Organized students activities have been
important in the Nordic nations and are still culturally important
for most universities. In Sweden, the Swedish National Union of
Students works as an umbrella organisation of students’ unions at
higher education facilities in Sweden. On March 19th 2022, Crown
Princess Victoria of Sweden spoke at their 100th anniversary.
Representatives from…
As pandemic restrictions ease, royal
visits overseas are beginning again and Norway’s Royal Court has
just confirmed that Queen Sonja will open the exhibition “The Sámi
Pavilion” during the international art exhibition in Venice on 21
April. The exhibition…
Skiing has always been important to the
Norwegian royal family. It has been an important part of Norwegian
cultural heritage for over 1,500 years. King Harald, like his
father and grandfather, is very interested in skiing and often
shows up to watch the Norwegian athletes…
King Philippe and Princess Elisabeth among first authorities on site after car crash kills 6 and injures 10
20th March 2022
King Philippe and Princess Elisabeth of
Belgium have visited Strépy-Bracquegnies to express their
condolences to the victims’ families and their thanks to first
responders after a devastating car crash. In this instance,
the King and Princess were also accompanied by the Prime Minister,
Alexander de Croo, the Minister of Interior Annelies Verlinden, and
the Minister-President of…
The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg has
released two new photos of Princess Claire ahead of her 37th
birthday on 21 March. The images were taken by Helmut Fricke. ©
Helmut Fricke German-born Princess Claire is the wife of Prince
Félix – the second son of…
Prince Albert of Monaco took his children
on an official engagement at Monaco’s Princess Grace Irish
Library. On Wednesday, 16 March, one day before Ireland and
other countries celebrate the traditional St Patrick’s Day, the
royals arrived at the library, with…
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg visited a
welcome centre for Ukrainian refugees, where he spoke with
personnel, volunteers and people fleeing the war. On Thursday, 17
March, the Grand Duke, accompanied by the Minister of Immigration
and Asylum Jean Asselborn and the Mayor of Luxembourg City Lydie
Polfer, visited SHUK. The acronym stands for Structure
d’Hebergement d’Urgence au…
Royals from across Europe will travel to
the United Kingdom on 29 March to attend the Thanksgiving Service
for Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey. Several monarchies have
confirmed their attendance ahead of the event. King Philippe and
Queen Mathilde will travel from…
Many European nations have received
Ukrainian refugees in the recent weeks. Although Norway is far from
the front line of the war, a good number of Ukrainians have also
found their way to relatives and friends in Norway. The Norwegian
government has also said that they will…
King Felipe welcomed the president of the
Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani,
at the Zarzuela Palace for a lunch in connection with his working
visit to Spain. Before the meal, the two heads of state held
a bilateral meeting with small delegations; on the Spanish side,
the King was accompanied by the Spanish Ambassador to Mauritania,
Miriam Álvarez de la Rosa…
