Crown Princess Victoria has taken on the role of acting head of state of Sweden as her father King Carl XVI Gustaf is abroad. As interim regent, she led a meeting in the Foreign Affairs Committee at Stockholm Royal Palace.
The committee is made up of the chairman and nine other members, elected by the Swedish Parliament. The committee meets when summoned by the government, and the chairman of…
Norwegian royals are spectators at historic five mile race
14th March 2023
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…
Grand Duke Henri undertakes state visit to Latvia
13th March 2023
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…
King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway participated in NATO exercises consisting of more than 20,000 NATO soldiers in Norway for an extensive winter exercise.
The King and Crown Prince received a briefing on the winter exercises in the north, and for the first time, they received the information in two different places.
Crown Prince Haakon received a briefing about the exercise from…
Queen Sofia’s art prize continues to honour excellence
8th March 2023
The Queen SofĂa 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…
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Serbia continued their passion for giving back during a visit to New York.
Another successful charity dinner was organised by Lifeline New York Humanitarian Organization, whose patron is Crown Princess Katherine. The event was held…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel have participated in a high-level gathering focused on combating antibiotic resistance at the Scandinavian XPO in Arlandastad, held in connection with Sweden’s presidency of the Council of the European Union.
According to all public health authorities, antibiotic resistance is a serious and growing public health problem. One thing working against…
Sami people protest at royal Council of State over rights
5th March 2023
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…
In an interview with Swedish SVT last month, Princess Märtha Louise said that she hopes that in the future, she can again do official engagements for the Norwegian Royal Family.
In the interview, the Princess also had strong words for the Norwegian press and referred to…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia open International Contemporary Art Fair
25th February 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain have attended the opening of ARCOMadrid, Spain’s International Contemporary Art Fair, by embarking on a tour of the halls.
They were also welcomed by the First Lady of Argentina, Fabiola Yáñez, and the Argentine Republic’s Ambassador to Spain, before commencing their journey through “Never the Same,” the section featuring Latin…