Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway attends library conference

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has attended the Norwegian Library Association’s conference in Oslo. Her Royal Highness took part in the panel discussion “Read for life” attended by a cultural director in a Swedish newspaper, a reading researcher from the University of Oslo and an advisor in the Viken County library. The panel discussed why people are reading less and…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria commemorates Nordic Day

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has participated in the Swedish Parliament’s celebration of Nordic Day. The Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) held a seminar on 23 March, and the Speaker of the Riksdag invited several people to mark the 70th anniversary of the Nordic Council. Those invited included the Nordic Council’s Swedish delegation, members of parliament and officials.
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Belgium

Princess Elisabeth listens attentively as she accompanies her parents at roundtable on Ukrainian crisis

King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth held a roundtable discussion about the Ukrainian crisis. The talks were held with four representatives of the academic world and were centred around the origins of the conflict and its potential ramifications, according to the Royal Palace’s website.  The Duchess of Brabant will have undoubtedly listened to the discussion with…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria teams up with Prince Oscar and Princess Estelle on World Water Day

World Water Day is a United Nations day celebrated on March 22 each year to raise awareness of the lack of clean drinking water in many parts of the world. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden highlighted the day this year with two events. Ahead of World Water Day, the Crown Princess, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar met the organization Wateraid to talk about what life without clean water looks…
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