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 has been put back. It was set to take place between Monday 13 December to Wednesday 15 December.
The state visit has been…
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…
Norway’s Crown Prince and Princess announce first official foreign visit of 2022
2nd December 2021
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…
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 Princess Marie’s fight against food waste publicly and privately at her home in Paris.
In the second part of the…
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…
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 continue to share this information through text, photos and videos.
The website provides the opportunity to get both a…
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…
King Juan Carlos could be on his way back to Europe according to newspapers in Portugal.
The man who ruled Spain for almost forty years has been in self imposed exile in Abu Dhabi for over a year. For much of that time, reports have circulated of the former monarch’s desire to return to Spain. There have been reports of loneliness and of missing family and friends. He has been visited…
