Belgium

Belgium's King Philippe enjoys an afternoon at the museum

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22nd September 2021
King Philippe of Belgium spent an afternoon looking at an art exhibition at the MOU Museum in Oudenaarde.  The facility, located in the small town of Oudenaarde in the Eastern Flanders province, is approximately 70 kilometres west of Brussels.  His Majesty visited at the museum to receive a tour of the exhibition titled ‘Universus’, which contains a selection of art pieces by…
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Sweden

Queen Silvia presents her nursing awards

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22nd September 2021
Queen Silvia of Sweden has presented “The Queen Silvia Nursing Award” to nursing students who have contributed innovative ideas that promote the care of the elderly and people with dementia. Last year’s award ceremony was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, so…
Norway

Princess Märtha Louise cancels her plans to move to the US

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22nd September 2021
Princess Märtha Louise has revealed her plans to move to the United States have been put on hold. She made the announcement in an interview with Norway’s state TV channel, NRK, marking her 50th birthday on September 22nd. It was in February this year that Princess Martha Louise of Norway said that she was considering moving to the United States. She then said that the reason was that her…
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Norway

Who is Princess Märtha Louise of Norway?

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22nd September 2021
Born on 22 September 1971, Princess Märtha Louise is the elder child of King Harald and Queen Sonja. She was born at Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo and was named after her paternal grandmother, Crown Princess Märtha, and her great-great-grandmother, Queen…
Spain

Queen Sofía marks World Alzheimer's Day with focus on research

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22nd September 2021
Queen Sofía of Spain has marked World Alzheimers Day by attending the opening of the International Congress for Investigation and Innovation on Neurodegenerative Diseases.  The event was held at the Alzheimer Centre of the Reina Sofía Foundation in Madrid on Tuesday, the 21st of September 2021. Also in attendance were Spain’s Health Secretary, Silvia Calzón, the Secretary General of…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon celebrates the Norwegian Rescue Centre’s 50th anniversary

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21st September 2021
Crown Prince Haakon has helped mark the Norwegian Rescue Centre’s 50th anniversary in the northern Norwegian city of Bodø. The celebration of the 50th anniversary should have taken place last year, but was postponed due to the pandemic. The Crown Prince emphasized how cooperation helps save lives and praised the state system that is based on cooperation between public agencies, organizations…
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