Crown Princess Mette-Marit has for many
years devoted a lot of time to work to promote literature and
increase reading among younger people. This week, a literature
festival was arranged for the students at Gamlebyen school in Oslo.
At the school’s library, the Crown Princess met fourth-graders who
has discovered the joy of reading. In the schoolyard, the Crown
Princess was greeted by…
Sweden's Royal Family visits military and refugee experts as they put all their focus on supporting Ukraine
11th March 2022
The Swedish royal family has already
showed its support for people in Ukraine following the Russian
invasion with both direct messages and an increased focus on how
Sweden must react and change as a neutral state in Europe. As the
conflict continues, the King and Queen of…
The Danish Palaces and Culture Agency
plans to put Charlottenlund Castle up for sale within a few months.
This may mean that tourists could will lose access to the castle
with a rich royal history. After a long disagreement between
Gentofte Municipality and the Danish…
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden has been
fined for speeding after being caught by cameras at the end of
2021. The prince, who has driven professionally in rallies for
several years, did not contest the fine. A speed camera in
Stockholm captured the prince driving above the speed limit and
took a photo of him. On December 4 2021, Prince Carl Philip passed
the tunnel Norrtullstunneln on the E20…
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of
Norway have invited the environment-panel of children aged 11 to 15
to the Skaugum Estate to hear more about their commitment to caring
for nature and the planet and fighting climate change. The
Children’s Climate Panel…
An extraordinary Council of State has
been held in Oslo, attended by both King Harald and Crown Prince
Haakon. The public was informed of the extraordinary Council of
State only hours before it was held on March 7th 2022 at the Royal
Palace in Norway’s capital. It comes…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden issues strong criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
7th March 2022
The Swedish king has strongly condemned
the Russian attack on Ukraine. King Carl Gustaf did this in full
military uniform during a visit to a regiment in Karlsborg on March
7th 2022. The speech was held as he presided over the handover of a
new standard to the Life Regiment’s Hussars K3 in Karlsborg. The
King said: “Europe is in an extremely difficult situation. More
difficult than in a…
This weekend, the world got a rather rare
look at Swedish Prince Alexander, son of Prince Carl Philip and
Princess Sofia. The two took their eldest son to central Sweden to
celebrate the country’s most famous and longest ski-race. Little
Prince Alexander, now five…
King Harald makes first public appearance outside royal palace for months as he joins family at ski festival
7th March 2022
The traditional Holmenkollen Ski Festival
is celebrating its 130th anniversary this year, and with glorious
sun and blue skies, the event became a great sports festival. Crown
Prince Haakon was present during the women’s three mile cross
country ski competition on…
Queen Paola of Belgium has broken her arm
after a fall. The 84-year-old queen, mother of the current King,
Philippe, broke her arm in a fall. The queen has been told to rest
and recuperate for eight weeks. Therefore, all her engagements in
the immediate future have been postponed. This is not the first
time Queen Paola has broken a bone. In December 2016, she was
treated in hospital a…
