On Wednesday and Thursday this week, His Royal Highness Prince Daniel of Sweden visited Amsterdam to attend the seminar “Startup Summit Sweden-Netherlands” and The Next Web Fair. The visit took place at the digital innovation house Epicenter.
The seminar was organised by Sweden’s Embassy in Amsterdam, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and the Dutch Ministry of Economy, Agriculture and…
Several Norwegian royal properties will be secured against terror for £55 million in the next years, and the building of the security-facilities will soon begin.
The project has met criticism, as it has taken too long to put in place. But now it happens seven years after…
Crown Prince Haakon to continue as UNDP Ambassador
23rd May 2018
On Tuesday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway signed an agreement with the UN Development Programme, UNDP, where he is committed to continuing his efforts as a goodwill ambassador for their programme.
The Crown Prince received UNDP’s leader, Achim…
King Harald hands out the Abel Prize for 2018
23rd May 2018
His Majesty King Harald of Norway participated Monday in the award ceremony for the prestigious Abel Prize. The Abel Prize for 2018 was awarded to Professor Robert Langlands, the man behind the programme that connects representation theory and numerical theory mathematics at a very high level.
His Majesty the King received the prize winner in an audience at the Royal Palace before handing out the…
King Carl XVI Gustaf reestablishes Gotland's regiment
22nd May 2018
On Monday, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden attended the ceremony marking the re-establishing of the Gotland regiment. This is the first time since World War II a new regiment is set up in Sweden. The re-establishment of the regiment occurs as a response to Russian…
Crown Princess Victoria attended the Sea and Water Forum
18th May 2018
On Wednesday, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria attended the Sea and Water Forum in Gothenburg. The forum was started when Jakob Granit, Director General of the Sea and Water Authority, welcoming everyone and especially the Crown Princess. After that, Sweden’s…
Norway's Royal Family celebrates National Day
18th May 2018
On Thursday, Norway observed its national day, a day when Norway celebrates its constitution, which, just behind the constitution to the United States, is the oldest in the world still in use. The day was celebrated from early morning until late in the evening, and the Royal Family obviously has a central role in celebrating Norway and all that is Norwegian.
This is a day where the celebrations…
King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the Viking Museum
15th May 2018
On Tuesday afternoon, King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the Norwegian Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy just outside Oslo.
The reason for this visit was because the King and Queen wanted to hear more about the plans to build the new museum. The new museum will be completed in…
Monday afternoon, His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway announced the season opening for the Norwegian Royal Yacht “DS Norge”. The unique thing was the Queen also participating this year. This is not common and has not happened for many years. The…
Crown Prince Couple of Serbia attend reception with the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
13th May 2018
Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Serbia attended Friday a reception together with the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. The reception was held in the British Embassy Residence in Athens by HE Ms Kate Smith CMG, the British Ambassador in Greece, in honour of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
Their Royal Highness Crown…