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 for athletes with physical
disabilities was held in Fåberg and Lillehammer. The world’s first
World Cup in winter…
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…
King Constantine of Greece has been as
discharged from the “Attikon” Hospital where he was being treated
for coronavirus. King Constantine was admitted on January 8 to the
hospital after testing positive for the new Omicron strain of the
virus. King Constantine…
The Queen they call ‘Daisy’ - the amusing story of how Margrethe's nickname came about
14th January 2022
Amongst those who know her, Queen
Margrethe of Denmark is affectionately known as ‘Daisy’. Indeed, in
a video posted in 2020 to mark her 80th birthday, her European
counterparts often addressed the royal as Daisy, but how did her
nickname come about? Nicknames are quite common in royal circles
and Queen Margrethe has been called Daisy for so long that on
several occasions she has…
Queen Sonja and Queen Silvia praise Queen Margrethe for her help in revealing interviews
13th January 2022
This week marks 50 years since Queen
Margrethe became Queen of Denmark. And as she prepares for her
Jubilee, the Danish Monarch has won high praise from two of
Europe’s longest serving consorts. Danish TV channels have been
showing a number of TV programmes about…
Bill Clinton shares his biggest surprise on meeting Queen Margrethe
12th January 2022
This week, Denmark celebrates the Golden
Jubilee of Queen Margrethe II. Danish TV channels have, through the
last few weeks, broadcast a number of programmes about the Queen’s
life and work. Denmark’s largest TV channel recently showed a new
documentary about…
King Carl Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria attend Defence conference from quarantine
12th January 2022
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has been
joined, virtually, by Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel at
the annual Swedish Defence conference. The conference was this year
digital due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the royals kept up
their tradition of his attendance at the conference despite all
three being in quarantine having tested positive for Covid. On
January 10th and 11th 2022…
In just a few days time, Denmark will
mark 50 years since Queen Margrethe of Denmark took the throne when
her father died. The Queen has therefore participated in a large
number of interviews, and an interview that attracted much
attention was on the Danish TV channel DT.
The Belgian royal family is in mourning.
A close royal family member of the Belgian royal family passed away
on Monday. Her Imperial & Royal Highness, Princess Margherita of
Savoy-Aosta, Archduchess of Austria-Este, died on Monday, aged 91.
She is best known as the…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia step in for Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
11th January 2022
Last week it was announced that the King
and Queen of Sweden were infected with Covid-19. Shortly
afterwards, it was announced that Crown Princess Victoria and
Prince Daniel were also infected for the second time during the
pandemic. Therefore, the majority of the Swedish royal family had
to change their calendar drastically. The Crown Princess and Prince
Daniel were scheduled to attend a…
