Norway

Queen Sonja grants digital audience to 11 men who skied over the mountains to catch her attention

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15th March 2021
For seven days, a group of 11 men skied from Hardanger to Oslo. The goal has been the Royal Palace in a the long trip they have called Queen Sonja’s salute march. The goal was to capture the Queen of Norway’s attention in an attempt to invite her to this year’s music festival in Hardanger. It was a tired, but happy, group that arrived at the final destination of the trip, the…
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Sweden

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia step in for ill Crown Princess Couple

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12th March 2021
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden stepped in for the COVID positive Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel last night at the memorial service for the coronavirus victims. The memorial service, initiated by King Carl XVI Gustaf, was held at the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace with the King, Queen Silvia, Princess Christina and Tord Magnuson joining the Prince Couple. The…
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Sweden

Sweden will soon welcome their first non 'Royal Highness' born Prince or Princess

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11th March 2021
Sweden will soon welcome a new baby prince or princess with Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia expecting their third child. The baby is expected to arrive in late March or early April. The new baby will be the first royal child to be born after The King reduced the Royal House by a third, from 15 people to 10. The five who were pushed out were his grandchildren – the sons and daughters…
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Sweden

Sweden's royals set to honour COVID victims

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11th March 2021
Members of the Swedish Royal Family are set to honour those who have died from COVID-19 in a memorial service at the Royal Chapel at Drottningholm Palace this evening. King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Christina and Tord…
HistoryRoyal WeddingsThe Netherlands

Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands

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10th March 2021
It was a wedding fit for a queen in waiting but the bride and groom only made it to the altar after a wave of protest, some of it angry, that threatened to stop their romance in its tracks. When Beatrix of the Netherlands, then heir to her country’s throne, wed Claus van Amsberg in 1966, the recent past proved more than problematic. The couple overcame those troubles and enjoyed a successful…
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