Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has
visited Fitness Campus Lange Munte, in Kortrijk, Belgium, to show
her support for the her country’s Olympians ahead of the Tokyo
Games. Her Majesty travelled to the small town, west of
Brussels, to give a final encouragement to the Belgian female
basketball team, the Cats, who got their first Olympic
qualification to take part in the Tokyo…
Crown Prince Frederik to resign as active member of the International Olympic Committee
9th June 2021
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has
announced his intention to resign as an active member of the
International Olympic Committee, a resignation that should be
effective after a vote during the next IOC meeting, at the end of
the Tokyo Games. In a statement, on June 8th…
King Felipe of Spain has taken part in a
solemn ceremony for the Royal and Military Order of Saint
Ferdinando. His Majesty arrived at the Aranjuez Royal Palace,
located in Aranjuez, near Madrid, on June 8th 2021, and was
received by the Chief of Defence, Lieutenant…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden team up at sea conference
9th June 2021
On Tuesday afternoon, Crown Prince Haakon
of Norway and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden teamed up to
highlight environmental issues with the sea. The digital conference
under the auspices of the UN Development Program, UNDP, focused on
the state of the sea and what can be done to manage marine
resources in a sustainable way. While the conference was opened by
the Swedish Crown Princess, Crown…
Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel
and Princess Estelle have inaugurated a permanent installation in
the Djurgården island park in Stockholm. The sculpture,
created by Danish-Norwegian duo Elmgreen and Dragset, has been
sponsored by the Princess Estelle Cultural…
Queen Letizia of Spain has officially
opened an exhibition at the Spanish National Library, in Madrid,
about feminist writer Emilia Pardo Bazán. The Queen of Spain
toured the exhibition with the Vice Prime Minister, the Minister of
Culture and Sports, the President of…
Princess Benedikte of Denmark and
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg has opened a new fitness centre for
Parasport in Gladsaxe Municipality. After cutting the red ribbon
for the new centre, “Gladsaxe MultiFitness”, Her Royal Highness was
shown around the centre, which is located in an area with housing
for people with disabilities. During the tour of the gym, Princess
Benedikte spotted a…
Andrea Casiraghi, eldest son of Princess Caroline of Hanover, celebrates 37th birthday
9th June 2021
Andrea Casiraghi was born on 8 June 1984
in La Colle, Monaco, as the eldest child of Princess Caroline of
Hanover and her second husband, Italian athlete Stefano Casiraghi.
Stefano Casiraghi died tragically in a boating accident in 1990,
aged 30. Princess Caroline decided…
After a broken engagement a few years
earlier, Princess Madeleine of Sweden finally found the love of her
life after fleeing to New York City to heal her broken heart.
There, through mutual friends, she met American-British financier
Christopher “Chris”…
King Harald of Norway may be deprived of
three boat berths he has at his disposal in Oslo. A long-standing
dispute between the Norwegian government and the Sea Centre at
Killingen on Bygdøy outside Oslo could lead to the king and several
others losing their berths. One June 7th 2021, another round on the
issue started in the court system, after the Ministry of Local
Government and…
