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 in Paris. The photos were taken in
France, where the Prince celebrated his birthday yesterday. Prince
Henrik lives in…
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…
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 government party and Prime Minister
Erna Solberg of republicanism last week. “It is much easier to be a
republican at some…
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…
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 tentative steps towards a
return to some kind of normality have also featured. Here’s the
past seven days, in…
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…
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 Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Nancy Pelosi. Speaker Pelosi represents California, and has been
strongly committed to…
