Princess Madeleine of Sweden’s husband,
Chris O’Neill, has closed down two of his former firms. According
to Swedish newspaper Expressen, Mr O’Neill has closed down Wilton
Partners and Warwick Partners over the last few years. In addition
to shutting down these two companies, Mr O’Neill has also withdrawn
from his prominent roles in companies Wilton Payments and Belgravia
Investment.
His Majesty King Harald of Norway will be
on sick leave for the rest of the week until Sunday 31 January. His
planned absence was announced by the Norwegian Royal Court on
Thursday afternoon. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Haakon is
therefore Regent of Norway until…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of
the Netherlands have sent a message of support to first responders
after riots broke out in several cities in the Netherlands. “Our
thanks go out to all those police officers, first responders and
municipal employees who are…
Crown Prince Haakon speaks of inclusivity on anniversary of racist murder that shocked Norway
27th January 2021
Crown Prince Haakon has commemorated the
murder of Benjamin Hermansen, twenty years after his racial killing
shocked Norway. The Crown Prince sent a digital message on the 20th
anniversary of his death. Benjamin Hermansen was killed in the
infamous “Holmila-murder” on January 26 in 2001. He was just 15
years old and he was killed because he was black. Two Norwegian
neo-Nazis were later…
This was a book I’d been looking forward
to for a very long time, and it did not disappoint. In the absence
of international travel in 2020 (and probably 2021), it provided a
trip of sorts through Sweden – a place I’d hoped to visit in 2020.
Explore Sweden with…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
attended the EU project DUNC’s digital conference. From her
home-office at Haga castle Her Royal Highness gave a speech and
closely followed the final day of this conference. Development of
UNESCO Natural and Cultural Assets, also…
Queen Mathilde's visit to teenage mothers praised for bringing their story 'out of the shadows'
27th January 2021
Queen Mathilde has paid a visit to
teenage girls receiving support from a youth care facility. Her
visit to Le Tobbogan, a facility in Mons, took place on January
26th after a week’s delay when it was revealed that she may have
come into contact with a staff member at the palace who had been
exposed to the coronavirus. In the interest of public health and
safety, her visit was…
Queen Letizia has chaired the first
meeting of a strategic council in place for Women in Engineering in
Spain, heralding in a project for change within the industry. The
meeting, which took place at the Royal Academy of Engineering in
Spain on January 26th, included women…
The former Greek Royal Palace of Tatoi is
to re-open, but not as a royal palace. The Greek government, who
seized the property when the Greek monarchy collapsed, plans to
reopen the palace as a hotel. Tatoi Palace is the former summer
palace of the Greek royal family and is…
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the
Romanian Crown, has become the latest royal to receive the vaccine
against the coronavirus. Her Majesty received the vaccine together
with her husband, Prince Radu of Romania. Their vaccination took
place on January 25th 2021 in a private hospital in Romania. The
news was published in a short statement from the Romanian Royal
Court on Twitter. The…
