Norway

King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon participate in large NATO exercise

King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway participated in NATO exercises consisting of more than 20,000 NATO soldiers in Norway for an extensive winter exercise. The King and Crown Prince received a briefing on the winter exercises in the north, and for the first time, they received the information in two different places. Crown Prince Haakon received a briefing about the exercise from…
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Sweden

Princess Madeleine and family to move back to Sweden

Princess Madeleine and her family are set to move to Sweden from Miami, Florida, this autumn. The Royal Court announced that the Princess, her husband Chris O’Neill and their three children, Princess Leonore (9), Prince Nicolas (7) and Princess Adrienne (4), would return to live in Sweden beginning in August. “Princess Madeleine and Mr Christopher O’Neill have decided that…
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Norway

Sami people protest at royal Council of State over rights

Norwegian Sami people have taken their protests against illegal wind turbines to the country’s Royal Family. It is rare for protests to be held at the Royal Palace in Oslo but the demonstrators took their campaign to its gates as Crown Prince Haakon a regular meeting with the country’s government there. In the past weeks, the protesters have blocked Norwegian government…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia reward national scientific excellence

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain travelled to Alicante to hand out the National Research Awards, which have introduced a new element for this edition.  On Wednesday, 1 March, Their Majesties arrived at Casa Mediterráneo, where the ceremony was held, accompanied by authorities, including the Minister for Science and Innovation, Diana Morant.  Once inside, the ceremony began with the…
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