Sweden

Princess Madeleine posts new Instagram photo of "dear Nicolas"

Princess Madeleine of Sweden has posted a new photo of her son, Prince Nicolas, for his 6th birthday on her Instagram account. The now six-year-old royal sits on what appears to be a golf cart with his head resting on the steering wheel. Princess Madeleine captioned the post: “Happy Birthday, dear Nicolas! We love you to the moon and back. Keep on truckin’!” …
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FeaturesSweden

Who is Prince Nicolas of Sweden?

As Prince Nicolas of Sweden celebrates his sixth birthday on June 15th, let’s take a moment to learn more about the young royal. Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf, Duke of Ångermanland, is the eldest grandson of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. His parents are the King’s youngest daughter, Princess Madeleine, and her husband, American-British financier Christopher…
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Norway

Queen Sonja to open commercial gallery in Oslo

A longer interview of Queen Sonja was published on Monday this week by state TV show NRK. The interview was done on the occasion that the Queen will open a commercial gallery in Oslo to strengthen the artists’ finances. The gallery will sell art and all proceeds will…
Denmark

Queen Margrethe leads celebrations for Jutland centenary

On Sunday, , Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian travelled to Denmark’s Southern border to celebrate the centenary of Jutland’s annexation to the country.  The entire succession line to the Danish throne was firstly driven around in a carriage and crossed the boarder between Denmark and Germany. They then went to a church service, where they were reunited with…
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Spain

King Felipe commemorates 500th anniversary of circumnavigation

On Sunday, King Felipe of Spain travelled to Cadiz to welcome back a ship that did the 11th circumnavigation of the globe.  His Majesty arrived at the port of Cadiz on board the ship; there, he watched the solemn flag-raising and the subsequent port reentry manoeuvre. Once the ship was back in port, it was boarded by the President of the Andalusian Parliament and the Mayor of Cadiz, both of…
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