Norway

Queen Sonja Print Award gets its first Honorary Member

Bill Goldston has been made the very first Honorary Member of the Queen Sonja Print Award in a private ceremony on the 2 September in Oslo. Bill Goldston joined Universal Limited Art Editions in 1969, and has been the director and master printer of the ULAE studio from 1982 onwards. He is the main patron to the Queen Sonja Print Award Inspirational Award, alongside the Foundation itself. Queen…
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Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf opens new bridge in Gothenburg

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has visited his country’s second largest city, Gothenburg, to officially open a brand new bridge. The King began his visit to Gothenburg by taking part in a seminar on the new bridge, during which representatives from the project…
Monaco

Prince Albert takes Jacques and Gabriella on their first visit to Ireland

Prince Albert of Monaco has taken his six-year-old twins, Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques, on their first trip to Ireland – his ancestral home. His wife, Princess Charlene, is still in South Africa, where a severe ear, nose and throat infection has prevented her from flying home. She was recently hospitalised but has since been released and is in stable condition. His visit…
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InsightThe Netherlands

Sapphires for September: The Dutch Royal Collection

The Dutch Sapphire Necklace Tiara Embed from Getty Images This is one of the smaller, but no less opulent tiaras in the Dutch Royal Family’s collection. Created from a sapphire necklace; and previously-owned jewellery within their collection, the pieces date back to the time of Queen Emma (who owned a sapphire and diamond choker that became a part of the eventual tiara) and Queen…
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The Netherlands

Queen Máxima visits beer brewery in Limburg and experiences the brewing process

On Thursday, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visited Gulpener Brewery in Limburg, where she got to experience first-hand what it is like to work in the industry.  Her Majesty got to experience the job in full, from the picking of beer ingredients from the field (such as hop, wheat, rye and barley) to the fermentation process.  Throughout her experience, the Queen was accompanied by…
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