King Harald of Norway’s sick leave has
been extended. The Royal Court confirmed to Norwegian television
TV2 on 2 February that His Majesty’s leave would continue for the
rest of the week with Crown Prince Haakon continuing as Regent. On
Friday, 28 January, the Royal Court announced that King Harald was
going on sick leave due to having cold symptoms. The news came the
day after…
Crown Princess Mary paid tribute to her
Australian roots at a sod-laying ceremony at the Copenhagen Zoo on
Wednesday. Accompanied by her twin children, Prince Vincent and
Princess Josephine, Crown Princess Mary helped begin the
construction of ‘Mary’s Australian…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is turning
50-years-old in 2022 – a milestone birthday that she will mark with
scaled-down celebrations due to the ongoing health restrictions,
but still celebrations fit for a future Queen. Who knows if
she imagined, when she was a…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark to enjoy a private holiday alongside King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
2nd February 2022
For Queen Margrethe, a hectic week
awaits, with all eyes on the celebrations surrounding Crown
Princess Mary’s 50th birthday. On Saturday, the Crown Princess will
mark her milestone birthday, with members of her family coming
together to mark the occasion. Following on from this, Queen
Margrethe will, for the first time in two years, resume her
traditional winter holiday abroad. Her…
Princess Benedikte to be acting regent of Denmark in place of her sister, Queen Margrethe
2nd February 2022
In something of a raritythe Queen
Margrethe’s younger sister will serve as regent of Denmark whilst
Her Majesty is out of the country for a couple of weeks. The Danish
Monarch will be absent from the country from 9 February to the 20
February, and since Crown…
On 30 March 2001, Queen Beatrix announced
the engagement of her son and heir, Prince Willem-Alexander to the
Argentine-born investment banker Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti. The
couple were married on 2 February 2002. Today, King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima are…
Classic flowers for a royal bride - Queen Maxima's wedding bouquet
2nd February 2022
While a royal wedding dress might grab
all the headlines with the almost obligatory tiara coming a close
second, no set of regal nuptials would be complete without a bridal
bouquet. We might not get round to admiring it until after our
fourth discussion about the wedding gown itself but the flowers
have their own part in every big royal wedding. That was no
different on February 2nd 2002 when…
Crown Princess Mary emotional after hospital is named in her honour
2nd February 2022
The year 2022 is a year with many royal
anniversaries; one of them is in Denmark when Crown Princess Mary
celebrates her 50th birthday. On the occasion of the Danish Crown
Princess’ 50th birthday, the new Danish national hospital in
Copenhagen be renamed in her honour.
Crown Princess Victoria speaks about health innovation at Expo 2020
2nd February 2022
Crown Princess Victoria shared that she
knows “from personal experience what good healthcare can mean” as
she officially opened the “Redefining Health and Care – Unique
Opportunities Beyond the Pandemic” event in a video message at
Dubai’s Expo 2020.
Queen Sonja’s Art Stable in the Royal
Palace of Oslo’s old stable buildings is set to host a new
exhibition. The Art Stables have various exhibitions of art and
objects from the Royal Collections. However, Queen Sonja’s Art
Stable has been temporarily closed due to the pandemic but will
open with a new exhibition on royal cars soon. The exhibition “The
King’s…
