Queen Letizia handed out the Luis
Carandell Prizes for Parliamentary Journalism during the 13th
edition of its awards. The prizes are handed out by the
Spanish Senate and present awards for two categories: Parliament
and Territories. Each of the categories has a prize budget of
4000€, which will be equally split in case of multiple winners.
During the ceremony, which took place on 27…
King Harald of Norway has developed cold
symptoms just hours after it was confirmed he had come into contact
with someone who later tested positive for coronavirus. King
Harald, who turns 85 next month, is now on sick leave. In a brief
statement, the Royal Court said he…
The Princely Palace of Monaco has shared
a new update on the health of Princess Charlene, just days after
her 44th birthday. The Palace shared that the Princess is still
recovering, and things are going along encouragingly. However, her
treatment, which includes rest and…
Norway's Foreign Minister tests positive for COVID hours after meeting the Norwegian royals
27th January 2022
Norway’s Foreign Minister Anniken
Huitfeldt has tested positive for the COVID-19 just hours after an
audience with King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon on
27 January. The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
confirmed that Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt was in an
audience with King Harald on Thursday and tested positive for the
virus shortly after. Foreign Minister…
Crown Prince Frederik sees how Afghan refugees have been helped since the fall of Kabul
27th January 2022
The Red Cross is an organization that is
close to the heart of the Danish royal family. For many years,
Prince Henrik was the patron of the organization and deeply
involved in their work. After Prince Henrik’s death, Crown Prince
Frederik took over his father’s…
King Felipe heads to Honduras as his speech on colonialism makes international headlines
27th January 2022
The King of Spain is currently on a visit
to Central America and has just arrived in Honduras after a stay in
Puerto Rico which saw Felipe VI deliver a speech on colonialsim
that has made headlines around the world. The king’s decision to
praise Spanish explorers…
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…
