Crown Princess Victoria has visited
Sonfjället National Park, the latest stop on her goal to visit all
of Sweden’s national parks to encourage enjoying the outdoors. The
Sonfjället National Park is located in the province of Härjedalen
in central Sweden, and is best known for its mountain views and its
animal population, which includes bears, moose and lynxes. Crown
Princess…
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark revealed
the design for this year’s Royal Run medals, and they’re
sustainable. In an Instagram post shared to the Danish Royal
Family’s official account, the Crown Prince holds a medal in his
hand—a white base with the words…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
had their annual appointment with the handing out of the National
Awards for Sports. On 18 April, Their Majesties welcomed
authorities and award recipients at El Pardo Royal Palace in
Madrid, where the ceremony is traditionally held.
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…
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…
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…
