Denmark

Denmark celebrates 150th anniversary of Christian X's birth

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28th September 2020
It was 150 years ago this past weekend when Denmark’s Christian X was born, and the Royal House shared a series of five photos to mark the occasion.On 26 September 1870, Crown Princess Lovisa gave birth to a little prince, the future Christian X, at Charlottenlund Palace north of Copenhagen. He was the first-born child of Lovisa and her husband, Crown Prince Frederick, who later ascended…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria takes Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar to carpet exhibit

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26th September 2020
This past week, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden took her two children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, to a carpet exhibit at the Royal Palace in Stockholm.The exhibit “Se på mattorna – det är jag” is located in the Rikshall of the Royal Palace and features textile works of artist Märta Måås-Fjetterström. In total, there are around 60 rugs included in the exhibit, some…
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Norway

Queen Sonja comments on King Harald's health

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25th September 2020
There was great interest in Queen Sonja’s visit to Lillehammer on Friday. It was unclear in the morning hours whether the Queen would attend the event as planned following the hospitalisation of King Harald. Finally, the county governor of Innlandet made a statement that the Royal Court confirmed that the visit would continue, without the King present.This was the first time anyone in…
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Sweden

Part of Queen Silvia’s dementia project declared illegal by Swedish Court

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25th September 2020
Queen Silvia of Sweden has placed herself in the middle of a major housing dispute that revolves around one of the Queen’s most important projects. Last weekend, Queen Silvia was a guest in a podcast with the Alzheimer Life Foundation, on the occasion of World Alzheimer’s Day.One of the topics brought up in the podcast was the Queen’s project “SilviaBo”, a project she had…
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