Norway

Norwegian royals celebrate centennial of beloved home with a party as criticism of family grows

The Norwegian Royal Family’s summer residence is celebrating its 100th birthday this year, and Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit threw a summer party to mark the milestone. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess invited local schoolchildren to the estate to come and celebrate the royal home’s centennial.  The couple were joined by Queen Sonja to enjoy field games, face…
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Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary enjoy art and nature as they start epic summer tour

King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark have begun their annual summer tour through the country. And the Queen of Denmark showed a sense of humour as she ran into an unexpected although increasingly common issue for her. As they arrived at Sæby Harbour for their day in Frederikshavn Municipality, the Danish queen was chased by a wasp. It was an echo of a walkabout last month in which Queen…
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Denmark

Meet the latest TV gardener - Queen Mary of Denmark

Queen Mary of Denmark has added a new string to her bow – she’s now a TV gardener. Queen Mary appeared on ‘Søren Vester’s Garden – Biodiversity and Castle Gardens’, which has just been shown on Danish TV. The Danish queen welcomed Sara Vester to Fredensborg ‘Palace, the Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn home, where they explored the extensive gardens…
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European Royals

Belgium's future queen set to return to Harvard after concerns

It seems Princess Elisabeth is set to return to the US this autumn to continue her studies at Harvard, after a summer of confusion and upheaval regarding the status of international students at the prestigious university. But now, according to the Belgian Royal Court’s spokesman, Xaiver Baert, the future queen of the Belgians is aiming to return for her second year of a master’s degree in…
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