European Royals

Prime minister breaks convention with unprecedented criticism of princess

Norway’s prime minister has crossed a line rarely even approached in the country’s modern political history, openly commenting on the conduct of a senior member of the royal family and in doing so exposing the fragility of an unwritten constitutional convention. Jonas Gahr Støre said this week that Crown Princess Mette-Marit had shown “poor judgment” in her past contacts with Jeffrey…
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Denmark

King Frederik of Denmark to visit Greenland

The King of Denmark is to spend three days in Greenland in the coming weeks at the height of the international dispute begun when US President, Donald Trump, said he wanted to take over the island. King Frederik will arrive in Greenland on February 18 and stay until February 20. The three day trip will start in the capital, Nuuk, and is expected to take King Frederik across Greenland. The…
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European Royals

The Northern Lights glow for Princess Ingrid Alexandra during jam-packed solo visit to Finnmark

Princess Ingrid Alexandra arrived in Finnmark under the glow of the Northern Lights, her first solo visit to Northern Norway. The future queen of Norway took a six-mile snowmobile ride from the mountains to the plateau of a family’s shepherd hut where she camped with them overnight and helped with their reindeer herding duties as she spent time with them. View this post on…
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European Royals

Queen Sofia leads Spain's royals as they gather to say farewell to her sister, Princess Irene of Greece

Queen Sofia of Spain was supported by two of her granddaughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, as funeral ceremonies began for Princess Irene of Greece. Irene, Sofia’s younger sister, died on January 15 at the age of 83 at her home at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. The first of her funeral ceremonies was held at the Orthodox Cathedral of St Andrew and St Demetrius in Madrid on…
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