King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia visited the Riksdag on August 23rd to officially inaugurate a portrait medallion gifted to the Swedish king for his 75th birthday earlier this year.
The King was forced to curtail celebrations for his 75th birthday, 30 April, due to the pandemic. The portrait medallion, made of plaster, now hangs outside of the Finance Committee session hall, near the…
King Harald, accompanied by Queen Sonja, has announced the end of this year’s season for the Norwegian Royal Yacht “KS Norge”. This year, the ship has not been used as much in official contexts, due to the ongoing pandemic. As a result, the ship has been used much more…
Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia visited the Serbian orphanage “Drinka Pavlovic”. Thanks to Crown Princess Katherine`s Foundation and the Lifeline Humanitarian Organization in Chicago, the orphanage has realized another important project with the complete renovation of…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on 25 August, and from the moment they married, they set out to become a modern Norwegian couple while maintaining a full roster of royal engagements.
As we celebrate this milestone, let’s take a look at the past 20 years for Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and how they carved out a…
With the summer holidays nearly over and students returning to school, two European princesses are settling in at their Welsh sixth-form school for their final years of study.
Princess Leonor of Spain, a future queen, and Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, middle…
Crown Princess Mary handed out a series of research prizes to five of Denmark’s top researchers in a ceremony in Copenhagen on Monday.
The EliteForsk Awards, which are presented by the Ministry of Education and Research, are given to five young researchers and research…
Queen Sonja of Norway has celebrated the 200 year anniversary of the Norwegian “Fund of information”. The celebration took place at Vestre Aker vicarage in Oslo.
For many generations, the Norwegian Information Fund has contributed to education in Norway.
Today, the Fund is one of Norway’s largest landowners, owning vicarages, forests and commercial property throughout Norway.
Her…
Princess Marie of Denmark welcomes new AIDS Foundation director
23rd August 2021
Princess Marie of Denmark has visited AIDS Denmark’s headquarters to take part in a working meeting.
She was welcomed by the foundation’s new Director, Lars Christian Østergreen, who took up the role on May 1st 2021, following on from interim director Line Brøgger…
Queen Sonja has attended a concert at the Oslo Opera in connection with the Queen Sonja International Music Competition. From 501 singers from 63 nations, an international jury has selected four of the 40 Norwegian soloists who were invited to participate in this…
The Principality of Liechtenstein is grieving after the death, at 4:43 pm on the 21st of August, of Her Serene Highness Princess Marie in a hospital in Grabs, Switzerland, following a stroke.
The Princess, wife of Sovereign Prince Hans-Adam, was born in Prague as Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau on the 14th of April 1940, as World War II entered its crucial stages. She was…
