Norway

Princess Märtha Louise opens new guide dog facility

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has opened a new guide dog facility for the Norwegian Association of the Blind. The Princess officially opened the new facility at Veiviseren Dog School by cutting the official ribbon outside the building. She then went inside to receive a tour and play with the ten-week-old puppies being trained. She saw how the dogs could open the door of a washing…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe starts a Jubilee week by celebrating others

Denmark is gearing up for more celebrations for its queen as Margrethe II prepares for the latest festivities for her Golden Jubilee. But the week that will end with a party for Margrethe, it began with the Danish queen celebrating others. Margrethe II presented the Rungstedlund Prize at the Karen Blixen Museum. The Queen of Denmark was welcomed with flowers and a large crowd. The…
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Norway

Queen Sonja finds herself back in her old classroom

This week, Queen Sonja was able to help mark a special anniversary for her. On September 6th 2022, the Queen of Norway was present at the 100-year commemoration for Slemdal school, where she herself attended class. The queen was shown around the school grounds by…
Norway

King Harald hands out the Kavli Award

The Kavli Award is three research prizes awarded every other year in Oslo by the American Kavli Foundation and the Norwegian Academy of Sciences. King Harald of Norway has handed out the Kavli Award for 2020 and 2022. This happened, firstly, in an awards ceremony which…
European RoyalsThe Netherlands

A new chapter for the Princess of Orange as she starts university

Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands began a new chapter when she attended her first university classes at the University of Amsterdam. The young royal began her undergraduate studies with an interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree in Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics. She did not stop to talk to assembled reporters who were there to capture her first day of university but did…
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