Earlier this week, Crown Prince Haakon
and Crown Princess Mette Marit went on a paddle trip with four
young people in the Oslo Fjord. Over the past year, outdoor life
has been an important escape for many young Norwegian people. At
the bay of Rolfsbukta in Bærum, outside the clubhouse of
Lysakerfjorden windsurfing club, the Crown Prince and Crown
Princess were received by four young people from…
On Tuesday, Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands presented the ‘Apples of Orange’ prize from the Orange
Foundation at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague. King Willem-Alexander
was also present for the ceremony. The prize winners are awarded a
cash prize of €15,000…
Earlier this week, Queen Silvia of Sweden
took part in a virtual roundtable discussion on the issue of doping
and announced a new anti-doping and public health professorship.
Also present at the seminar was Professor Arne Ljungqvist, one of
the biggest names in…
Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of
Denmark gave a virtual opening speech earlier this week at the
Anti-Food Waste conference in Beijing. The conference on food waste
is organised by the Danish Embassy in China. The princess recorded
her speech at the Danish embassy in Paris where the Princess lives
together with Prince Joachim and their two children. Her Royal
Highness attended the conference…
On Monday, Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden presented the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award to the South
Korean picture book artist Baek Heena and the French author
Jean-Claude Mourlevat at a digital awards ceremony. The ceremony
was also attended by the Swedish Minister of…
Throughout the month of May, Queen
Mathilde of the Belgians has carried out various engagements in
connection with the Queen Elisabeth Music Prize. The competition
started on the 3rd of May 2021, with Queen Mathilde releasing a
video message on social media in both…
On Tuesday, June 1st, King Felipe and
Queen Letizia of Spain travelled to Basque Country, in the town of
Vitoria-Gasteiz, to open the country’s first memorial for terrorism
victims. Dressed in sober black clothes, Their Majesties arrived at
the site, where they were welcomed by State, Regional and Local
authorities, as well as representatives for the Foundation Center
for the Memory of…
Crown Princess Mary shows off football skills in launching new Euro 2020 package
2nd June 2021
Crown Princess Mary is hoping to score a
goal with a new football initiative in support of the Danish Men’s
National team later this month at the Euro 2020 Championships. The
Crown Princess, whose eponymous foundation has partnered with the
broadcaster DR, the Danish…
There will be large festivities later
this month when Her Majesty Queen Margrethe and Their Royal
Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian will take
part in the grand official celebrations marking the 100th
anniversary of the Reunification of Denmark and…
Queen Sofia of Spain arrived on the Greek
island of Leros for a private visit. The mother of Spain’s King
Felipe was accompanied by the Spanish Ambassador to Greece and was
met by the mayor of Leros and the municipal council upon arrival to
her native homeland. On Sunday evening, the Ambassador to Greece
hosted a dinner in honour of the Queen. During the dinner, the
Mayor of Leros held a…
