his year marks 30 years since King Harald ascended the Norwegian throne after the death of his father, King Olav V. The anniversary of King Harald and Queen Sonja cannot be celebrated in the traditional way due to the pandemic, but Queen Margrethe of Denmark has sent a greeting to the Norwegian royal couple to mark the anniversary through the Norwegian state TV channel NRK.
King Harald and…
Former US President Bill Clinton sends personal greeting to King Harald and Queen Sonja
1st March 2021
This year marks 30 years since King Harald ascended the Norwegian throne after the death of his father, King Olav V. The anniversary of King Harald and Queen Sonja cannot be celebrated in the traditional way due to the pandemic, but former President Bill Clinton has sent a…
Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg, the former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, is to move out of her villa and into an apartment in the capital of Copenhagen.
The Danish Magazine “Se og Hør” reported the moving plans, and the news has also been confirmed by…
It has been almost two weeks since the news came from Sweden that Her Majesty Queen Silvia had been taken to the hospital after a fall. After treatment, Silvia returned to Drottningholm Palace. The queen was treated for a fracture in her wrist.
Following the accident, the Queen’s assignments were put on hold. However, the Queen joined her husband at a digital event on Thursday. Together…
On Wednesday this week, Her Royal Highness Crown princess Mary attended physical a meeting. The Crown Princess had scrapped the digital video-calls we are all used to with a rare physical presence when she visited the World Health Organisation’s Regional Director for…
Crown Princess Victoria holds speech on Sweden's involvement in Antarctica
25th February 2021
On Tuesday, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden participated in a digital symposium on the Antarctic ecosystem and climate change. During the event Her Royal Highness also held a speech from her home-office at Haga Castle.
The Crown Princess began the…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway participated two weeks ago in a podcast for the Norwegian state TV-channel NRK. This podcast was the first solo event that the Crown Princess participated in, in almost a year. On Saturday, the podcast was published, and the Crown Princess talks about many different things. Among other things, she talks openly about her feelings about shame, which at times have…
Romania’s National Assembly Hall to be renamed in honour of King Michael
23rd February 2021
Romania can take another step towards honouring its royal history as the hall of the parliament will be named after King Michael I. Last week, a deputy member of the Romanian National Liberal Party, proposed that the main room in the Romanian Parliament should bear the name…
Former Brazilian Imperial Palace destroyed by fire is to be completely restored by 2024
22nd February 2021
The former Brazilian Imperial Palace, Paço de São Cristóvão, is set to be restored after being destroyed by a large fire..
Located in Rio de Janeiro, the historic palace was largely destroyed by the blaze on 2 September 2018. At the time, the former royal residence…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit speaks of fracturing her tailbone: “It is simply the worst thing I have experienced”
22nd February 2021
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway participated recently in a podcast for the Norwegian state TV-channel NRK. The podcast was the first solo event that the Crown Princess participated in for almost a year. In the recording, Her Royal Highness discusses many things, including the recent fracture in her coccyx (tailbone).
In the podcast, the host Else Kåss Furuseth jokingly…
