Sweden is not a member of the
international military alliance NATO. Nevertheless, Sweden is this
week the host nation for a major conference between the NATO
nations. On that occasion, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden granted
an audience to NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg. The
audience lasted just under 15 minutes and Stoltenberg was able to
tell the press that he and the Swedish monarch…
Princess Charlene of Monaco is in
mourning after her beloved dog was run over and killed. The
Princess of Monaco announced the death of her “Angel” on Instagram,
saying the small dog had been run over on Monday, 25 October. “My
little Angel died last night, she…
Princess Charlene of Monaco will be home
well before the country’s National Day next month, according to her
husband Prince Albert, in a new interview with Point de Vue
magazine. Prince Albert elaborated on Princess Charlene’s most
recent—and final surgery—that…
For the ninth year in a row, Crown Prince
Haakon of Norway has brought together young Norwegian leaders and
talent to the conference SIKT. This year’s event is taking place at
Nord University in the city of Bodø. After last year’s digital
edition of the annual conference, Northern Norway and the cultural
city of Bodø are the arena when the SIKT conference brings together
almost 200…
It was King Haakon, King Harald’s
grandfather, who laid the foundation stone for the University of
Bergen, and it happened 75 years ago this year. He spoke at the
gala dinner and called the event: “A milestone not only for the
history of Bergen and Western Norway, but…
Earlier in October, it was revealed that
the Norwegian Sami Parliament sent a letter to Queen Margrethe of
Denmark asking for help in returning a special artefact – a Sami
drum that was confiscated after a witchcraft trial in 1692. The
drum has created controversy between…
The Swedish government is investing
heavily in increasing Swedish exports, and the royals are part of
the team to promote increased trade with other nations. Last
Friday, Prince Daniel was present when Minister for Foreign Trade
Anna Hallberg presented the Swedish government’s export prices at a
ceremony at the Government Offices in Stockholm. During the
ceremony, the newly established…
October will be a very busy month for
European royalty in the future as three future monarchs celebrate
birthdays in the month: Prince Christian of Denmark (15 October),
Leonor, Princess of Asturias in Spain (31 October) and Princess
Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant in Belgium…
A new photo of Princess Elisabeth of
Belgium has been released to mark her 20th birthday. The new image
of the Duchess of Brabant was taken by Bas Bogaerts – the same
photographer who took the photographs released on the day she began
her university education. Bas…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have opened a new art museum in Oslo dedicated to a famous
Norwegian artist, Edvard Munch. The King and Queen were joined by
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit for the opening
of the MUNCH Museum. The opening ceremony took place outside on
Edvard Munch Square, where the King spoke, and the Queen cut the
ceremonial ribbon. His Majesty…
