Norway

New building to open at Queen Sonja's Art Stable

In connection with Queen Sonja’s 80th birthday the Queen Sonja Art Stable was opened in Oslo. Located just beside the Royal Palace the Art Stable has now for many years been an exhibition hall for royal history and modern art. Now a new building is part of the complex. After several years of restoration, the Castle’s historic riding house is opened to the public in Oslo. The venue…
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Greece

A romantic royal wedding that led to a partnership that survived the fall of a crown and exile

It was a marriage that sealed a famous love story and turned a princess into a queen. On September 18th 1964, royalty from across Europe gathered in Athens to see the continent’s newest monarch wed a bride who had just turned eighteen. Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark’s romance went on to weather political crises and exile and endured until his death in early 2023. And it had…
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Sweden

All the best photos from King Carl XVI Gustaf's Golden Jubilee

From 14 to 16 September, Sweden celebrated their longest-reigning monarch, King Carl XVI Gustaf, who marked 50 years on the throne. Royal from Scandinavia came to Stockholm to attend various events, including a ballet and opera, Te Deum and gala dinner before the King and Queen concluded the Golden Jubilee celebrations with a motorcade through the capital. Let’s take a look back at…
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Sweden

Jubilee celebrations come to an end in Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee celebrations have come to a close in Stockholm with a carriage ride through the city and a concert at Norrbro. On Saturday, 16 September, King Carl Gustaf and his wife, Queen Silvia, took part in a horse-drawn procession…
Sweden

Carl Gustaf - what will his legacy be?

Sweden has been celebrating King Carl XVI Gustaf and his Golden Jubilee for the past few days. What legacy will the longest-reigning Swedish monarch leave? The King began his reign with the motto “For Sweden – With the times,” and he has held true to…
Norway

The hotel that's about to claim a place in royal wedding history

Princess Martha Louise of Norway has announced details for her 2024 wedding to American shaman Durek Verrett. The couple will be marrying in Gerainger on 24 August in a historic venue. Martha and Durek have chosen the Hotel Union Geiranger for their wedding. The Hotel Union Geiranger was built in the 1890s to create a luxury hotel for visitors travelling on cruises through the…
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