Southern Norway is now in an unusually
warm period. A heat wave has hit the country and has lasted almost
a month with temperatures of 30-32 degrees Celsius during the
daytime. This is quite different from what the southern parts of
Norway generally has – very low temperatures throughout the year.
This heat wave has also affected the Norwegian Royal Guard. Now,
measures have been taken to…
On the occasion of His Majesty King
Constantine of Greece’s birthday today, we look back on the
monarch’s life, his time on the throne, time in exile and return to
Greece. King Constantine was born on 2 June 1940 in Athens. He was
only one-year-old when Italy and…
Wednesday of this week Her Majesty
Margareta, custodian of the crown of Romania and her husband Prince
Radu attended a ceremony where a new book about King Michael was
presented. A large audience took part in the event. Following the
book-launch, a short concert was held in…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway attended on Wednesday the Entrepreneur’s Market in Oslo at
the Lillo Estate and Farm. It is the second consecutive year in
which the Entrepreneur’s Market is organised at Lillo Farm by the
industry company, The AF Group. During the event, Crown Prince
Haakon was accompanied by Oslo’s Mayor, Marianne Borgen, and Group
Executive Vice…
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…
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…
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 Steiner, in an audience at the Royal
Palace on Tuesday morning. Achim Steiner took over as head of UNDP
after Helen Clark in 2017.
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…
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…
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 maritime ambassador Helen
Ågren spoke about the world’s ocean as a resource for global
development; his speech had…
