On Wednesday this week, Her Royal Highness Crown princess Mary attended physical a meeting. The Crown Princess had scrapped the digital video-calls we are all used to with a rare physical presence when she visited the World Health Organisation’s Regional Director for Europe, and it’s leader, Dr Hans Kluge.
At the meeting, the Crown Princess received a briefing on and a status for…
Crown Princess Victoria holds speech on Sweden's involvement in Antarctica
25th February 2021
On Tuesday, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden participated in a digital symposium on the Antarctic ecosystem and climate change. During the event Her Royal Highness also held a speech from her home-office at Haga Castle.
The Crown Princess began the…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway participated two weeks ago in a podcast for the Norwegian state TV-channel NRK. This podcast was the first solo event that the Crown Princess participated in, in almost a year. On Saturday, the podcast was published, and the Crown…
Romania’s National Assembly Hall to be renamed in honour of King Michael
23rd February 2021
Romania can take another step towards honouring its royal history as the hall of the parliament will be named after King Michael I. Last week, a deputy member of the Romanian National Liberal Party, proposed that the main room in the Romanian Parliament should bear the name “King Michael I of Romania’s Hall”. The proposal was voted over, and with a great majority, it passed.
In…
Former Brazilian Imperial Palace destroyed by fire is to be completely restored by 2024
22nd February 2021
The former Brazilian Imperial Palace, Paço de São Cristóvão, is set to be restored after being destroyed by a large fire..
Located in Rio de Janeiro, the historic palace was largely destroyed by the blaze on 2 September 2018. At the time, the former royal residence…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit speaks of fracturing her tailbone: “It is simply the worst thing I have experienced”
22nd February 2021
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway participated recently in a podcast for the Norwegian state TV-channel NRK. The podcast was the first solo event that the Crown Princess participated in for almost a year. In the recording, Her Royal Highness discusses…
British police arrest two people after £1million jewel-theft from Princess Firyal of Jordan
22nd February 2021
A 65-year-old cleaner and her 37-years-old nephew have been arrested in England over the theft of gems worth more than £1million from Princess Firyal of Jordan. The jewels was taken from the Princess London home in the exclusive are of Belgravia and includes a diamond bracelets, watches and earrings. Other luxury items, including several Hermes bags, were also taken in the incident.
The Sun…
Happy Birthday King Harald - The Norwegian monarch turns 84-years-old
21st February 2021
His Majesty King Harald of Norway celebrates his 84th birthday on Sunday. To mark the occasion, a 21-gun-salute will be fired at noon from the cannons at Akershus Fortress in Oslo. It is tradition in Norway to have a gun salute from 11 fortresses in Norway for the birthdays…
62-year-old Prince Hubertus is the world's oldest active alpinist
20th February 2021
Yesterday, 19 February, Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe-Langenburg was the oldest alpinist ever in the world championship when he participated for the 19th time. The 62-year-old Prince is a television show host, actor, singer and very fond of attention.
Prince Hubertus von…
On Wednesday, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway digitally met with four young people with learning disabilities to learn about the challenges they face. About five percent of people have dyslexia, and just as many have dyscalculia and other specific language difficulties.
In the meeting, His Royal Highness said: “It’s not about intelligence at all. It is a disability. If we can manage to…
