At a time when the coronavirus pandemic
continues, royal travel to other nations is rare. So this week, the
Crown Prince of Norway has traveled digitally to several nations in
the Middle East to learn more about the Norwegian relief work given
to disadvantaged countries. Crown Prince Haakon joined a virtual
field trip to Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen. His Royal
Highness said: “It makes…
During the pandemic, most royal families
have seen their public agendas shrink due to the risk of becoming
infected with Covid-19. Most royal visits have been replaced by
virtual meetings. Prince Daniel of Sweden, Crown Princess
Victoria’s husband, has stepped up the…
Since 13 November tensions in Western
Sahara have been escalating. It is an area of Western Africa that
is claimed by the Kingdom of Morocco. In a speech, marking the 45th
anniversary of the Green March, King Mohammed VI condemned the
Polisario Front’s recent provocations…
No more cases of Covid-19 have so far
been discovered at the Norwegian Royal Court after an employee was
diagnosed with coronavirus at the end of last week. Still King
Harald, Queen Sonja and parts of the staff at the Royal Court are
in quarantine. This weekend an update from the Royal Court was
issued in an e-mail to the Norwegian news agency NTB. In an
email to NTB, communications manager…
Two weeks after it was confirmed he had
tested positive for coronavirus, Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian
Orthodox Church has died, aged 90, from complications related to
Covid-19. Irinej tested positive for the coronavirus and was
admitted to hospital in Belgrade on November…
At the Royal Palace in Oslo Friday
morning, the President of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, was received
in audience by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon. President
Kaljulaid is has traveled to Norway on an official visit. Norway
and Estonia have a close bond as…
BREAKING: King Harald and Queen Sonja in quarantine after Royal Court employee tests positive for Covid
19th November 2020
King Harald and Queen Sonja are in
quarantine after a Royal Court employee tested positive for
Covid-19. The Royal Court made the announcement on November 19th
2020. King Harald has, as a result of this, gone into self-imposed
home quarantine. Queen Sonja is also in quarantine as a result of
close contact with the person in question. As of now both the King
and Queen are well and have shown…
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has visited
the military camp of the Royal Danish Lifeguard in Copenhagen this
week for a special tradition. Her Majesty started her visit, on
November 18th 2020, by attending an impressive military parade by
several regiments from the Royal…
Queen Silvia of Sweden has inaugurated
the new Düsseldorf advocacy centre of her project “Childhood-Haus”.
The Queen participated in the digital inauguration of
Childhood-Haus Düsseldorf from the Royal Palace in Sweden on
November 16th 2020. The new establishment is…
Following weeks of speculation over
whether Princess Madeleine is to return to Sweden to celebrate
Christmas, the Swedish Royal Court has now confirmed that the
Princess will not be able to travel to Sweden for the rest of this
year. It’s understood she wanted to celebrate Christmas with the
royal family in Stockholm. However, that is not possible because of
the ongoing coronavirus…
