King Harald of Norway has been on sick
leave for almost two weeks, but will be back at work within days.
The Norwegian Royal Court has just confirmed that the king will
attend an audience later this week. Sven Gjeruldsen, communications
manager for the Norwegian Royal Court, has given the following
statement to the Norwegian newspaper VG: “I can confirm that His
Majesty the King will resume…
A new event for Queen Margrethe's Golden Jubilee announced
9th February 2022
Queen Margrethe will get an extension of
her Golden Jubilee celebrations when, on the 21st of May, the city
of Tivoli will organise a ballet gala. The event will be hosted in
the city’s Concert Hall, and will feature performances by dancers
from the most famous…
King Felipe VI of Spain has gone into
isolation after contracting for coronavirus. The Spanish monarch
tested positive on February 8th 2022 after developing mild
symptoms. His official engagements have been cancelled for the
coming week and he will remain in…
The Queen of Denmark is in isolation
after testing positive for Covid. Queen Margrethe II has mild
symptoms and is now resting at her home at Christian IX’s Palace at
Amalienborg in Copenhagen. The Danish Monarch, who is 81 years old,
tested positive just hours after attending the opening of a major
new royal exhibition on February 8th 2022. The Danish Royal
Household said Margrethe…
Norwegian Prime Minister's relationship with the Crown Prince and Crown Princess up for assessment
9th February 2022
Last year, Norway got a new prime
minister after parliamentary elections. The Conservatives lost
power after eight years and the Social Democrats gained the post of
Prime Minister. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has now requested
an assessment of impartiality due to his…
Since 1932, the Royal Yacht Dannebrog has
functioned as a floating castle for the Danish Royal Family. The
ship is thus celebrating its 90th anniversary as an official and
private residence for the royal family on summer cruises in
Denmark, or on overseas official visits.
Crown Prince Haakon visits military camp before major international military exercise
9th February 2022
Crown Prince Haakon, the acting Regent,
visited the Armed Forces and the National Logistics Operations
Centre, also known as NLOGS, at Sessvollmoen camp north of Oslo on
7 February. During the visit, Crown Prince Haakon was introduced to
what NLOGS contributes to the Armed Forces ahead of an extensive
winter exercise next month called the “Cold Response.” Upon arrival
at…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
of Sweden have granted an audience to representatives from Business
Sweden at the Royal Palace. About the meeting, the Royal Court
said: “At the audience, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
received information about…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway have sent special greetings to the Sami
minority in Norway on the occasion of the Sami National Day or Sami
People’s Day. Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of
Norway took the opportunity…
Crown Princess Mary caps her birthday celebrations with a heartfelt message to the public
8th February 2022
The celebrations for Crown Princess
Mary’s 50th birthday came to a spectacular end on Sunday, when TV2
broadcast “Mary 50 years – we celebrate Denmark’s Crown Princess,”
a special evening featuring music, dancing and a documentary about
the Princess’s work featuring a surprise appearance from all four
of her children. Before that, two exhibitions were opened,
two interviews were…
