In recent decades, the three Nordic
monarchies have collaborated in a number of areas. They have
carried out events together and thus strengthened the ties between
both the nations and the royal families. This autumn, it is time
for this again when Crown Prince Haakon of Norway will visit Kenya
together withCrown Princess Victoria of Sweden. The trip will take
place in late November. The…
His Majesty King Harald has a goal of
visiting all the Norwegian municipalities at least once during his
reign. The long list is getting shorter and shorter and on October
4th 2022, the King was able to cross another municipality off the
list when the Norwegian monarch made…
The Easter of 1956 was a nightmare for
the Spanish Royal Family. Maundy Thursday in 1956 was the day when
18-year-old Juan Carlos, later King Juan Carlos of Spain, shot and
killed his younger brother Alfonso de Borbon. Alfonso was the
youngest child of Don Juan Carlos de…
King Willem-Alexander will mark a decade
on the Dutch throne next year, the first king the Netherlands has
seen since 1890. Though the Dutch monarchy has largely been
female-dominant in the past century, the rules about who could
reign weren’t officially changed until the 1980s. In the time since
King William III’s reign ended in 1890, the Netherlands was ruled
by women: Queen Wilhelmina…
Queen Margrethe issues statement after drama surrounding her granchildren's titles
5th October 2022
After a week of controversy amidst her
decision to strip titles from her grandchildren, Queen Margrethe
has released a second statement apologising to Prince Joachim’s
family for how it was handled. In a statement released via the
Danish Royal Court on Monday, Queen…
Norwegian press has reported that several
meetings have taken place at the Royal Palace in Oslo in the past
weeks where Princess Martha Louise’s title has been discussed. King
Harald, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Martha Louise are said to
have been present. Now…
Crown Prince Haakon joined King Harald
and Queen Sonja of Norway for the State Opening of the Norwegian
Parliament, Storting, in Oslo. Military forces from the Navy, Air
Force and ground defence, as well as the King’s Guard, took their
place on the parade street, which runs between the Royal Palace and
the Parliament, ahead of the opening; roads were also decorated
with Norwegian flags and…
Opening exhibitions is not unfamiliar for
Europe’s royalty, but opening three displays on the same evening is
probably rarer. However, Queen Sonja did just that when she made
the trip to the new Munch Museum in Oslo. The director welcomed the
Norwegian Queen in the…
The Swedish Cancer Society has launched
its Pink Ribbon Campaign, and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
participated in the launch as the official patron. For the
fourteenth year in a row, Crown Princess Victoria has been named
the patron of the Pink Ribbon Campaign…
King Philippe is nearing the end of his
first decade as King of the Belgians, and the line of succession to
the throne includes Belgium’s first queen regnant. The laws of
succession are very straightforward in Belgium. The country
introduced absolute primogeniture—the first-born child, regardless
of sex, inherits the throne—in 1991, towards the end of King
Baudouin’s reign. The…
