HistoryNorway

King Haakon’s Christmas speeches to an occupied Norway

Christmas tends to be a pleasant time, especially for the royals. When it comes to the Norwegian Royal Family, they have many good Christmas traditions that make Christmas a pleasant time. There is, however, a period when Christmas for the Royal Family from Norway was not very pleasant, namely during World War II. Germany invaded Norway on 9 April 1940. This led to a five-year occupation. While…
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European RoyalsNorway

King Harald admitted to hospital

King Harald of Norway has been hospitalized. The King has an infection which is being treated with antibiotics – his condition is stated to be stable. However, the King is expected to be in hospital for a few days. The announcement came from the royal court on the…
Spain

Princess Leonor makes solo visit to Red Cross as she returns home for the holidays

Princess Leonor didn’t waste any time throwing herself back into her ever-growing agenda once she returned home for the Christmas holidays. The heir to the Spanish throne visited the headquarters of the Spanish Red Cross to learn more about their volunteer programmes.  Her Royal Highness arrived at the Central Offices of the Spanish Red Cross in Madrid on the afternoon of Thursday, 15th…
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Luxembourg

How the Luxembourg royals celebrate Christmas

The Luxembourgish royals are more private about how they celebrate the Christmas holidays. With a new family member due to be born in April 2023, the family is sure to have lots to celebrate this holiday season. On Christmas Eve each year, Grand Duke Henri’s speech…
Belgium

Belgian Royal Palace unveils Christmas family photo

The Belgian Royal Palace has unveiled a new family photo for Christmas. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are pictured with their four children in an image taken by Royal Palace photographer Bas Bogaerts. The family’s two dogs, Jeep – a white Westie – and Simba, also feature in this year’s photograph. The photograph of Their Majesties, Princess Elisabeth, 21, Prince…
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Spain

Spain's royal Christmas greetings revealed

The Spanish Royal Family has revealed their 2022 Christmas cards. Casa Real released the card of King Felipe and Queen Letizia with their two daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, as well as the card for his parents, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía. The…
Sweden

All the jewels at Sweden's Nobel celebrations

The annual Nobel Prize ceremonies are one of the most anticipated yearly events for the Swedish Royal Family. It is a white-tie event, and the women in the family wear their best jewels. Given that the Swedish royals share their tiaras, necklaces, and more, it means that we can see many different pieces over the years. This year the ceremony took place on Saturday, 10 December.  Since 1926…
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