The pre-Christmas period is hectic for
choirs all over the world. Crown Princess Mette Marit was present
at the Norwegian Girls’ Choir rehearsal as they prepared for
Christmas. The Crown Princess, who is the choir’s high patron,
wanted to get to know the choir and its activities better. During
the busy pre-Christmas period, a number of well-known and beloved
Christmas songs were…
The intended state visit of King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands to Greece has
now been postponed following the continued spread of the omicron
variant of the coronavirus. In consultation with the Greek
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the visit…
The new coronavirus variant has had an
immediate effect on royal diaries, causing several trips to be
postponed. What was supposed to be a three-day Belgian state visit
to Italy this week has been delayed and instead, on December 1st
2021, King Philippe paid a brief visit…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway will pay an official visit to Sweden from 26
to 28 January next year. The visit, their first official foreign
trip to be confirmed for 2022, was announced by the Norwegian Royal
Court. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel will host the
visit. The visit will celebrate the close relations between Norway
and Sweden and between…
Princess Marie of Denmark is happy that
the fight against food waste in Denmark is progressing. Marie
shared her thoughts in a Danish documentary “Princess Marie’s fight
against food waste” shown on the Danish TV channel DR1 this week.
DR1 followed…
A soldier has been admitted to hospital
after a shooting incident at the Norwegian Royal Family`s summer
residence, Mågerø. The incident occurred during a military
exercise. No royals were present on the estate at the time of the
shooting. Norwegian media reports that a…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria welcome Sweden's first female prime minister
1st December 2021
The political arena in Sweden has been
quite chaotic over the past several months, but they now have a new
government with a woman at the helm. The Change of Government
Council was held with King Carl XVI Gustaf at the Royal Palace in
Stockholm. The council was also attended by Crown Princess
Victoria, the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament and the incoming
new Swedish government. The King…
The Danish Royal House has launched a new
website. The new website, which is available at the same URL
address as before, offers an updated, more modern and more
user-friendly design. It contains information on the Royal Family’s
engagements and activities and will…
Over the past several years, the Prince
Daniel Fellowship has become an essential player in Sweden,
focusing on young people. On 29 November, Prince Daniel of Sweden,
together with inspirers from the Prince Daniel Fellowship, visited
the city of Botkyrka to talk about…
King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon have
visited Akershus Fortress in Oslo to tour a new exhibition marking
30 years since King Harald became King of Norway at the Armed
Forces Museum. King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon were welcomed to
the Armed Forces Museum by Norway’s Chief of Defence, Eirik
Kristoffersen, Commander Arne Opperud at Akershus Fortress and
Museum Director Erling…
