The main camp of Norway’s Royal Guard in
Oslo has been infected by Covid-19. A total of six people have been
diagnosed with coronavirus. On October 26th the Armed Forces wrote
that three employees and two soldiers in the camp had been
diagnosed with the infection. The five are in the same squad in His
Majesty the King’s Guard. Two days later, another case of infection
was reported.
King Harald has recovered from his heart
surgery in October and is now back at work. King Harald was
declared healthy enough to be able to resume duties from 1
November, Oslo’s Royal Palace said in a short statement to the
press. According to the program published…
After the tragic terror attack in Nice,
France, on Thursday, royals from across Europe have expressed their
shock and condolences. The Belgian royals expressed their
sympathies on Twitter writing: “Deeply shocked by the horrific
attack in Nice. We share the pain of…
Crown Prince Regent Haakon, together with
his mother Queen Sonja, have received leaders of the Norwegian
health authorities at the Royal Palace in Oslo. The royals invited
them to lunch on October 29th 2020 to thank them for their ongoing
work during the pandemic. For infection control reasons, there was
a distance of two meters between everyone present at the lunch and
food and drink was set up…
Queen Silvia of Sweden has announced that
her brother, Walther Sommerlath, has passed away. He was 86 years
old and died on October 23rd 2020 at Karolinska Hospital in
Huddinge after a period of illness. He was born Walther Ludwig
Sommerlath in 1934 in Brazil. The…
Dutch King and Queen send message of support after Nice terror attack
29th October 2020
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands have sent a message of support following a
suspected terror attack in Nice, France. “The horrible act of
violence this morning in Nice at the Basilique Notre-Dame de
l’Assomption has shocked us. Once…
Denmark's Crown Prince and Princess step out as Queen Margrethe steps back
29th October 2020
The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark
both took on high profile public engagements as the Royal House
revealed that Queen Margrethe has cancelled all public audiences
for the foreseeable future due to the coronavirus pandemic. On
October 28th 2020, Crown Prince Frederik visited the Food Nation
Visitor Centre in Aarhus, a newly-opened centre that aims to
“showcase where visitors can…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia
visited their duchy of Värmland on Wednesday to see how the county
has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The couple posted about
their visit on their personal Instagram account, writing, “What a
day we had in Värmland…
Queen Margrethe cancels all public audiences for an indefinite time
28th October 2020
More cancellations in the daily program
of the Danish Royal Family as a result of the ongoing pandemic have
been announced. The Danish Royal Court has now confirmed to the
Danish press that access to public audiences is affected by the
coronavirus situation, meaning that…
For the first time in her life, Queen
Margrethe of Denmark has taken part in a podcast. Queen Margrethe
has previously been involved in a great number of books and TV
productions and, in recent times, has been featured heavily on the
Danish Royal Household’s social media, including Facebook and
Instagram. However, it is now a podcast the 80-year-old is a part
of. Queen Margrethe is…
