Queen Sonja has helped celebrate an
important anniversary for one of Norway’s best known art museums.
The Astrup Fearnley Museum in Oslo is known for its impressive
collection of contemporary artworks. It marks its 30th anniversary
this week and its jubilee exhibition was opened by Queen Sonja.
Called ‘Before Tomorrow;, it consists of more than 100 works from
artists all over…
Biotech, Navy, art and a sad goodbye as the Dutch State Visit to Belgium draws to a close
23rd June 2023
Thursday marked the last day of the State
Visit that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima are paying to
Belgium – but last doesn’t mean less busy. The day began in Leuven,
where the four royals visited Imec. This facility works in research
for the chip…
Climate change, crowds and even more tiaras for day 2 of the Dutch State Visit to Belgium
23rd June 2023
The second day of King Willem-Alexander
and Queen Máxima’s State Visit to Belgium began bright and early,
despite the glittering banquet from the night before. The first
stop for the day was Gare Maritime à Tour & Taxis, in Brussels,
where the Dutch royals…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
have begun a three-day State Visit to Belgium that will see them
travelling all around the country. On Tuesday, 20th June, the
Dutch monarch and consort boarded a train and arrived in Brussels.
They were then driven to the Royal Palace, where they received the
official welcome from King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. The
two monarchs then reviewed…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra has graduated
high school. The Princess finished her schooling at Elvebakken High
School in Oslo, where she had attended for the past three years.
All the graduates from the high school attended a gala performance
and graduation at Olso…
King Abdullah, Queen Rania and Prince
Hashem travelled to Spain to attend the Aqaba Process meeting in
Córdoba, and were welcomed by King Felipe and Queen Letizia.
King Abdullah and Queen Rania landed in Madrid on Monday, 19th
June, and they immediately got on with…
She was the princess whose quiet life in
the English countryside changed forever when she and her husband
were chosen to head a brand new take on a very old monarchy. Maud
of Wales became Queen of Norway when her husband was picked as the
country’s king and confirmed by a referendum he asked for before
assuming power. When Queen Maud came to Norway, she brought a lot
of jewellery with her.
A special tradition observed as Queen Margrethe bids farewell to King Harald and Queen Sonja
20th June 2023
One of the most peculiar and less known
traditions was observed at the end of King Harald and Queen Sonja’s
official visit to Denmark. On Sunday, 18 June, before the monarchs
boarded the Royal Yacht Norge to return to Oslo, they signed one of
the windows at…
The 1972 Summer Olympic Games were held
in Munich, Germany, where a young German-Brazilian Silvia
Sommerlath was working as an interpreter and host. At the time, she
was employed at the Argentinian Consulate in Munich. From 1971 to
1973, she worked for the Organising…
It was an historic royal wedding which
created a consort. When Silvia Sommerlath married King Carl XVI
Gustaf of Sweden on June 19th 1976, she became the country’s queen
as she said her vows. The couple are now marking their 45th wedding
anniversary. Let’s rewind to June 19th 1976 for the wedding of King
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