There are few traditions in the Danish
royal family that are as strong as the Hubertus-hunt It has been
part of the Danish monarchy since 1730. And on November 7th 2021,
Crown Princess Mary attended this year’s Hubertus Hunt at the
Hermitage Castle in Copenhagen, which has been the Royal Palace’s
hunting castle since the 1730s. When autumn has taken hold of
Copenhagen Zoo, and the…
Norwegian Armed Forces Memorial Day has
been marked with Crown Prince Haakon placing a wreath at the
national veteran monument at Akershus Fortress in Oslo. At the
ceremony at Akershus fortress, on Sunday November 7th 2021, Chief
of Defence, General Eirik Kristoffersen gave…
Princess Marie, who lives and works in
Paris, France, on a daily basis, has been in Denmark for a very
special occasion. For Princess Marie of Denmark, it was a good and
pleasant experience to be in Copenhagen to focus on this year’s
developing country’s…
This week, Princess Märtha Louise,
daughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja was a guest in an Norwegian
podcast. Among other things, the Norwegian princess talked about
being highly sensitive with Märtha Louise saying that she only
understood that she was highly sensitive when she was an adult. The
princess says that King Harald and Queen Sonja have been very
accepting of her sensitivities.
King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon welcome Germany’s President to Norway
5th November 2021
The Kingdom of Norway and the German
Republic have developed close relations in recent decades, both
through economic cooperation and military cooperation through NATO.
King Harald and Queen Sonja as well as Crown Prince Haakon have
received the President of Germany…
The Nordic nations work closely together,
both economically and politically. This week, leaders from the
Nordic countries gathered in Copenhagen to participate in the
Nordic Council. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark, who is also
Queen of the Faro Islands and Greenland…
King Peter II of Yugoslavia was the
firstborn son of King Alexander I and Queen Maria of Yugoslavia.
King Peter II was born in Belgrade on 6 September 1923, and after
his father’s assassination in 1934, he became the King of
Yugoslavia. On Wednesday, Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess
Katherine of Serbia, attended the memorial service on the 51st
anniversary of King Peter…
This week it was western Norway’s turn to
receive a royal visit. Crown Prince Haakon visited a county with a
particularly great need for restructuring since much of the
country’s oil, and gas activities are located there. The first stop
on the Crown…
Christmas is approaching for Europe’s
royal families, and all of us. Earlier this week, Queen Margrethe
of Denmark visited the ballet where she has designed set and
costumes. During the following press conference, Her Majesty was
asked where she would celebrate her…
Sport is important for all nations and,
as a former Olympic athlete in sailing, it is perhaps particularly
important to King Harald. Along with Queen Sonja, the Norwegian
monarch has hosted a dinner for his country’s participants in the
last Olympics and Paralympics which took place in Tokyo this
summer. The royal couple invited the participants to dinner at the
Palace to celebrate since…
