Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have presented their Crown Prince Couple’s Awards, honouring people in culture and social work settings.
The Crown Prince Couple’s Awards consists of four annual awards; the Culture Prize, the Social Prize and two Star Sprinkle Awards in the areas of Culture and Social. The Culture Prize and the Social Prize come with a 500,000 Danish kroner…
Princess Madeleine reveals her children's Halloween costumes
3rd November 2020
Princess Madeleine of Sweden has revealed her children’s Halloween costumes on Instagram.
The Swedish royal posted a photo to the networking site on 2 November saying, “This weekend we wished everyone a Happy and Safe Halloween,” and included ghost and…
Norway's Royal Guard Camp infected by Covid-19
2nd November 2020
The main camp of Norway’s Royal Guard in Oslo has been infected by Covid-19. A total of six people have been diagnosed with coronavirus. On October 26th the Armed Forces wrote that three employees and two soldiers in the camp had been diagnosed with the infection. The five…
King Harald is healthy enough to resume his duties
2nd November 2020
King Harald has recovered from his heart surgery in October and is now back at work. King Harald was declared healthy enough to be able to resume duties from 1 November, Oslo’s Royal Palace said in a short statement to the press.
According to the program published by the royal court, King Harald has no engagements until November 5 2020. Then, the king will receive the foreign minister for…
Royals react to French terror attack
30th October 2020
After the tragic terror attack in Nice, France, on Thursday, royals from across Europe have expressed their shock and condolences.
The Belgian royals expressed their sympathies on Twitter writing: “Deeply shocked by the horrific attack in Nice. We share the pain of…
Crown Prince Regent Haakon, together with his mother Queen Sonja, have received leaders of the Norwegian health authorities at the Royal Palace in Oslo. The royals invited them to lunch on October 29th 2020 to thank them for their ongoing work during the pandemic. For…
Queen Silvia's Brother, Walther Sommerlath, has died
30th October 2020
Queen Silvia of Sweden has announced that her brother, Walther Sommerlath, has passed away. He was 86 years old and died on October 23rd 2020 at Karolinska Hospital in Huddinge after a period of illness. He was born Walther Ludwig Sommerlath in 1934 in Brazil.
The following statement was published by Her Majesty the Queen on October 29th 2020: “I and my family feel great sorrow and loss…
Dutch King and Queen send message of support after Nice terror attack
29th October 2020
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands have sent a message of support following a suspected terror attack in Nice, France.
“The horrible act of violence this morning in Nice at the Basilique Notre-Dame de l’Assomption has shocked us. Once…
The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark both took on high profile public engagements as the Royal House revealed that Queen Margrethe has cancelled all public audiences for the foreseeable future due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On October 28th 2020, Crown Prince…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia visit their duchy
29th October 2020
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia visited their duchy of Värmland on Wednesday to see how the county has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The couple posted about their visit on their personal Instagram account, writing, “What a day we had in Värmland today!”
They continued, “Everyone we visited has been affected by the pandemic in one way or another. And it’s not…