Just hours after the Norwegian Royal
Court confirmed that Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra
of Norway had been diagnosed with the coronavirus, King Harald said
that the princess is doing well. On the way to inspect the royal
yacht, he took the time to answer questions about how things are
going with Princess Ingrid Alexandra. On questions by the Norwegian
TV-channel TV the King…
The King and Queen of Sweden visit Västernorrland
25th August 2021
The King and Queen of Sweden have visited
Västernorrland county to show their support for communities in the
area as the global health crisis continues. The royal couple were
welcomed to the county and to the residence in Härnösand by
Governor Berit Högman. At the…
It was the first big royal wedding of the
21st century bringing kings, queens, princes and princesses
together for a very modern monarchical marriage. The relationship
between Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessme Hoiby
had been under scrutiny from the moment…
Crown Princess Victoria awards Stockholm Junior Water Prize
25th August 2021
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
continued her annual tradition of awarding the Stockholm Junior
Water Prize on Tuesday as part of the annual World Water Week in
Stockholm. Due to the global health situation, the ceremony was
again held digitally for everyone’s safety. The Crown Princess
addressed the attendees in English via a video from Stockholm. This
year’s winner is Eshani…
Marine researchers noticed
something…fishy…in the waters of Denmark: the return of the
long-disappeared bluefin tuna after 50 years; and Crown Prince
Frederik has joined in the expedition to help tag them. Crown
Prince Frederik was joined by Minister of Food…
King Carl Gustaf gives royal seal of approval to new medallion
24th August 2021
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…
King Harald and Queen Sonja conclude royal yacht season
24th August 2021
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 than usual by the royals privately,
especially during the summer holidays. During the now ended summer
season, the crew…
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…
Haakon and Mette-Marit: 20 years on
24th August 2021
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…
New beginnings beckon for two of Europe's princesses
24th August 2021
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 daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen
Máxima, will both begin their studies at UWC Atlantic College, in
the Vale of…

