Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, sister of
King Harald of Norway, usually spends her summer holidays at her
vacation house in the small Norwegian town of Hankø. The Princess
is spending time there this summer as well. However this week she
interrupted her holiday for a special surprise visit. The Royal
Court has published some photos of the Princess while she was
visiting the Norwegian Rescue…
Romania’s royals have opened a whole
visitor experience attraction at the Savarsin castle. The car
workshop of King Michael I was opened to the public last week. The
inauguration took place in the presence of Her Majesty Margareta,
Custodian of the Crown of Romania…
The Greek Royal Family is gathered in
Greece. Over the past several weeks, several members of the Greek
Royal Family have shared photos on social media of their visits to
Athens and several Greek islands, among other places. King
Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie…
Ten years ago, on July 22, 2011, Norway
was hit by its the worst terrorist attacks since World War II. The
tenth anniversary was commemorated with several moving tributes
attended by the Royal Family. The first commemoration was outside
the Government Quarter where the bombing took place. Four wreaths
were placed at the memorial to the dead, including a wreath from
the Crown Prince and Crown…
Queen Sonja has lost her sister-in-law.
Lis Haraldsen, has died at the age of 87. The death was announced
by the Haraldsen family in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten. Lis
Ingeborg Elder was born in Denmark on 22 August 1933 and married
businessman, Haakon Haraldsen…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has recently
been on a visit to the Faroe Islands. It was expected and planned
that the Queen would then travel on for a visit to Greenland.
However, on Tuesday, it was announced that the visit was postponed.
Within the past week, Greenland has…
Princess Sophie of Romania presented the
Best Play of the Year Award to Mihai Ignat at the 30th UNITER Gala
in Bucharest on Monday. The Romanian Princess was present in the
Great Hall of the National Theatre in Bucharest to attend the
Romanian Theatre Union Gala Award Ceremony. Her Royal Highness took
part in the gala alongside the Romanian Presidential Adviser and
the Romanian Minister of…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway celebrates
his 48th birthday today. It an official flag day all over Norway to
mark the event, but the Crown Prince himself will hold a private
celebration. Usually the day is celebrated at the Royal Family’s
country house at Mågerø in…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has concluded
her official visit to the Faroe Islands. The trip began on 15 July
and concluded on 19 July. The Faroe Islands belong to the Danish
monarchy, but have internal self-government regulated in the Home
Rule Act of 1948. The Faroe Islands…
Last Saturday was a special anniversary
for the Serbian Royal Family as it marked 20 years since the
Serbian royals were able to return to Serbia after a life in exile.
On that occasion, Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia published the
following message: “On this day, exactly 20 years ago, my family
and I, after decades in exile, finally welcomed our return to our
homeland. A review of the…
