Norway

Norwegian royals are spectators at historic five mile race

The Norwegian Royal Family participated as spectators during the ski festival in Holmenkollen, just north of the capital of Oslo. King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Princess Astrid were at the Holmenkollen ski festival that is currently taking place in Oslo. King Harald and Princess Astrid had the opportunity to witness…
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Luxembourg

Grand Duke Henri undertakes state visit to Latvia

Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg is undertaking a state visit to Latvia from 13 to 14 March upon an invitation by the President of the Republic of Latvia. Grand Duke Henri travelled to Latvia for the state visit on 12 March, which he is undertaking to mark the 100th…
Spain

Queen Sofia’s art prize continues to honour excellence

The Queen Sofía Prize for Painting and Sculpture is one of the most prestigious awards in Spain and is endowed with 10,000 euros for a single work. Queen Sofia has presided over the 58th edition of the award, organized by the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors, in collaboration with Google. This year’s award went to the artist Cesar Orrico Mendez for his work titled…
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Norway

Sami people protest at royal Council of State over rights

Norwegian Sami people have taken their protests against illegal wind turbines to the country’s Royal Family. It is rare for protests to be held at the Royal Palace in Oslo but the demonstrators took their campaign to its gates as Crown Prince Haakon a regular meeting with the country’s government there. In the past weeks, the protesters have blocked Norwegian government…
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Greece

Crown Prince Pavlos talks about family’s future in Greece

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece has given his first interview since the death of his father, King Constantine II. The Crown Prince shared his view of his family’s future in Greece and his own role as the head of the Greek Royal Family in an interview with the French magazine Point de Vue. Pavlos was questioned on how he imagined his role as the head of the Royal House, to which he…
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