The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander among authorities unveiling new monument for Holocaust victims

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20th September 2021
In a poignant ceremony on the evening of 19 September, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands inaugurated a new monument to the memory of Dutch people killed during World War II.  The monument, called Monument of Names, was commissioned by architect Daniel Libeskind and is made of more than 102,000 stones, one for each of the Dutch Jews, Sinti and Roma people that were persecuted by the…
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Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf attends 90th anniversary of the Mälar Scouts

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20th September 2021
King Carl XVI Gustaf has attended in the Mälar Scouts’ 90th anniversary, which took place at the corps’ scout cabin on the Swedish island of Lovön. Since childhood, the king has participated in scout activities of various kinds both in Sweden and abroad. Since 1977, the King has been honorary chairman of the World Scout Foundation. His Majesty the King was welcomed to the cabin…
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NorwaySweden

Scandinavian heirs to throne bond over weekend in Sweden

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19th September 2021
The Crown Princess Family of Sweden and Crown Prince Family of Norway bonded last weekend in Gotland, Sweden. Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway and their elder child, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, travelled to Gotland in Sweden to spend time with Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her husband, Prince Daniel and their two children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar.
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Luxembourg

Prince Charles of Luxembourg visits butterfly garden

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17th September 2021
Prince Charles of Luxembourg may have turned just one year old in May, but his parents, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie are already training him to perform public duties.  He has been in nursing homes and has opened a park, and on 16 September 2021, he went with his parents and a government minister to visit Päiperleksgaart Garden.  Prince…
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