Queen Sonja has attended the celebrations
of the 30th anniversary of the Norwegian Glacier Museum. The
festivities were supposed to be held last year, but due to the
global health crisis, they were postponed to 2022. Upon arrival,
the Queen was welcomed and given flowers. The village’s political
leadership had also turned up to receive the Queen alongside
hundreds of spectators. Her…
This week marks three years since Crown
Prince Frederik’s Centre for Public Leadership was opened at Aarhus
University. The Danish Crown Prince attended a conference at the
centre that bears his name to celebrate the occasion. The
conference was about the challenges…
The political situation in Europe is
tense after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. One of the significant
consequences is that the neutral nations of Sweden and Finland have
applied for NATO membership. In the recent years, Sweden has
invested heavily in upgrading its…
King Juan Carlos has been spending time
in Spain after several years of self imposed exile. He has been
warmly greeted in the Galician town he’s been staying in, Sanxenxo,
where large crowds have gathered to cheer him. However, there has
also been a vocal reaction from those opposed to his visit which
follows a string of controversies, many of them around a series of
allegations of financial…
Queen Margrethe takes part in commemorations linked to Denmark’s history of exploration
21st May 2022
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has attended
the Royal Geographical Society’s meeting on Danish expedition
history at the Danish National Museum. Queen Margrethe was received
by six-year-old Viola, who handed Her Majesty a beautiful bouquet
of flowers. The Queen was then…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has marked the
300th anniversary of Fredensborg Palace – an anniversary close to
the Queen’s heart. The anniversary was celebrated on 17 May in a
large event arranged by the Fredensborg municipality, where the
home is located.
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has left
Norway with Greenland as his destination. On 19 May, he kicks off
on a three-week-long journey to cross Greenland on skis and kites.
The expedition is organised by the University of Tromsø and marks
the university’s 50th anniversary. It was King Olav who opened the
university 50 years ago. The Crown Prince will be part of the first
part of…
Abu Dhabi and the Spanish royal family
have had a very public links in recent years since King Juan Carlos
decided to go into self imposed exile there in 2020. Now, his son,
King Felipe VI, has visited the country without stopping to see his
father. King Felipe visited…
Peter Lodahl, professor of quantum
physics and quantum technology at the Niels Bohr Institute, has
worked his entire life to research on in experimental quantum
optics. This week he received his grandest award so far when Queen
Margrethe II of Denmark awarded him with her…
This week, the Serbian Royal Medical
Board has issued a statement to praise Crown Princess Katherine for
her work in Serbia over the past decades. The Serbian Crown
Princess has worked to strengthen the health service in the country
for the past 30 years. Since 2001, she has lived with Crown Prince
Alexander permanently in Serbia and since then, work has gained
speed. In their thanks to Her…
