Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway has
revealed her favourite hockey team, but that has not come without
controversy. In recent days, there have been many reactions in
Norway that the Princess has openly promoted, in her own way, her
favourite Norwegian hockey team. During a hockey match on 24 April,
Princess Ingrid Alexandra was seen in the audience with a friend to
see the team…
Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia has
donated to Serbian children in need through the Zvecanska Home for
Children in Belgrade, Shelter for Children of Belgrade, and the
Special Psychiatric Hospital Kovin. A donation of two pyrographs,
two wireless speakers, bedding…
Norway's royal court announces 111% increase in electricity spending and delays in security project
27th April 2022
The Norwegian royal court has released
its annual spending report, and two surprising things were
revealed. First, electricity bills have doubled, and second, the
work on securing royal properties against terror attacks has been
far more expensive than initially thought.
Charlottenlund Palace in Denmark will no
longer be sold. About two months ago, the plan was for
Charlottenlund Palace to be put up for sale. The Danish Palaces and
Culture Agency said that it no longer served a cultural purpose,
but Danish Members of Parliament disagreed. Thus, the historic
palace will not be sold. Mads Hedegaard, Director of Charlottenlund
Palace, said: “I was informed…
The stage is set for a meeting between
Danish and Norwegian royals in June, after it was recently
announced that Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will travel to Norway
for a one day visit to lead a Danish business delegation with a
focus on sustainable urban development and…
King Harald of Norway has attended a
solidarity and support concert for Ukraine at the Oslo Concert
Hall. The ballet “Giselle” was performed by dancers from the Kyiv
Grand Ballet from Ukraine. A packed concert hall, on April 22nd
2022, showed solidarity with…
It is not every day a diocese gets a new
bishop, but that was what has just happened in Norway. His Majesty
King Harald of Norway was present in the grand Fredrikstad
Cathedral, southeast in Norway, on the morning of April 24th 2022,
when Kari Mangrud Alvsvåg was consecrated as the eighth bishop of
Borg diocese. King Harald was received on the church steps and
accompanied into the cathedral by…
The war in Ukraine continues to dominate.
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited the Norwegian city of
Kirkenes, on the border with Russia, to meet the locals and hear
how it feels to live close to the border with Russia after the
country’s invasion of…
Queen Sonja of Norway has met refugees
from Ukraine at the aid organisation Caritas where she heard from
women and children about fleeing their homes and feeling safe in
Norway. The Queen met some Ukrainian children who have had to flee
their homes, including Siuzanna…
Princess Maria of Romania has visited the
Isaccea border control station in Tulcea County near Ukraine along
with representatives of the Children in Difficulty Foundation to
see what is being done to help refugees as they flee the wartorn
country. Over the past few weeks, the Romanian Royal Family has
contributed greatly to helping Ukrainian refugees in Romania.
Hundreds of thousands of…
