The King of Sweden marked his 75th birthday yesterday with scaled-back ceremonies in Stockholm due to the pandemic. He received visits at the Royal Palace from members of the Riksdag (Swedish parliament), Armed Forces and other members of Sweden’s government.
In the morning, there was a small reception for the Prime Minister, Speaker of the Riksdag, the Dean of the County Governors, the…
Queen Margrethe reveals destinations for her annual summer tour aboard her royal yacht
29th April 2021
The destinations which the Danish Queen will visit on her royal yacht this season have been revealed. It will be a varied summer tour with the ship due to travel a long distance. It was not possible for the Danish Royal Family to use the ship in 2020 due to the COVID-19…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway’s digital visit to California continued on Wednesday. On Tuesday, His Royal Highness met with California’s governor as well as students from Californian Universities. On Wednesday, the Norwegian Crown Prince held a conversation with…
On Tuesday this week Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania, and her husband Prince Radu, attended an event celebrating Romania’s war veterans. The event happened in the Marble Hall of the National Military Circle Palace in Romania’s capital of Bucharest.
Organised by the Romanian Ministry of National Defence and the Association ‘Together with Heroes’ the event…
Crown Prince Alexander attends conference discussing Royal Families and their palaces
28th April 2021
On Tuesday this week, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia participated in a digital conference on royal families and their castles and how families and properties are helping to attract tourists to a nation. The conference was organised by the Serbian…
On Tuesday this week His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway started his two-day virtual visit to San Francisco, California. The trip is Norway’s first major virtual visit abroad where the public get the opportunity to follow the official visit digitally. The…
It might be the birthplace of Sweden’s current king and the home of Crown Princess Victoria and her family, but Haga Palace has also served many different functions over the years, ranging from an orphanage to a guest house for visiting foreign statesmen to a conference facility.
The palace was modelled after an Italian villa and built in 1802 by architect Carl Christoffer Gjörwell at…
In this series, Royal Central is taking a look at the grandchildren of monarchs around the world. In this installment, we’re heading to Norway to introduce the six grandchildren of King Harald. Â
Children of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess…
King's Day survey shows King Willem-Alexander's approval rating still low
27th April 2021
King Willem-Alexander may celebrate his 54th birthday today, but his approval rating is still recovering from his ill-timed holiday to Greece.
A survey held by Ipsos late last year showed a steep decline from 76% in April 2020 to just 47%. This figure has now risen…
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and their daughters, the Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane, have left Paleis Huis ten Bosch to travel to Eindhoven to celebrate a scaled-down King’s Day. A photo was released in which the royals posed in front of the Palace.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the celebrations have been scaled down for the second year in a row. In…
