“In times of this pandemic, this kind of
initiative becomes even more relevant,” Queen Letizia said as she
presided over the closing ceremony of the XII Call for Social
Projects of Banco Santander on Tuesday. Held at the Banco Santander
headquarters in Madrid, the annual programme supports 12 winning
social support projects, with each organisation receiving 42,117
EUR. The money is…
Crown Prince Frederik takes part in digital business promotion to the Netherlands
4th November 2020
Crown Prince Frederik participated in a
digital promotion of business relations between Denmark and the
Netherlands after a physical visit to the country was postponed due
to COVID-19. The business promotion has been structured around
“Partnering for a Green…
Prince Albert II of Monaco has paid his
respects to the people of Nice following a terror attack in the
Notre Dame Basilica on 29 October, leaving three people dead in the
place of worship. The Sovereign Prince made a brief statement in a
televised address to announce…
Man who threatened Princess Catharina-Amalia sentenced to three months in jail
4th November 2020
A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to
three months in jail and mandatory treatment for sending
threatening messages to the heir to the Dutch throne, Princess
Catharina-Amalia. The prosecutor had demanded 10 months in jail and
mandatory treatment. The convicted man, known only as Wouter G.,
had sent the Princess messages via Instagram of a “violent, sexual
and frightening nature”…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary present their annual awards
3rd November 2020
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary have presented their Crown Prince Couple’s Awards, honouring
people in culture and social work settings. The Crown Prince
Couple’s Awards consists of four annual awards; the Culture Prize,
the Social Prize and two Star…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden has revealed
her children’s Halloween costumes on Instagram. The Swedish royal
posted a photo to the networking site on 2 November saying, “This
weekend we wished everyone a Happy and Safe Halloween,” and
included ghost and pumpkin…
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. Another…
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 by…
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 the…
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…
