Princess Ingrid Alexandra turns 18 on January 21, and thus comes of age. Unfortunately, much of the planned celebration has been postponed due to Covid-19, but the day will still be marked by her visiting the three state powers and receiving deputations.
In the original plan, her coming of age was also to be celebrated with a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Oslo, which means that we would…
The news that has marked and will mark the royal year 2022 in Denmark is that Margrethe II has bene Queen for 50 years. In an interview with the Danish magazine “Billed-Bladet”, Princess Benedikte of Denmark tells how much she admires the way her older sister has managed…
The Dutch and Norwegian royal family confirm that they will not travel to the Beijing Olympics
19th January 2022
There has been great curiosity over whether members of Europe’s royal families will soon travel to China to attend the Winter Olympics. This week it has become known that the Norwegian royal family will not send any of its members to Beijing in February. The Norwegian…
“El Correo” is a leading daily newspaper in Bilbao and the Basque Country of northern Spain and a popular paper in Spain. .King Felipe has been in Bilbao to open its new headquarters.
On January 18th 2022, King Felipe officially inaugurated the new headquarters of”El Correo”, which after 55 years in the Bolueta neighbourhood, has come to occupy two floors of the Sota Building…
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden has attended the annual Swedish Sports Gala, where Sweden’s most prominent athletes are honoured when the previous year’s sports achievements are rewarded.
Prince Carl Philip, just like previous years, gave a speech at the Sports…
A constitutional referendum was held in Serbia on 16 January, in which voters decided on changing the Constitution regarding the judiciary.
The Serbian Royal Family, who hold no power or authority as they were deposed decades ago, has voted in the referendum, and the…
King Harald marks anniversary of his accession to Norway's throne
17th January 2022
On this day, 17 January, it is exactly 31 years since King Olav V died and his son took over as Norway’s new monarch. On the evening of 17 January 1991, at 10.20pm, King Olav V died at the royal cabin, Kongsseteren, in the outskirts of the capital, Oslo. Olav was King of Norway from the time he took over from his father, King Haakon VII, on 21 September 1957 until his death on 17 January…
According various reports in local media, King Tupou VI of Tonga was evacuated from the royal palace shortly before a tsunami, triggered by the eruption of a volcano, hit his kingdom over the weekend. Several islands in the Pacific Ocean have issued tsunami warnings as a…
Brother and sister, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Martha of Norway, were out and about showing their support for a sporting first. It is not often that the two take on engagements together. But both were spectators when the very first world`s championship in winter sports…
Crown Princess Mette Marit meets five of her patronages virtually
14th January 2022
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway is patron to dozens of organisations and she had a busy day talking to five of them by digital audience.
The royal patronage scheme has a long historical tradition and today serves as a recognition of organizations and events in important areas of society.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit received representatives of her permanent patronages in audience. The…
