Norway

Prince Sverre Magnus to attend Elvebakken High School

Norway’s Prince Sverre Magnus, the younger child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is set to attend Oslo’s Elvebakken High School in the autumn. The Prince will study under the line of Information Technology and Media Production (IM). His older sister, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 17, also attends the school. Elvebakken High School “provides both…
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Sweden

Queen Silvia opens German orphanage for abused children

On Thursday, Queen Silvia of Sweden took part in the digital inauguration of Children-Haus in Ortenau, Germany.  The facility is an orphanage to house children suspected of having been victims of physical violence or sexual abuse. This is the fifth building of this kind to be inaugurated with the aim of preventing the multiplication of traumas for children that come from being moved…
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Spain

King Felipe calls for global sharing of Covid vaccines

The King of Spain has spoken of the importance of richer countries sending coronavirus vaccines to poorer nations as he welcomed the Secretary General of the United Nations to Madrid. King Felipe’s appeal came in a speech at a lunch at the Royal Palace in honour of…
Monaco

Albert and Charlene, 10 years: A look back at Princess Charlène's third wedding outfit

Ten years ago, Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene tied the knot in a ceremony in the Main Courtyard at the Princely Palace of Monaco.  The reception and evening ball were held at the Montecarlo Opera and featured the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra playing under the conduction of Maestro Lawrence Foster. The evening was concluded by a fireworks display and the opening of the…
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Monaco

Albert and Charlene, 10 years: the royal guests

When Prince Albert married Charlene Wittstock, first in a civil ceremony on 1 July and second in a religious ceremony the following day in 2011, royals from across the world flew into the tiny principality for the festivities. Each reigning European royal family, except…
Monaco

A look at how Prince Albert and Princess Charlène's wedding broke with tradition and transformed the Princely Palace

It has been a tradition for centuries that civil royal weddings are held in the Princely Palace of Monaco. However, Prince Albert’s marriage to Charlène Wittstock in 2011 broke ranks and made the Palace the location of their religious ceremony, as well.  Once they compiled the guest list, they realised that not everybody could fit into the traditional venue for religious weddings in…
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