Prince Daniel was awarded an honorary
doctorate last week through the Karolinska Institutet, receiving
his award for his commitment to public health and children’s
exercise and sports. At a graduation ceremony at Stockholm City
Hall, Prince Daniel was awarded his honorary doctorate alongside
Professor Shinhiro Takeda and Soumya Swaminathan, the Scientific
Director of the World Health…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
are headed state-side this fall, with a working business visit to
California and Texas added to their diaries. From 6-9 September,
the Dutch royals will visit San Francisco, the Silicon Valley,
Dallas and Houston in an economic…
Princess Charlene of Monaco has
undertaken her first public duty in Monaco in a year since her
health battle began. The Princess of Monaco joined her husband,
Prince Albert and their twins, Princess Gabriell and Prince
Jacques, at the Monaco E-Prix. The family…
The Danish Royal Household has announced
new dates for celebrations of Queen Margrethe’s golden jubilee
around the country. Many of the leading public events
surrounding the anniversary were postponed due to COVID-19
restrictions and were delayed to September. Now that said
restrictions have been lifting all around the globe, the Royal
House has announced the revised calendar. On…
Crown Princess Victoria awarded the
Crafoord prizes for 2020, 2021 and 2022 in a ceremony held at Lund
University. After two years of restrictions prevented the
event from taking place, Thursday, 28 April, marked the return of
the award ceremony for the scientific…
One of the world’s most modern centres
for the preservation of old objects is located in Norway, and this
week they received a royal visit for the solemn opening. Her
Majesty arrived at the conservation centre and was greeted by the
chairman of the board of the…
After 19 years, good news finally arrived
for Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, the son of
Princess Benedikte of Denmark. He has been waiting for almost two
decades to marry his girlfriend, Carina Axelsson. Prince Gustav and
his fiancé will be married on 4 June. He is a German-Danish prince
and the eldest child of Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Richard,
6th Prince of…
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. Grand…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway has
revealed her favourite hockey team, but that has not come without
controversy. In recent days, there have been many reactions in
Norway that the Princess has openly promoted, in her own way, her
favourite Norwegian hockey team.
Every year, in connection with King’s
Day, the Dutch poll agency IPSOS conducts a survey, commissioned by
NOS (one of the entities behind the Dutch National Television), to
gauge the monarchy’s popularity. 2021 was a challenging year,
with the royals being plagued by what was seen as an insufficiently
empathetic response to the COVID-19 restrictions, and the
popularity percentage fell…
