Denmark is gearing up for more
celebrations for its queen as Margrethe II prepares for the latest
festivities for her Golden Jubilee. But the week that will end with
a party for Margrethe, it began with the Danish queen celebrating
others. Margrethe II presented the Rungstedlund Prize at the Karen
Blixen Museum. The Queen of Denmark was welcomed with flowers and a
large crowd. The…
This year is the 500th anniversary of the
arrival of the sailor, Juan Sebastián Elcano, after the first
circumnavigation of the earth. King Felipe VI of Spain marked this
moment by overseeing a major naval exercise near Cadiz. It took
Juan Sebastián Elcano three years…
This week, Queen Sonja was able to help
mark a special anniversary for her. On September 6th 2022, the
Queen of Norway was present at the 100-year commemoration for
Slemdal school, where she herself attended class. The queen was
shown around the school grounds by…
The Kavli Award is three research prizes
awarded every other year in Oslo by the American Kavli Foundation
and the Norwegian Academy of Sciences. King Harald of Norway has
handed out the Kavli Award for 2020 and 2022. This happened,
firstly, in an awards ceremony which was held in the Oslo Concert
Hall. A reception and dinner followed, attended by His Majesty, the
winner, and other guests in…
During the Second World War more than
4.000 Yugoslavs was detained in Nazi-concentrations camps in
Norway. This week, Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia commemorated
them in the Royal Palace of Belgrade. Crown Prince Alexander
himself opened an new exhibition who contains…
King Harald and Queen Sonja share energy saving tips as they discuss the fuel crisis
1st September 2022
The King of Norway has been sharing his
energy saving tip. King Harald, along with Queen Sonja, is are
currently on a late summer tour. But while they enjoy sunny
weather, their minds were on the future and the looming fuel
crisis. Addressing the issue as they spoke to the…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have until now been silent about controversial statements made by
their future son-in-law, Durek Verrett. Among them is that he
recovered from coronavirus with the help of a medallion. He sells
the same medallion on his website for more than 200 US dollars.
Now, King Harald and Queen Sonja have spoken about this for the
first time. Speaking to the press…
Crown Prince Haakon has opened an energy
conference in Stavanger and addressed the industry leaders in the
hall in his opening speech. A number of the world’s leading
producers of energy participated at the Offshore Northern Seas
conference. They were joined by a…
For many years it has been a tradition
that Queen Margrethe of Denmark visits parts of her kingdom late in
the summer and this year is no exception. Queen Margrethe has begun
her late summer visits on board the Royal Ship Dannebrog with a
trip to Slagelse…
In recent times, the King and Queen of
Norway have begun their post summer holiday engagements with a
visit to one of their nation’s counties. It provides an opportunity
to see slightly more distant parts of Norway. On August 30th 2022,
the royals started a three day long visit to western Norway and
King Harald and Queen Sonja had a clear message during their visit
– now is a time for…
