Crown Princess Mette-Marit has had to
pull out of an important 50th birthday trip due to illness. The
Crown Princess was due to join Crown Prince Haakon in Kautokeino to
learn more about the Sami culture, language and history. However,
she was forced to remain at home, but the Royal Court has not
revealed her illness or if it is related to her pulmonary fibrosis.
The Crown Prince visited…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is in
Milan for Milan Design Week. On Monday, 17 April, the Crown
Princess gave a keynote address highlighting Danish design.
Crown Princess Mary has attended several Milan Design Week events
before. When she arrived in Milan this week…
Historian speaks on King Willem-Alexander's legacy after marking 10 years as King
18th April 2023
After a decade of reigning, King
Willem-Alexander’s legacy is already being examined by Dutch
historians, and one brands him ‘ordinary’ compared to his mother,
Princess Beatrix. The historian Han van Bree, who specialises in
the Dutch Royal Family, spoke to Vortsen…
King Harald of Norway was in Bjørgvin’s
Bergen Cathedral to watch the city’s new bishop consecrated in a
historic moment. On Sunday, 16 April, Ragnhild Jepsen became
the first woman to become a bishop in the Church of Norway, and
state and local authorities were present abundantly for the
occasion. Together with King Harald, there were also the
Minister of Children and Families…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is set to
return home during an official visit that will take her, among
other places, to her native Australia. On Friday, 14 April,
the Danish Royal Court announced that Crown Princess Mary would
visit Vanuatu, Fiji and Australia at the…
King Harald of Norway has welcomed a
special ship home in Bergen after a successful 20-month journey
that visited 37 ports across the globe. The ship “Statsraad
Lehmkuhl” has completed its “One Ocean Expedition” tour, covering
over 60,000 nautical miles as part…
Queen Margrethe made a triumphant
birthday appearance on the balcony at Christian IX’s Palace at
Amalienborg for her 83rd birthday over the weekend. Thousands of
Danes cheered as their Queen—who’d been recovering from extensive
back surgery since the end of February—returned to the limelight
and officially ended the regency period that saw Crown Prince
Frederik and Princess Benedikte…
Denmark’s Royal Court has announced the
date of Count Henrik’s Confirmation. Count Henrik, who until
January of this year held the title of Prince of Denmark, will be
Confirmed at 11 am on 18 May at Frederikskirken – The Danish Church
in Paris.
The Belgian Royal Palace has released new
images of King Philippe and Princess Eléonore for their birthdays.
One image was released of the King taken by Frédéric Andrieu in
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town. It was taken
at the end of March during…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands hosted French President Emmanuel Macron, and his
wife, Brigitte Macron, for a State Visit. On Wednesday, 12 April,
The Queen visited a famous Amsterdam landmark with the French First
Lady. Queen Máxima and Brigitte Macron visited the Anne Frank
House in Amsterdam. Anne and her family lived in a secret
annexe of the house…
