Denmark

Crown Princess Mary begins Bangladesh trip with sustainability focus

By
26th April 2022
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has begun a three-day trip to Bangladesh focused on the impacts of climate change on all sectors of the country.Her Royal Highness is accompanied by Danish Minister for Development and Cooperation, Flemming Møller Mortensen and will be in Bangladesh from 25 to 27 April. The Crown Princess’s trip also serves as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of…
Read more
Norway

King Harald attends solidarity concert for Ukraine

By
25th April 2022
King Harald of Norway has attended a solidarity and support concert for Ukraine at the Oslo Concert Hall. The ballet “Giselle” was performed by dancers from the Kyiv Grand Ballet from Ukraine.A packed concert hall, on April 22nd 2022, showed solidarity with…
British RoyalsNorway

The Monarchs of 1952: King Haakon VII of Norway

By
25th April 2022
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne on 6 February 1952, she joined a large group of European rulers. In this series, Royal Central looks at the men and women who were ruling on the continent as the longest reign in modern European history got under way.King Haakon VII of NorwayThe first monarch of an independent Norway, King Haakon VII was more than a fellow monarch at the time…
Read more
Norway

Crown Prince Couple of Norway undertake visit to Svalbard

By
24th April 2022
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway have visited Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic.The Crown Prince Couple were in Svalbard for three days beginning on 20 April when they were in Longyearbyen. On Wednesday, the couple visited the Longyearbyen Public Library, where they heard a presentation from the head of the Longyearbyen Community Council, Arild Olsen, regarding the…
Read more
Spain

A quiet Easter leads to noisy debate for Spain's royals

By
23rd April 2022
The decision of the King and Queen of Spain to pass their Easter holidays mostly in private has led to debate in some of the country’s newspapers.King Felipe, Queen Letizia and their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, spent Easter Saturday visiting Ukrainian refugees in Madrid. But there was no appearance from the family on Easter Sunday itself.Spain’s royals traditionally…
Read more