On Thursday, King Felipe of Spain took
part in the opening of the first global conference of the Xacobean
Academy in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. The conference
will span over the course of three days, in which state, regional
and local experts will debate pilgrimage routes, the jacobean
phenomenon and the impact of pilgrimage on community sense for
citizens and on the possibilities it…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit open centre dedicated to priest Hans Nielsen Hauge
4th June 2021
On Thursday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette Marit of
Norway opened the visitor centre dedicated to the memory of Hans
Nielsen Hauge outside the city of Fredrikstad. Hans Nielsen Hauge
was a Norwegian lay preacher…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik
and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark hosted a
dinner on Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of diplomatic
relations between Denmark and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The
dinner took place in Great Table Hall in…
Princess Madeleine’s approval among
Swedes is at an all-time low, according to a survey conducted by
Sifo for Svenskdam. The Princess, who resides in Florida with her
family, has an approval rating of zero per cent. Respondents were
asked which member of the Royal Family they had the most confidence
in; Crown Princess Victoria has a 54 per cent approval while her
younger sister received…
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of
Denmark participated on Thursday in the inauguration of the new
Herlev Hospital’s Emergency Room and Woman-Child Centre. Her Royal
Highness presided over the official inauguration by cutting a red
rope. The inauguration was also…
Earlier this week, Crown Prince Haakon
and Crown Princess Mette Marit went on a paddle trip with four
young people in the Oslo Fjord. Over the past year, outdoor life
has been an important escape for many young Norwegian people. At
the bay of Rolfsbukta in Bærum, outside…
On Tuesday, Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands presented the ‘Apples of Orange’ prize from the Orange
Foundation at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague. King Willem-Alexander
was also present for the ceremony. The prize winners are awarded a
cash prize of €15,000 each and a bronze statuette designed by
Princess Beatrix. The prize is celebrating the 19th anniversary
since its inauguration and is…
Earlier this week, Queen Silvia of Sweden
took part in a virtual roundtable discussion on the issue of doping
and announced a new anti-doping and public health
professorship. Also present at the seminar was Professor Arne
Ljungqvist, one of the biggest names in…
Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of
Denmark gave a virtual opening speech earlier this week at the
Anti-Food Waste conference in Beijing. The conference on food waste
is organised by the Danish Embassy in China. The princess recorded
her speech at the Danish embassy in…
On Monday, Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden presented the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award to the South
Korean picture book artist Baek Heena and the French author
Jean-Claude Mourlevat at a digital awards ceremony. The ceremony
was also attended by the Swedish Minister of Culture and Democracy,
Amanda Lind. The award ceremony began with Minister Amanda Lind
giving a speech before the Crown…
