Denmark

Queen Margrethe begins 2021 sailing season

On Tuesday, Queen Margrethe officially boarded the royal ship Dannebrog in the Port of Copenhagen at the naval base of Nyholm for the start of the 2021 sailing season. Upon arrival at Nyholm, Her Majesty was presented with flowers and was received by the Queen’s personal captain, who is also commander of the royal ship Dannebrog. On the occasion of boarding, there was a 21-gun salute from…
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Norway

New exhibition in The Queen Sonja Art Stable to open this week

Due to the ongoing pandemic, Queen Sonja’s art gallery in the old stables at the Royal Palace in Oslo has been closed for over a year. The Queen has now established a new exhibition that will be shown digitally. Some of Norway’s most beautiful works of art will be exhibited this summer in the Queen Sonja Art Stable, in collaboration with the National Museum. The exhibition “Art…
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Serbia

Serbia’s Royal Family celebrate Orthodox Easter

This weekend the Royal Family of Serbia celebrated Orthodox Easter. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander sent congratulations for the Easter holidays to His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, bishops, clergy and all believers of the Serbian Orthodox Church. In his statement, the Serbian Crown Prince said: “To all Orthodox believers, my wife and I and the entire Royal Family, wish a…
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European RoyalsFeatures

The Royal Week in Pictures

At a time when the royal present is still heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, this past week has seen a focus on the past and the future for many of the ruling houses across Europe. Milestones including anniversaries and birthdays have taken centre stage while…
Denmark

Queen Margrethe reveals destinations for her annual summer tour aboard her royal yacht

The destinations which the Danish Queen will visit on her royal yacht this season have been revealed. It will be a varied summer tour with the ship due to travel a long distance. It was not possible for the Danish Royal Family to use the ship in 2020 due to the COVID-19 situation. When Her Majesty the Queen officially goes aboard the Royal Danish Ship Dannebrog on 4 May at it will be the beginning…
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