Queen Sonja of Norway has always been
strongly involved in classical music. After a long break due to the
coronavirus pandemic, she was finally able to appear again, alone,
at an event when she enjoyed a concert at the local chamber music
festival in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg. As the 20th
anniversary of the festival was postponed from last year to this
year, this was an anniversary…
Princess Delphine of Belgium has revealed
her thoughts on meeting her half-brother, King Philippe, for the
first time in 2020. In a three-part documentary series, Delphine
called her three-hour meeting with Philippe “fantastic.” In the
third episode that…
The Swedish Royal Family has recently
devoted a lot of time to shedding light on the Swedish police
force. On 25 January, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden gave an
audience at the Royal Palace to Charlotte von Essen, who is the new
head of the Swedish Security…
Queen Letizia hears new year plans of association close to her heart
26th January 2022
Queen Letizia kicked off her working year
by chairing a meeting of the National Council of the Spanish
Association Against Cancer (AECC), hearing that “cancer is the same
for everyone, but we are not all the same when it comes to cancer.”
The Spanish queen, who serves as permanent honorary president of
the AECC and its Scientific Foundation, met with the charity’s
executives…
Remembering the tragedy that devastated Sweden's royals, 75 years on
26th January 2022
The Swedish Royal Family will mark a sad
anniversary on January 26th 2022. It is the 75th anniversary of the
death of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, eldest son of the later
King Gustaf VI Adolf. The Prince, second in line to the throne of
Sweden at the time of his death, was…
It was officially announced via a release
to EFE that Infanta Cristina of Spain and Iñaki Urdangarín have
decided to “interrupt their marital relationship.” After 24 years
of wedded life and the entire history of the last decade, it seemed
impossible for this…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway can
now drive a car on her own. On Friday, Princess Ingrid Alexandra
had the eyes of all of Norway on her in connection with her 18th
birthday. The 18-year-old also gave her first interview and visited
the parliament, the government and the Supreme Court. She was
praised for appearing natural in the role of a more public member
of the Norwegian Royal…
Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of
Monaco stepped into the shoes of one of the most legendary women in
history, bearing her title and serving Monaco as their first lady
just as she did. Nearly six years following the succession of
Prince Albert II to his father’s…
Spain’s biggest royal headlines over the
past few days reached their peak when Infanta Cristina and Iñaki
Urdangarín announced their separation with a short statement
released to EFE, Spain’s national news agency. The
announcement, on January 24th 2022, came at…
Recently, the Pacific Ocean has been hit
by a series of natural disasters. Tonga in particular has suffered
from a major volcanic eruption which also caused a tsunami that hit
many of the islands in the small kingdom. Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway has sent a message of condolence to King Tupou VI of Tonga
after the volcanic eruption and the subsequent tsunami that has hit
the island state…
