Norway

Princess Astrid makes surprise visit to the Norwegian Rescue Company

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, sister of King Harald of Norway, usually spends her summer holidays at her vacation house in the small Norwegian town of Hankø. The Princess is spending time there this summer as well. However this week she interrupted her holiday for a special surprise visit.The Royal Court has published some photos of the Princess while she was visiting the Norwegian Rescue…
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Greece

Greek Royal Family returns home for holiday

The Greek Royal Family is gathered in Greece. Over the past several weeks, several members of the Greek Royal Family have shared photos on social media of their visits to Athens and several Greek islands, among other places.King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie currently live in Greece. The exiled King sold his Hampstead property in London in 2013 when he returned to Greece. King…
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Luxembourg

Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg amongst guests at Imperial Palace in Tokyo ahead of Olympics

Friday marked the beginning of the agonised Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Games had to be postponed due to restrictions for health safety and are finally taking place now, albeit with limitations. Several royals had to bow out of travelling to Tokyo for the occasion because of either travel restrictions from their own countries or because Japan is severely limiting access to the capital in fear of…
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Spain

King Felipe grants audience to tennis player who made history

On Thursday, King Felipe granted an audience to Ane Mintegi, the junior tennis player who made history by being the first Spanish citizen to win a Wimbledon trophy. Ane Mintegi won the women’s junior title at Wimbledon on the 11th of July by defeating German player Natasja Mariana Schunk in three sets (2-6, 6-4, 6-1) in a match that took place on Field 1 of the All England Lawn Tennis…
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