On Tuesday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of
Norway visited the Aurora workshop – a working community of artists
with and without disabilities in Bærum. Ceramics, textiles,
clothing and paper have been produced at the workshop, despite a
pandemic and strict infection control measures. The Crown Princess
said: “I am happy that the workplace has been able to stay open
during the pandemic…
On Tuesday, Queen Margrethe officially
boarded the royal ship Dannebrog in the Port of Copenhagen at the
naval base of Nyholm for the start of the 2021 sailing season. Upon
arrival at Nyholm, Her Majesty was presented with flowers and was
received by the Queen’s…
Two new photographs of Prince Henrik of
Denmark were released yesterday by the Royal House to mark his 12th
birthday. Taken by his mother, Princess Marie, the images feature
the young royal wearing a shirt with designs of the Eiffel Tower,
Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima lead the nation in remembering the war dead
4th May 2021
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands attended the annual Remembrance of the Dead
tonight. The ceremony took place on an empty Dam Square in
Amsterdam for the second year in a row. The public, which usually
attends en masse, was asked to remain at home. Although the
Remembrance began as a commemoration of the victims of the Second
World War, it now includes all Dutch…
Due to the ongoing pandemic, Queen
Sonja’s art gallery in the old stables at the Royal Palace in Oslo
has been closed for over a year. The Queen has now established a
new exhibition that will be shown digitally. Some of Norway’s most
beautiful works of art will be…
The Norwegian monarchy is rock solid.
Recent surveys show that an average of 82% of the Norwegian people
wants to keep the monarchy as their form of government. However,
the leader of the Norwegian Agricultural Party, Trygve Slagsvold
Vedum, accused the conservative…
Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg opens new Camping Museum at Egeskov Castle
4th May 2021
Princess Alexandra of
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and her husband, Count Michael, opened
Europe’s first Camping Museum at Egeskov Castle in Denmark. The new
museum is located in the same buildings as the Falck Museum and the
Veterans Museum and was created in collaboration between Egeskov
Castle’s owners Count Michael and Princess Alexandra. Princess
Alexandra of…
This weekend the Royal Family of Serbia
celebrated Orthodox Easter. His Royal Highness Crown Prince
Alexander sent congratulations for the Easter holidays to His
Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, bishops, clergy and all
believers of the Serbian Orthodox Church. In his…
At a time when the royal present is still
heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, this past week has
seen a focus on the past and the future for many of the ruling
houses across Europe. Milestones including anniversaries and
birthdays have taken centre stage while…
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…
