On Tuesday this week His Royal Highness
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway started his two-day virtual visit to
San Francisco, California. The trip is Norway’s first major virtual
visit abroad where the public get the opportunity to follow the
official visit digitally. The Norwegian participants were in a
studio in Oslo, and the Americans in a studio in San Francisco.
However, for those who…
Princess Madeleine and her husband Chris
O’Neill have been vaccinated against Covid-19. The Swedish Royal
Court confirmed the news to Swedish press. According to the Swedish
Court’s Head of Communications, Margareta Thorgren, Princess
Madeleine and her husband…
King Carl XVI Gustaf reveals his attempts to make one final visit to his friend, Prince Philip
26th April 2021
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden turns 75
years on April 30th. To mark his birthday, he has been interviewed
on the Swedish podcast, “Värvet”, which according to the Royal
Family was recorded in Princess Sibylla’s Apartment at the Royal
Palace in Stockholm. In the…
Suggestions made against Prince Daniel that he is trying to influence a political process
26th April 2021
Prince Daniel of Sweden has been in the
media spotlight in the recent days. There have been suggestions
that the prince has become involved helping a personal friend build
a factory in his hometown, thus potentially interfering in a
political process. Prince Daniel has always been a promoter of
entrepreneurship. After years of being an entrepreneur himself, he
wanted to inspire the next…
King Harald attends first major public event in many months following a period of sick leave
26th April 2021
On Friday, His Majesty King Harald of
Norway delivered a speech to the Norwegian Nature Conservation
Association’s national meeting. This was the first major public
event that His Majesty has attended following a period of sick
leave and his return to the regency. Due…
On Thursday, Crown Princess Mary
undertook an engagement in connection with an official assignment
at Gerlev Sports Academy, where the focus was on the launch of the
State of World Population report 2021. The State of World
Population report, which was launched at the event…
On Thursday 22 April, the exhibition “The
Thinking Hand” was opened by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. This
is an annual scholarship competition for young artists. “The
Thinking Hand” is a recurring drawing competition and exhibition
for young artists who work with visual design in art, architecture,
fashion, design, illustration, game development or other related…
Crown Princess Victoria speaks on the 50th anniversary of the Swedish Institute in Paris
21st April 2021
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
spoken of her fondness for France in a special video message
marking the 50th anniversary of the Swedish Institute in Paris.
Institut Suédois, formerly known as the Centre Culturel Suédois, is
a Swedish cultural centre in Paris. The…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has always
been interested in needlework. During the pandemic, the Queen has
had extra time for her hobby and this has resulted in a large scale
production of embroideries. Now more than 100 of the Queen’s
embroideries will be shown in a new…
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philip and
Princess Danica of Serbia paid a two-day visit to Kosovo and
Metohija over the weekend. The two royals wanted to visit
culturally important places for Serbian culture and meet Serbs
living in these areas. On Saturday, the visit to Kosovo and
Metohija began with a mass in the Monastery of the Holy Archangels
near Prizren, built in 1352. The journey then…
