King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway made a joint appearance on the Royal Palace’s balcony to
greet a military parade. But it wasn’t just any military
event; it was the annual performance of the 3rd Guard Company,
which consists of about 130 military personnel, who are recruited
at the beginning of autumn and train during autumn and winter, to
then leave for concerts, exhibitions…
Crown Princess Mary speaks at conference on loneliness
3rd September 2022
Crown Princess Mary attended the People’s
Movement Against Loneliness conference in Copenhagen this week,
delivering an opening speech that touched upon how far the movement
has come and how much work is still left to be done. Crown Princess
Mary, attending on…
King Felipe resumes agenda after summer break
3rd September 2022
King Felipe has resumed his agenda of
activities after the summer break, and after saying goodbye to his
elder daughter, who went back to the UK for her second year of
study at UW Atlantic. Dressed in his uniform, with the
Commander in Chief sash, the Spanish King…
New details of this autumn's big royal wedding revealed
3rd September 2022
The wedding dress, the bridal party and
the music to be played were all up for debate as fresh details of
Europe’s biggest royal wedding of the year were shared. With just
over a week to go until Belgium’s Princess Maria Laura marries
William Isvy in Brussels, the plans for both their civil and
religious ceremonies were discussed as the bride’s parents spoke to
the press about…
King Willem-Alexander visits asylum seeker camp
3rd September 2022
King Willem-Alexander travelled to the
German border to visit the Ter Apel centre for asylum seekers. His
Majesty arrived in the small town in the northeast of the country
on Wednesday, 31 August, accompanied by the Secretary of State of
Justice and Security. The…
Crown Princess Mary opens new UN exhibit
2nd September 2022
Crown Princess Mary has officially opened
a new UN exhibition, 2030 NOW, to highlight the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals, in Sønderborg. The exhibit aims to show “what
kind of world the UN’s 17 global goals can lead to find we each,
and together, make an effort to…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit oversees tribute to victims of Nazis
2nd September 2022
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has attended a
solemn ceremony in Oslo as ‘memorial stones’ were placed in the
street to commemorate the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The
stones, placed along the Akershusstranda, represent the victims of
Nazism and are set in places where those victims once lived before
their deportation and death. “The passers-by who discover the
stones become aware of…
They have been married for decades so it
was something of a relief for Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria
when his wife confirmed she’d wed him all over again if given the
chance. Belgium’s Princess Astrid told reporters she’d change
several things about…
Princess Amalia to undertake first royal tour
2nd September 2022
The Princess of Orange is poised to
undertake her first official royal tour early next year when she
accompanies her parents to the Caribbean parts of the kingdom of
the Netherlands. The Royal House of the Netherlands announced the
news on 1 September 2022, revealing that…
Prince Albert sends condolences following devastating Pakistan floods
1st September 2022
Prince Albert II of Monaco has sent a
condolence letter to the President of Pakistan following the floods
that have taken a devastating human toll. In his letter, the
Sovereign Prince expressed “profound solidarity this difficult
ordeal”, and sent “heartfelt condolences to the families of the
victims” and “support and compassion to the injured and the
displaced people”, in his…

