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…
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…
King Willem-Alexander pulls out of US economic visit due to illness
1st September 2022
The Dutch Royal Household has announced
that King Willem-Alexander will no longer take part in a planned
working visit to the United States due to illness. His
Majesty, says the press release, is recovering from an episode of
pneumonia, and air travel could hinder the…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit attends literary conversation in Lillestrøm
1st September 2022
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has attended a
literary discussion at the new Lillestrøm library, opening the
Cultural Corners week at the new library. In a conversation about
representation and expectations and how that relates to literature,
the Crown Princess listened as…
During the Second World War more than
4.000 Yugoslavs was detained in Nazi-concentrations camps in
Norway. This week, Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia commemorated
them in the Royal Palace of Belgrade. Crown Prince Alexander
himself opened an new exhibition who contains personal items of
Serb prisoners of war in Norway. Alongside them toys from Norwegian
children who risked their lives to give…
Princess Claire of Luxembourg, née Claire
Lademacher, married Prince Felix of Luxembourg in September 2013.
The couple met during their studies at Collège Alpin International
Beau Soleil, a private boarding school in Switzerland. Before that,
Claire was enrolled at the…
King Harald and Queen Sonja share energy saving tips as they discuss the fuel crisis
1st September 2022
The King of Norway has been sharing his
energy saving tip. King Harald, along with Queen Sonja, is are
currently on a late summer tour. But while they enjoy sunny
weather, their minds were on the future and the looming fuel
crisis. Addressing the issue as they spoke to the…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have until now been silent about controversial statements made by
their future son-in-law, Durek Verrett. Among them is that he
recovered from coronavirus with the help of a medallion. He sells
the same medallion on his website for more than 200 US dollars.
Now, King Harald and Queen Sonja have spoken about this for the
first time. Speaking to the press…
