The annual parliament dinner at the Royal
Palace in Oslo has been held again after a hiatus. Due to the
pandemic, the traditional event had to be cancelled in 2020, but
this year the tables could be covered again, for the 103rd time.
King Harald and Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette Marit, as well as the king’s older sister Princess Astrid,
attended the dinner. A…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia paid a
visit to a rural school in Tui on Thursday, recognising its efforts
for educational transformation after it had received an honour from
their daughter’s Princess of Girona Foundation Awards. The Spanish
royals visited the Mestra…
King Harald reveals he got his first mobile phone at the age of 83
29th October 2021
King Harald got his very first mobile
phone when he was 83 years old. During the pandemic, King Harald
was forced to take the big leap from landline to cell phone. The
king raised a big laugh when he made the revelation during the
annual and traditional Parliament dinner…
Queen Margrethe posed for the cover of a
new book outlining her 50-year-reign of Denmark using a century-old
photographic method with a camera that was reportedly used during
the American Civil War in the mid-1800s. For the upcoming book,
Monark og menneske (Monarch and Man), Queen Margrethe sat for a
portrait by Jan Grarup, using a wetplate camera from 1896 with a
lens that dates back to 1856.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will
undertake a state visit to Italy in early December, the latest
European royals to announce their return to pre-pandemic
engagements. The Belgian Royal House announced that King Philippe
and Queen Mathilde have been invited to visit…
Oscarshall is one of Norway`s most
important national memorials. However, the facility is more than
the building with its interiors and artwork. The surrounding park
is an essential part of the place. This autumn, Norwegian
archaeologists have been on a tour of the facility…
At the invitation of King Harald and
Queen Sonja of Norway, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands will pay a state visit to Norway in early November.
The visit marks the close relationship between Norway and the
Netherlands and the two royal houses. More details on the upcoming
visit have now been published. The visit will begin with an
official welcome ceremony at the…
November promises a return to royal
normalcy, with three state visits on the calendar for Denmark, the
Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. State Visit of Denmark to
Germany: 10-13 November From 10-13 November, Queen Margrethe and
Crown Prince Frederik will…
Queen Mathilde travelled to Edegem on
Tuesday to visit a rehabilitation centre which is celebrating their
10th anniversary. Her Majesty arrived at the facility,
located in the Flanders Region, on Tuesday, the 26th of October,
where she received a tour of one of the…
Prince Albert of Monaco travels to France to reopen a museum in a village close to his heart
27th October 2021
Prince Albert II of Monaco travelled to
France last week to officially reopen a museum showcasing the
history of Ferrette – a small village in the Alsace region.
Ferrette has historic ties with the Principality of Monaco. Since
1777, the Sovereign Prince has also held the title of Count of
Ferrette after Prince Honoré IV of Monaco married Louise d’Aumont,
the niece of the Count of…
