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 Culture and Democracy,
Amanda Lind. The award ceremony began with Minister Amanda Lind
giving a speech before the Crown…
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…
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 Football Association (in Danish: the
DBU), and the Østifterne Association, launched Fantastic Football
Parties packages on…
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…
The use of Norway’s Royal Train carriage
has sparked a national debate as a result of the country’s railway
reform. Due to a change in the way the railway system is run, a
museum has taken over the ownership of the carriage, created a
great debate in Norway. Åge-Christoffer Lundeby, communications
manager for Norway’s largest train-company VY, said: “It is stupid
to have a…
On Friday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Alexander of Serbia hosted the traditional lunch at the
White Palace in honour of the annual Holy Assembly of Bishops of
the Serbian Orthodox Church. The lunch was attended by His Holiness
Serbian Patriarch Porfirije with…
On Friday, Queen Emerita Sofìa of Spain
was at Teatro Monumental in Madrid to watch a concert featuring the
debut of the winning composition and to hand out a music prize
bearing her name. Her Majesty, who is still a member of The
Royal Family, despite her husband’s…
King Felipe of Spain received the
coronavirus vaccine on Saturday according to official palace
sources. His Majesty received his jab in the Wizink Centre in
the Spanish capital of Madrid. This came shortly after the
conclusion of the National Armed Forces Day events, in which he
took part honouring those who lost their lives in combat, but also
all the Spanish citizens who died because of…
