Earlier this week, Crown Prince Haakon
and Crown Princess Mette Marit went on a paddle trip with four
young people in the Oslo Fjord. Over the past year, outdoor life
has been an important escape for many young Norwegian people. At
the bay of Rolfsbukta in Bærum, outside the clubhouse of
Lysakerfjorden windsurfing club, the Crown Prince and Crown
Princess were received by four young people from…
Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of
Denmark gave a virtual opening speech earlier this week at the
Anti-Food Waste conference in Beijing. The conference on food waste
is organised by the Danish Embassy in China. The princess recorded
her speech at the Danish embassy in…
On Monday, Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden presented the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award to the South
Korean picture book artist Baek Heena and the French author
Jean-Claude Mourlevat at a digital awards ceremony. The ceremony
was also attended by the Swedish Minister of…
There will be large festivities later
this month when Her Majesty Queen Margrethe and Their Royal
Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian will take
part in the grand official celebrations marking the 100th
anniversary of the Reunification of Denmark and Southern Jutland.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Reunification in
2020, the plan was for The Queen and The…
Queen Sofia of Spain arrived on the Greek
island of Leros for a private visit. The mother of Spain’s King
Felipe was accompanied by the Spanish Ambassador to Greece and was
met by the mayor of Leros and the municipal council upon arrival to
her native homeland. On…
The use of Norway’s Royal Train carriage
has sparked a national debate as a result of the country’s railway
reform. Due to a change in the way the railway system is run, a
museum has taken over the ownership of the carriage, created a
great debate in Norway.
On Friday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Alexander of Serbia hosted the traditional lunch at the
White Palace in honour of the annual Holy Assembly of Bishops of
the Serbian Orthodox Church. The lunch was attended by His Holiness
Serbian Patriarch Porfirije with Metropolitan and Bishops of the
Serbian Orthodox Church, as well as members of the advisory bodies
of the Serbian Crown. In his…
In a new interview this week with the
Norwegian state TV-channel NRK, Queen Sonja opens up about her
thoughts on art and not least her own art. Queen Sonja is
passionate about art, both as an art collector and as a performing
artist. The Queen has been apprenticed to the…
Norway's Royal Family to commemorate ten years since devastating terrorist attack where 77 people were killed
28th May 2021
July will mark ten years since the
terrorist attacks in the government quarter in Oslo and on the
island of Utøya in which 77 people lost their lives. The Norwegian
Royal Family wishes to follow up with some of those they met ten
years ago, as well as others who in various…
The palace garden at Fredensborg Castle
in Denmark, one of Queen Margrethe’s many residences, has received
the prestigious Europa Nostra award. The Europa Nostra Prize was
awarded to the castle garden for an excellent achievement in
preserving, improving and adapting to new uses of cultural heritage
in connection with the restoration of the garden. Prince Joachim is
the patron of Europa…
