After a break of three years, caused by the pandemic, the stage was again set for an informal football match at the home of the Norwegian Crown Prince and Princess, Skaugum. On June 13 2022, the family held their traditional game at their home in Asker.
Crown Prince Haakon was captain of a team consisting of Norwegian celebrities. This year the team was joined by the professional football…
Attending ceremonies to unveil statues is no novelty for royalty. However, King Felipe VI of Spain has just unveiled a bust of someone very familiar. The well-known Spanish sculptor, Víctor Ochoa, has created a bust of the king himself to recognize the work of Felipe VI as…
The pandemic put a severe brake on most royal activity, worldwide. Perhaps the biggest was related to travel. For them, like many, the solution was digital travel over the internet. Nevertheless, this was by no means the same, and did not attract nearly the attention that a…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway turned 18 in January, but celebrations had to be postponed due to health restrictions.
She will now mark her coming of age on 16 and 17 June, with several European royals expected to attend the gala dinner hosted by her grandparents, King Harald and Queen Sonja, at the Royal Palace on 17 June.
The Norwegian Royal Court has already announced that besides…
Queen Máxima has landed in Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan as part of a four-day visit that will also take her to Senegal as UN Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development.
Her Majesty landed aboard an Air France flight at around 9 pm local time on Sunday…
Princess Martha Louise of Norway has announced her engagement to her partner, Durek Verrett. Their decision to marry wasn’t that much of a surprise with both having spoken of their hopes to wed previously. But the ring that they showed off during that most modern of…
Queen Sonja came face to face with her past as she toured a brand new art event in Oslo.
The Queen of Norway visited an exhibition showcasing some of her most famous outfits which are included in a display about the role of clothes in forming the royal image. Her gowns are shown alongside some belonging to Queen Maud of Norway.
The focus on fashion is part of the new National Museum in Oslo…
Ocean conservation is a cause Monaco’s Prince Albert II has championed for years, and to mark World Ocean’s Day, the Prince has published his first book.
Titled “L’Homme et l’Océan” (Man and the Ocean), the 144-page book was released on 8…
During his first day in the Democratic Republic of Congo, King Philippe decorated the last veteran of World War II to fight in Burma (today’s Myanmar).
The Belgian King held the ceremony at Kinshasa’s memorial for combat veterans, where he had previously laid a…
Happy Birthday, Princess Madeleine! – 40 facts about the Swedish royal on her birthday
10th June 2022
On 10 June 1982, Princess Madeleine of Sweden was born. To celebrate her 40th birthday, here are 40 facts about the Swedish royal:
1. Madeleine admitted in an interview on Skavlan that she is naturally a shy person, but she is “working on it.”
2. When she and her husband, Chris, lived in New York City, they would sometimes speak in German to one another to keep people from…
