King Harald has handed out the Norwegian Sports Prize to the most passionate volunteer of the Year. The presentation took place during an audience at the Palace and was shown on TV on January 9th 2021. This year’s winner of the prestigious prize was Finn-Magne Simonsen.
More than 400 people with different positions in sports were nominated for the award this year. Among these, the jury…
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Thursday. This year the royals celebrated the holiday in New York due to the ongoing pandemic.
In connection with Orthodox Christmas, Crown Prince…
Crown Prince Haakon marks Norway's entry to the UN Security Council
7th January 2021
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has participated in a digital meeting with the team that will lead the Norwegian efforts in the United Nations Security Council for the next two years. From the Skaugum Estate in Norway, Crown Prince Haakon attended the digital meeting on…
Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece has taken to Twitter ans issued a statement calling for the 25th Amendment of the United States Constitution to be invoked to remove President Trump from office. It came as protestors entered the Capitol building in Washington DC on January 6th 2021, a move many described as an attempted coup.
The statement from the Greek Crown Prince is as follows: “When a…
Crown Princess Mette Marit has broken her coccyx (tailbone). This happened during a ski accident just before the celebration of Christmas. The news has not been confirmed by the Royal Court but was published by the Norwegian magazine “Se og Hør” on Tuesday this…
A special royal moment: 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of King Olav’s death and King Harald's reign
6th January 2021
The Norwegian people are preparing for a special year and a special day next week. January 17th will be a day of joy and sorrow in Norway. For on that day, it will be 30 years since King Olav died and with it 30 years since King Harald took on his role as the nation’s…
For the Danish Royal Family, these first days of the New Year were to be marked by large dinners where everyone was dressed in uniforms and gala dresses. This was not the case this year. The long tradition had to give way to the corona-virus. The planned New Year’s party at Christiansborg Castle for the Prime Minister and other representatives of official Denmark, which should have taken…
Sweden's Royal Court issues an update on Princess Sofia’s pregnancy
5th January 2021
In December 2020, announced that Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia are expecting their third child. At that time, December 11, the following statement was issued by the Royal Court: “We are happy and look forward to welcoming our third child, a sibling to Prince…
Throughout Christmas, Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia have made a number of donations to improve conditions for Serbs in and outside the country. During the holidays, the distribution of Christmas gifts, provided by Crown Princess Katherine…
King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon have marked the beginning of the new Norwegian royal year in a sad way. The three royals visited the people of Gjerdrum after the catastrophic quick clay landslide that started on December 30th 2020. So far, seven people have been confirmed dead, while three people are still missing. Another ten people are injured and still more than 1.000 are…
