The President of Iceland has sent a heart-warming letter to King Harald and Queen Sonja. The letter was sent 11 March but published by the Royal Court today.
The full letter states:
“Your Majesties, I have received the news that Your Majesties the King and Queen are currently in quarantine in accordance with the current guidance and the rules that have now been introduced in Norway…
Since the outbreak of corona virus made the working day different for most royals, Crown Prince Haakon has stepped up his activity when it comes to getting online briefings on important issues around fighting the virus. For the third time in less than two weeks, the Crown…
On this
day, March 27, in 1785, His Majesty King Louis XVII was borne in France. He was
born prince of France and Duke of Normandy and was the son of King Louis XVI and
Marie Antoinette. When his older brother, Louis Joseph, died in June 1789, he became
the heir to the…
The fact that Europe’s queens and princesses have good relationships with each other is well known. But it’s more perhaps more unusual to hear about friendships between Europe’s royals and Russian politicians. et this was exactly what happened when Queen Sonja first met the first democratically elected leader of Russia, Boris Yeltsin. The free-spirited former Communist managed to…
King Harald and Queen Sonja will be isolated until mid-April. This was confirmed by the Royal Court on Thursday morning in a short statement to the Norwegian newspaper «Dagbladet». This is done because they are both at risk of serious illness if they are infected with…
It is different era for Europe’s royal families – and for us all. The royals are not able to meet people in the same way as before. Last week, Crown Prince Haakon attended a video-conference to get a briefing from Norway’s health authorities. On Tuesday this…
On this day, March 24, exactly 300 years ago Sweden elected a new King. For many in today’s society, it may seem strange that a nation can choose a new monarch, but Sweden has elected new monarchs on several occasions.
Frederick was born in Germany in 1676 and became the Count of Hessen-Kassel. In 1700, he married Louise of Brandenburg who died five years later. In 1710 he entered into…
On Tuesday Crown Princess Katherine donated 8 defibrillators worth more than 41,000 Euros to hospitals in the Serbian cities of Vranje, Smederevo, Kikinda, Čuprija, Valjevo, Leskovac, Krusevac and Loznica. The defibrillators arrive in Serbian hospitals at the right time…
Crown Prince Haakon takes online coronavirus briefing from Norway's health authorities
23rd March 2020
Since the outbreak of coronavirus, we have heard a lot about King Harald and Queen Sonja. They had to spend a long period in quarantine after having come home from their state visit to Jordan. King Harald has also spoken to the people via letters and on TV.
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, makes part of estate available to Romanians who have to quarantine
20th March 2020
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, and the Romanian Royal Family, have chosen to make large parts of one of its palaces available to Romanians who have to quarantine because of the coronavirus.
At 18 March, 260 cases of corona were confirmed in Romania. More than 3,510 people are in institutionalized quarantine, and 26,545 are in isolation at home and under medical…
