On Wednesday evening, Queen Sonja of
Norway participated in her first official engagement after her
summer holiday when she was present at the opening concert of the
Norwegian Philharmonic Orchestra. It was a great event when Klaus
Mäkelä, for the first time, led the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in
the Oslo Concert Hall as chief conductor. Due to the COVID-19
pandemic in Norway, there was only…
Last year, in the summer of 2019,
Princess Madeleine of Sweden launched her children’s book “Stella
and the Secret”. Since then, there has been speculation as to
whether Princess Madeleine’s children’s book would be translated
into other…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway had
her first day at her new school yesterday. In July, Head of
Communications at the Royal Court, Guri Ofstad Varpe, confirmed to
the Norwegian News Agency “NTB” that Princess Ingrid Alexandra
would attend the “study…
New poll shows high disapproval for the self inflicted exile of King Juan Carlos of Spain
17th August 2020
A new poll for one of the most pro
monarchy newspapers in Spain show that over half of those who took
part disapprove of the departure of Juan Carlos I from the country
he ruled for almost forty years. And 60% those asked believe that
his decision harms the present monarch. The poll published last
week by the newspaper ABC is not good news for the Spanish
monarchy. More than half of those who…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
will walk 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…
A new special book about King Harald will
be published this autumn, and the King of Norway himself
contributed much to the upcoming book. Former newspaper-editor
Harald Stanghelle is the author of the book, and beforehand, he had
not thought that the King would want to be…
Details of Prince Sverre Magnus’
confirmation into the Norwegian church has been revealed in a short
statement from the Royal Court on Thursday morning. The Prince will
be confirmed on Saturday 5 September 2020. Sverre Magnus has this
year followed the confirmation teaching in Asker parish, and the
confirmation service will, therefore, take place in Asker church.
After the confirmation…
On Friday last week, Catalonia’s regional
parliament in Barcelona passed a motion condemning the monarchy in
the wake of Spain’s former king Juan Carlos going in exile. The
bill will have no practical significance and is to be regarded
mostly as a political move…
The summer is in full swing but the
Swedish Royal Family is getting back to work. This week, Prince
Carl Philip of Sweden attended the digital opening of the nature
photo exhibition “Royal National City Park – 25 Years”. The
exhibition, with 28 curated…
Denmark's media reports of ongoing dispute within the Danish Royal Family over castle inheritance
11th August 2020
There is an ongoing dispute over
inheritance within the Danish Royal Family according to the Danish
weekly magazine Billed Bladet. Prince Gustav Frederik Philip
Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, the son of Danish Princess
Benedikte and nephew of Queen Margrethe, is involved in the ongoing
dispute. The Danish media has said that, for several years, there
has been an inheritance dispute in…
