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 took place on 8 October, noting that
it “concerned the nasal septum” and that it “went very well. We
will be able to…
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…
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 Norway’s indigenous people and
Denmark. Sami Parliament President, Aili Keskitalo, asked the
Danish Queen for her…
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…
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 Bogaerts/Belgian Royal Palace The new
image, taken on 27 September in the United Kingdom, is an
unreleased photo from the…
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…
Infanta Sofía receives a surprise during final act of the Princess of Asturias Awards
23rd October 2021
The weekend began cold and sunny in Santa
María del Puerto, the small village of cow farmers that was awarded
the Asturias Exemplary Village Award for this year. After the
glamour of the previous night’s award ceremony, King Felipe, Queen
Letizia, Princess Leonor and…
Drottningholm Palace in Sweden is said to
be haunted by friendly ghosts. Queen Silvia revealed a few years
ago that the Swedish Royal Family’s residence was haunted by
spirits. The Queen was talking in a documentary on Swedish public
television “Drottningholm Palace: A Royal Home” and said that she
and her husband live alongside “small friends … ghosts.” She added
that they were…
