Greece

Tomb of Greek King and Queen vandalized

On Monday, celebratory news came from the Greek Royal Family concerning the engagement of King Constantine’s youngest son, Prince Philippos and Nina Flohr. Only hours later Greek police reported that the graves of Constantine’s parents, King Paul and Queen Frederica, had been vandalised. The Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports stated that the cross of the grave was found broken…
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Denmark

Denmark’s Royal Family's funding increases

Denmark`s social democratic minority government presented on Monday its proposal for the Danish state budget, where an increase in the salary for the Queen Margrethe was included. The Danish government’s budget proposal for next year shows that Queen Margrethe can…
Sweden

Chris O'Neill's financial difficulties easing

Chris O’Neill, the husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, has struggled with complicated finances for many years. Now, however, papers in the Swedish media show that the debt of the British-American businessman has been reduced. Nevertheless, his business is not a…
Norway

Leah, daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, confirmed

Leah Behn, sixth in line to the Norwegian throne, was confirmed on Saturday. The confirmation was not announced by the royal court in advance, but it was later confirmed that the entire Norwegian royal family was present during the ceremony. The event became known when Leah’s mother, Princess Märtha Louise, published photographs of her daughter with a touching greeting on her Instagram…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon takes the “Refugee Route”: Day 1

Crown Prince Haakon is currently walking parts of the Norwegian Refugee Route to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Norway following the German occupation. His Royal Highness will walk parts of the Refugee Route from Oslo to the Swedish border from 26 to 28 August. The trip aims to shed light on the history of the liberation. The tour started this Wednesday close to the capital of…
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Norway

Queen Sonja of Norway surprises opera singer

Queen Sonja surprised a number of opera singers this week when she paid an unannounced visit to Oscarshall palace just outside central Oslo. The palace, which is otherwise one of the Norwegian Royal Family’s celebration and summer palaces, will be used this week in a…
British RoyalsHistoryHistoryNorway

The fake Queen of Norway and Scotland

There are many people who, throughout history, have pretended to be royal. The desire for power and wealth have enticed many to falsely pretend to be a royal who has either died or disappeared. Not many of them are women; however, a ship once came to Norway with a woman who wanted to be the nation’s queen. That woman has been known as “False Margrete.” She was a Norwegian woman who…
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