On Saturday evening, Princess Astrid, Mrs
Ferner attended the annual Dissimilis’ Christmas Concert at Bærum
Culture House just outside the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The
Princess is the protector of Dissimilis and always attends their
Christmas show. Bærum’s Deputy Mayor, Siw Wikan and
Secretary-General, Benjamin Zahl Bergem welcomed the Princess when
she arrived at the Culture House in…
His Majesty King Harald and Her Royal
Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit were present at Ullevål Stadium
on Sunday during the men’s cup final in football. The final was
played between Viking and Haugesund. The two cheered on the
football players from the most…
Originally published in December 2017, we
are republishing this piece in the spirit of the Christmas season:
We are taking a look at our picks for the top five royal Christmas
cards of the past decade. In no particular order, we have selected
the following: The 2016…
Queen Mathilde spreads Christmas cheer at Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital
8th December 2019
It might not have been Father Christmas,
but another famous figure in a red suit made a visit to Queen
Fabiola Children’s University Hospital this week when Queen
Mathilde stopped by to lift the spirits of patients. She shared
smiles, high fives, and handshakes with young people, chatting with
them about their time at the hospital. The Brussels-based facility
is the only university hospital…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has held
the annual Christmas reception for the partners of the Mary
Foundation at Frederik VIII’s Palace in the Amalienborg Palace
complex in Copenhagen. This year’s reception took place on
Thursday, 5 December with partners enjoying…
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of
Luxembourg and his wife, Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie have
personally commented on the announcement that they are expecting a
baby. The couple did so on their first official outing since
breaking the news to the world. Yesterday…
Tessy Antony-de Nassau spends the day with students at St George's in Luxembourg for Innovation Days
7th December 2019
Tessy Antony-de Nassau was present for
the first-ever Innovation Day in Luxembourg at St George’s Primary
yesterday where her company, Finding Butterflies co-organised the
event alongside Vodafone Foundation Luxembourg. Also in attendance
alongside Tessy was the board of Vodafone, DJ Ninja, the CEO of the
Luxembourgish Space Agency, and MEP from Luxembourg Marc Angel.
Photo: Tessy…
The holidays are upon us, and as we
mentioned in our podcast, we have collected the addresses of those
our readers might want to send Christmas cards to and posted them
below. Please be advised that if you live in North America, it will
take a couple of weeks for your…
Dutch royals release new photo for Princess Catharina-Amalia's 16th birthday
7th December 2019
The Dutch Royal Family has released a new
photo of Princess Catharina-Amalia for her 16th birthday. The
Princess of Orange – as she is known officially as the heir to the
throne – was born on 7 December 2003. © RVD – Z.M. de Koning. The
photo was taken by her…
See all the photos released as part of the happy announcement the Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple of Luxembourg are expecting their first child
6th December 2019
This morning, the Grand Ducal Court
announced that the Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple are expecting
their first child. The press release said, ” Their Royal Highnesses
the Grand Duke and Duchess are immensely pleased to announce that
the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess are expecting Their first
child. The birth is scheduled for May. The Grand Duke, the Grand
Duchess and the members of both…
