Earlier this year, it became known that
Romania’s parliament was considering renaming the Parliament Hall
after the late King Michael I of Romania. Now the official name
change has taken place, and from Monday this week, the hall will be
called ‘King Michael I of Romania’s Hall’. Romania takes another
step towards honouring its royal history as the hall of the
parliament…
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the
Crown of Romania, hosted an event on Sunday at the Royal Castle of
Săvârșin on honour of Europe Day. His Royal Highness Prince Radu
and Her Royal Highness Princess Sofia also attended the event. A
Jazz and Blues Concert was…
On Saturday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon laid a wreath to commemorate those who have lost
their lives in the service of Norway. Over the weekend, Norway
marked their liberation from German occupation after World War II.
The Norwegian Royal Family has a long…
The summer season is officially underway
for crew and officers on the Royal Norwegian Ship. On Thursday
afternoon, King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon embarked the ship
for inspection. The tradition of royal embarkation dates back to
1948 when King Haakon VII received ‘Norway’ as a gift from the
Norwegian people. Due to the ongoing global health emergency, the
2021 sailing programme…
Royal Central’s Senior Europe
Correspondent Oskar Aanmoen, who is based in Oslo, talks us through
the inaccuracies contained within Atlantic Crossing – an eight-part
series looking at the plight of the Norwegian Crown Princess during
World War II. Atlantic…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark was present at
the inauguration of the sculpture ‘October 1943’ in the small
Danish city of Humlebæk on Wednesday. The Queen arrived using the
royal yacht. Upon arrival, Her Majesty was received by the Mayor of
the Fredensborg…
Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein under investigation over shooting Romania's largest bear
6th May 2021
Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein has shot
the largest bear in Europe by a mistake. Investigation is underway
after the prince killed Europe’s largest bear during a trophy hunt
in Transylvania in March this year. The brown bear, Arthur, was 17
years old and probably the largest of its kind in Europe. Arthur
was shot a month after a local farmer complained that a female bear
was harassing his…
On Tuesday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of
Norway visited the Aurora workshop – a working community of artists
with and without disabilities in Bærum. Ceramics, textiles,
clothing and paper have been produced at the workshop, despite a
pandemic and strict infection…
On Tuesday, Queen Margrethe officially
boarded the royal ship Dannebrog in the Port of Copenhagen at the
naval base of Nyholm for the start of the 2021 sailing season. Upon
arrival at Nyholm, Her Majesty was presented with flowers and was
received by the Queen’s…
Due to the ongoing pandemic, Queen
Sonja’s art gallery in the old stables at the Royal Palace in Oslo
has been closed for over a year. The Queen has now established a
new exhibition that will be shown digitally. Some of Norway’s most
beautiful works of art will be exhibited this summer in the Queen
Sonja Art Stable, in collaboration with the National Museum. The
exhibition “Art…
