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 participated. Ahead of the
lunch, the King, Queen and Crown Prince received the President in
an audience. Both…
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.
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 Norway will visit Kenya
together withCrown Princess Victoria of Sweden. The trip will take
place in late November. The…
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…
Norwegian press has reported that several
meetings have taken place at the Royal Palace in Oslo in the past
weeks where Princess Martha Louise’s title has been discussed. King
Harald, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Martha Louise are said to
have been present. Now there are questions over whether Princess
Martha Louise will keep her title. Princess Martha Louise stopped
being “Her…
Crown Prince Haakon joined King Harald
and Queen Sonja of Norway for the State Opening of the Norwegian
Parliament, Storting, in Oslo. Military forces from the Navy, Air
Force and ground defence, as well as the King’s Guard, took their
place on the parade street, which…
Opening exhibitions is not unfamiliar for
Europe’s royalty, but opening three displays on the same evening is
probably rarer. However, Queen Sonja did just that when she made
the trip to the new Munch Museum in Oslo. The director welcomed the
Norwegian Queen in the…
The Swedish Cancer Society has launched
its Pink Ribbon Campaign, and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
participated in the launch as the official patron. For the
fourteenth year in a row, Crown Princess Victoria has been named
the patron of the Pink Ribbon Campaign organised by the Swedish
Cancer Society. To launch the campaign, the Crown Princess was
pictured wearing this year’s pink…
