Crown Princess Märtha’s Memorial Fund
provides financial support for social and humanitarian measures in
organizations and associations. The fund was established on 1 April
1929 under the name “Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Märtha’s
Fund”. After the Crown Princess death on 5 April 1954, it was
decided that the work of the fund should be continued under the
name…
Organized students activities have been
important in the Nordic nations and are still culturally important
for most universities. In Sweden, the Swedish National Union of
Students works as an umbrella organisation of students’ unions at
higher education facilities in…
As pandemic restrictions ease, royal
visits overseas are beginning again and Norway’s Royal Court has
just confirmed that Queen Sonja will open the exhibition “The Sámi
Pavilion” during the international art exhibition in Venice on 21
April. The exhibition…
Skiing has always been important to the
Norwegian royal family. It has been an important part of Norwegian
cultural heritage for over 1,500 years. King Harald, like his
father and grandfather, is very interested in skiing and often
shows up to watch the Norwegian athletes both in Norway and abroad.
King Harald was present this weekend during the World Cup in
biathlon in Holmenkollen, just…
Many European nations have received
Ukrainian refugees in the recent weeks. Although Norway is far from
the front line of the war, a good number of Ukrainians have also
found their way to relatives and friends in Norway. The Norwegian
government has also said that they will…
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the
Crown of Romania, is also president of the Romanian Red Cross. On
Thursday, she and her husband Prince Radu visited the town of
Tulcea on the border with Ukraine. Tulcea has seen an influx of
Ukrainian refugees fleeing from the…
Mortensrud is a district in Norway’s
capital of Oslo that, in recent years, has struggled with increased
crime and a bad reputation. The majority of the people who live
here are different groups of non-western immigrants. Now a good
part of the district’s young people have wanted to do something
about its reputation, so they invited Crown Prince Haakon and Crown
Princess Mette-Marit to…
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia has
extended his congratulations for the Jewish holiday of Purim. The
Crown Prince sent a message to the Ambassador of Israel to Serbia,
Mr Jahel Villan; the Chief Rabbi of Serbia, Mr Isak Asiel; the
President of the Federation of Jewish…
Prince Daniel of Sweden is known for his
strong support of business and entrepreneurship. This week, the
Swedish prince has been on a four-day trip to western USA to
strengthen entrepreneurship and cooperation in this area between
the USA and Sweden. Prince Daniel is…
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has visited
the military camp of the Royal Danish Lifeguard in Copenhagen for a
special tradition. Her Majesty started her visit, on March 16, by
attending an impressive military parade by several regiments from
the Royal Lifeguard. For the first time in several years, the
parade could go ahead as normal, without coronavirus restrictions.
Queen Margrethe was in…
