Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik visits Copenhagen’s emergency services

On Thursday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark visited the emergency services in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. The employees here have been on the front lines since the outbreak of the pandemic last year and they have taken care of the citizens of the region.Crown Prince Frederik’s rather informal visit was divided into two parts. First, His Royal Highness had a…
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Norway

King Harald on sick leave until the end of January

His Majesty King Harald of Norway will be on sick leave for the rest of the week until Sunday 31 January. His planned absence was announced by the Norwegian Royal Court on Thursday afternoon. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Haakon is therefore Regent of Norway until…
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon speaks of inclusivity on anniversary of racist murder that shocked Norway

Crown Prince Haakon has commemorated the murder of Benjamin Hermansen, twenty years after his racial killing shocked Norway. The Crown Prince sent a digital message on the 20th anniversary of his death.Benjamin Hermansen was killed in the infamous “Holmila-murder” on January 26 in 2001. He was just 15 years old and he was killed because he was black. Two Norwegian neo-Nazis were later…
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Romania

Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown receives the Covid-19 vaccine

Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, has become the latest royal to receive the vaccine against the coronavirus. Her Majesty received the vaccine together with her husband, Prince Radu of Romania.Their vaccination took place on January 25th 2021 in a private hospital in Romania. The news was published in a short statement from the Romanian Royal Court on Twitter. The…
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Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates Swedish forests

From the Swedish monarch’s lockdown residence Stenhammar Palace just outside Stockholm, King Carl XVI Gustaf attended a digital event entitled The Forest Day on Wednesday. The King of Sweden has a deep commitment to issues concerning nature, the environment and…
Norway

17 facts about Princess Ingrid Alexandra on her 17th birthday

Today, Thursday 21 January, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway turns 17-years-old. To celebrate the occasion, we have compiled 17 facts about the Princess which you might not have known before:Following Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s birth, Germany’s leader had to go out and ask German magazines to stop spreading various rumours about the Princess and her origins.The Princess was going to…
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