Prince Daniel of Sweden celebrates his
birthday on September 15th and he’s got an eventful year to look
back on. Olof Daniel Westling was born on September 15th 1973, the
same day that his father-in-law became King of Sweden. Daniel
married Crown Princess Victoria on June 19th 2010 and since then,
he has carved a royal role all of his own. Known for his support
for business, sports and young…
Crown Prince Haakon highlights the crucial role of the sea during visit to Bergen
15th September 2021
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited
the research vessel “Dr. Fritjof Nansen” and opened the ocean
conference “The Ocean” in Bergen. The ocean conference brings
together participants from the maritime industries, research and
academia and is being held for the…
King Carl XVI Gustaf has overseen the
official opening of the Swedish parliament, the Riksdag. The new
parliamentary year has thus begun. The King was accompanied by
Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel. Before the
ceremony in the Riksdag, the royals…
Queen Letizia has travelled to one of
Madrid’s most beautiful places and celebrated an important
anniversary. Her Majesty visited the Villanueva building of
the Prado Museum, where an exhibition opened to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the Friends of the Prado Museum Foundation on 13
September. The exhibition, titled “Forty years of friendship.
Donations from the Friends of the…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia open music festival in Prince Alexander's duchy
14th September 2021
On Sunday, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia travelled to Stenhammar Palace to open the local music
festival. The World of Music at Stenhammar is a festival that
saw its birth only in 2019 and had to be cancelled in 2020. But in
his opening speech, His Majesty…
His Majesty King carl XVI Gustaf of
Sweden has presented “His Majesties The King’s Medal” and “Litteris
et Artibus” awards at a ceremony in the White Sea Room at the Royal
Palace in Stockholm. At the medal ceremony, on September 13th 2021,
the awards were…
Prince Carl Philip heads to Blekinge on latest royal visit to see pandemic impact
14th September 2021
Prince Carl Philip has visited Blekinge
County to see the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic there and how
people are rebuilding. The prince’s visit took him to the city of
Karlskrona and the acting governor Helena Morgonsköld hosted the
visit. Prince Carl Philip began the day in the county
administrative board’s premises where he heard about how the county
was affected by the pandemic and…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark gave a
speech at the 71st session of the World Health Organisation
Regional Committee for Europe on Monday, talking about the
coronavirus pandemic and its effects on children and youth and
other vulnerable groups. The meeting, which took…
Netherlands' Prince's Day celebration to forego balcony appearance
13th September 2021
The Dutch Royal House has announced that
this year’s traditional balcony appearance on Prince’s Day will not
take place. This is due to current health safety restrictive
measures to prevent crowds of well-wishers from gathering and
potentially spreading the COVID-19…
King Philippe bikes to his wife's university on the institution's 50th anniversary
13th September 2021
On Monday, many European countries marked
the beginning of a new school year, and King Philippe of the
Belgians took to his bicycle and took a tour of UCLouvain.
Université Catholique Louvain (or UCLouvain) is a private
university located in the small town of Louvain-la-Neuve, 20
kilometres south-east of Brussels. The town’s name means “the
new”, and that is because it was almost…
