown
Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia attended a
Holy Liturgy officiated by His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch
Irinej. The Holy Liturgy was held in Lazarica church in Krusevac,
as well as a wreath-laying ceremony…
After an unusually cold and snowy winter,
Norway is now in a heat wave that has been there since the
beginning of May. There has been too little rain, and many farmers
are now at risk of losing their crops. It was also announced last
week that there is a lack of CO2 to clean…
The Belgian authors Emmanuel Gerard and
Mark Van den Wijngaert are writing a book about the late King
Baudouin of Belgium. His Majesty King Baudouin died 25 years ago
and the anniversary for his death will be commemorated with this
book. This was first reported by the Belgian newspaper Vorsten
earlier this week. The book will focus on his reign as a monarch in
a post-war Belgium. The book pays…
Those who will visit Oslo this summer and
are interested in royal history have a lot to look forward to. Not
only is there a new exhibition in Queen Sonja Art Stable, but there
is also a new exhibition in the Royal Palace that you can visit.
Every summer the Norwegian Royal…
The World Championship in sailing will
begin next Saturday and will last until 12 August. Perhaps the most
prominent athlete competing for the championship title is King
Harald V of Norway. The Royal Court calendar confirms that the King
will participate in the competitions…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway was accompanied by Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen
Søreide on Friday at the UN headquarters in New York. On behalf of
Norway, the Crown Prince announced Norway’s candidacy for a seat in
the UN Security Council for the period of 2021-22. The launch took
place in the UN building in New York and was then marked with a
huge reception for all…
