On Friday, 29 October, Canadian Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau and Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
visited the Bergen op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery. Princess
Margriet was born in Ottawa at the Ottawa Civic Hospital in 1943.
Her parents, Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard of
Lippe-Biesterfeld, had left the Netherlands in exile during the
Nazi occupation. As a result, the Canadian…
Princess Leonor, Princess of Asturias is
beginning a new phase of her life as she undertakes sixth form
studies in Wales. It’s the first time she’s lived away from home
and marks another chapter in her path towards the Spanish throne.
As the teenage princess…
The Poignant story behind the Christmas campaign close to Crown Princess Mary's heart
31st October 2021
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will be
completing one of her first holiday traditions of the 2021 festive
season this week. She will be launching the 2021 Christmas stamp, a
philanthropic tradition that dates back over 110 years. Each year,
the Christmas Stamp…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit recorded a
video greeting to mark the beginning of this year’s 2021 Food and
Health Conference, calling the knowledge of how food and health
connect as “absolutely necessary for us as humans.” In the short
video greeting shared on the Norwegian Royal Family’s YouTube
account, Crown Princess Mette-Marit elaborates on this sentiment,
saying: “Their work…
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…
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 held at the Royal Palace
in Oslo on October 28th 2021. King Harald’s speech was the
highlight of the traditional…
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…
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 around
Oscarshall Palace. When the castle building was restored from 2005
to 2009, both the building itself and the interiors…
