Each year a member of the Norwegian Royal Family becomes the patron of the state television channel NRK’s charity broadcast.
Last year, it was Crown Prince Haakon. This year the patron is Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
This year’s campaign goes to Doctors Without Borders and the Drugs For Neglected Diseases Initiative’s work to provide life-saving healthcare and medicines to…
Margareta, Custodian of the Crown leads events marking important royal anniversary
18th October 2022
Over the weekend of 15 October, King Ferdinand I of Romania’s descendants, members of the Romanian Royal Family, marked 100 years since his coronation.
On Saturday, Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Crown, Prince Radu and Princess Sophie arrived with the…
Queen Sonja has visited Minnesota, where over 20 per cent of the population consider themselves Norwegian-American. Minnesota is, therefore, the American state with solid connections to Norway.
The Queen’s meeting was preceded by a series of political talks. Queen…
King Carl XVI Gustaf attended a sermon where Skaraborg’s Regiment received a new banner.
The Swedish king is Swedish Defence’s primary representative. During this ceremony, King Carl Gustaf spoke freely and expressed his concern for Europe’s future.
The ceremony and the royal visit were held on a very special day. Saturday, 8 October, when the visit was carried out, was…
The King and Queen of Norway have hosted the President of Finland at the Royal Palace.
After several political meetings, President Sauli Niinistö of Finland attended a friendship lunch at the Royal Palace in Oslo, where King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon…
Europe is in the midst of an energy crisis and Europe’s royalty must also contribute to lower their use of energy. In Denmark, the government has now come up with a new set of rules that also affect the Danish Royal Family. And one of them will see Queen Margrethe…
Politicians on the Faroe Islands have asked Queen Margrethe to change the date of the Danish general election as it clashes with an important day of remembrance.
Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, last week asked Queen Margrethe for a general election. Permission was given and the Mette Frederiksen announced the poll in a press conference outside the prime minister’s…
In recent decades, the three Nordic monarchies have collaborated in a number of areas. They have carried out events together and thus strengthened the ties between both the nations and the royal families. This autumn, it is time for this again when Crown Prince Haakon of…
His Majesty King Harald has a goal of visiting all the Norwegian municipalities at least once during his reign. The long list is getting shorter and shorter and on October 4th 2022, the King was able to cross another municipality off the list when the Norwegian monarch made…
The Easter of 1956 was a nightmare for the Spanish Royal Family. Maundy Thursday in 1956 was the day when 18-year-old Juan Carlos, later King Juan Carlos of Spain, shot and killed his younger brother Alfonso de Borbon. Alfonso was the youngest child of Don Juan Carlos de Borbon and Princess Maria de las Mercedes and was called Alfonsito by family and friends. He was only 14 years old.
At the…
