Norway

King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon resume joint agenda after the holidays

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…
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Belgium

New details of this autumn's big royal wedding revealed

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…
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DenmarkEuropean Royals

Crown Princess Mary opens new UN exhibit

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…
European RoyalsNorway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit oversees tribute to victims of Nazis

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…
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European RoyalsMonaco

Prince Albert sends condolences following devastating Pakistan floods

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…
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