Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has met
four Norwegian sailors on board ships around the world in a digital
chat to show his support for their ongoing work. His Royal Highness
wanted to thank the many Norwegian sailors who work every day to
ensure that essential goods are transported during the ongoing
pandemic. About 80 % of the world’s retail trade is transported by
sea. Crown Prince…
Over the past weekend there was been a
break-in at the Royal Serbian Museum in Radovanjski. His Royal
Highness Crown Prince Alexander has issued a statement in which he
strongly condemns the theft of several valuable objects with deep
royal history. One or more unknown…
This year marks the 30 years since King
Olav V died and his son took over as Norway’s new king. The
official announcement of King Olav’s death, on January 17 1991, was
given by the King in Extraordinary Council of State at the Palace
at midnight. On January 18…
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…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden’s husband,
Chris O’Neill, has closed down two of his former firms. According
to Swedish newspaper Expressen, Mr O’Neill has closed down Wilton
Partners and Warwick Partners over the last few years. In addition
to shutting…
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…
Crown Prince Haakon speaks of inclusivity on anniversary of racist murder that shocked Norway
27th January 2021
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…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
attended the EU project DUNC’s digital conference. From her
home-office at Haga castle Her Royal Highness gave a speech and
closely followed the final day of this conference. Development of
UNESCO Natural and Cultural Assets…
The former Greek Royal Palace of Tatoi is
to re-open, but not as a royal palace. The Greek government, who
seized the property when the Greek monarchy collapsed, plans to
reopen the palace as a hotel. Tatoi Palace is the former summer
palace of the Greek royal family and is…
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…
