At the invitation of King Harald and
Queen Sonja of Norway, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands will pay a state visit to Norway in early November.
The visit marks the close relationship between Norway and the
Netherlands and the two royal houses. More details on the upcoming
visit have now been published. The visit will begin with an
official welcome ceremony at the…
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie fly in from France to join Queen Margrethe's celebrations of Denmark's film industry
27th October 2021
Queen Margrethe has paid tribute to the
Danish film industry during the traditional Fredensborg concert
which took place on Tuesday in the Castle Church of Fredensborg
Castle. Her Majesty hosted a concert and dinner for a large crowd.
Joining The Queen for the celebrations…
A meeting of monarchs between Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Margrethe of Denmark
27th October 2021
King Philippe of the Belgians is
currently on a three day long official visit to the Kingdom of
Denmark. The Belgian King and Danish Queen, Margrethe II, had a
private dinner on the first evening of the visit. The dinner took
place at Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen, at…
Sweden is not a member of the
international military alliance NATO. Nevertheless, Sweden is this
week the host nation for a major conference between the NATO
nations. On that occasion, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden granted
an audience to NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg. The
audience lasted just under 15 minutes and Stoltenberg was able to
tell the press that he and the Swedish monarch…
For the ninth year in a row, Crown Prince
Haakon of Norway has brought together young Norwegian leaders and
talent to the conference SIKT. This year’s event is taking place at
Nord University in the city of Bodø. After last year’s digital
edition of the annual…
It was King Haakon, King Harald’s
grandfather, who laid the foundation stone for the University of
Bergen, and it happened 75 years ago this year. He spoke at the
gala dinner and called the event: “A milestone not only for the
history of Bergen and Western Norway…
Earlier in October, it was revealed that
the Norwegian Sami Parliament sent a letter to Queen Margrethe of
Denmark asking for help in returning a special artefact – a Sami
drum that was confiscated after a witchcraft trial in 1692. The
drum has created controversy between Norway’s indigenous people and
Denmark. Sami Parliament President, Aili Keskitalo, asked the
Danish Queen for her…
The Swedish government is investing
heavily in increasing Swedish exports, and the royals are part of
the team to promote increased trade with other nations. Last
Friday, Prince Daniel was present when Minister for Foreign Trade
Anna Hallberg presented the Swedish…
Princess Christina of Sweden served as
first lady of the Kingdom of Sweden from the death of her mother,
Princess Sibylla, in 1972 until her brother married Queen Silvia in
1976. At a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Stockholm this week, His
Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf…
King Harald has opened the ninth Sami
Parliament. Crown Prince Haakon was also present at the solemn
opening in the city of Karasjok. The Sami Parliament is the Sami
people’s elected parliament in Norway. Every four year,s at the
same time as the Norwegian parliament election, 39 representatives
from 7 constituencies are elected to the Sami Parliament. King
Harald said it was an extra…
