Denmark

Prince Richard's funeral will take place next Tuesday

As the time passes, more details have been revealed about Prince Richard’s death. The Danish Royal Court confirmed Wednesday morning at Berleburg Castle that the funeral of the recently deceased Prince Richard will take place Tuesday next week at 2 pm. The funeral will not be held in the castle’s own chapel, but in the church ‘Evangelische Stadtkirche’ which is located in…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon participates in major military exercise

His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, has, the last two days, participated in the international military exercise “Joint Viking” which takes place in northern Norway. The exercise aims to strengthen the military cooperation within NATO and between the Nordic nations. The military exercise “Joint Viking” takes place from 6 to 15 March in an area stretching from Alta to…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Man fined for offensive tweets about The Queen's death

A 56-year-old man has been found guilty of posting threatening messages about The Queen on Twitter. He has now been fined £500 for the offence. The 56-year-old man was named as Alastair Dow from Aberdeen, Scotland. Alastair Dow’s home in Aberdeen was raided by police after intelligence officers saw the posts made during the Commonwealth Games in 2014. Shortly after these tweets were…
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NorwayOther

King Harald's birthday celebrations - without the King

His Majesty King Harald of Norway is 80 years old today. The King himself is on vacation with the entire Norwegian Royal Family. Nevertheless, there are several standard events marking a Norwegian King’s birthday, despite the fact that the King is not even in the country. Today at noon a 21 gun salute fired from the cannons at Akershus Fortress in Oslo. Many people had turned up to watch the…
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