Queen Máxima gave a keynote speech on the
importance of owning digital identity documents as part of an event
organised by the World Bank Group. The Queen spoke at the Inclusive
Digital ID for a Resilient Recovery from COVID-19 event within the
framework of the Identification for Development at the World Bank
Group, where she advocated for the need for digital identity
documents to help…
Crown Princess Mary held a meeting with
the youth panel of her Mary Foundation on Tuesday to hear about how
the coronavirus pandemic has affected them and to discuss
solutions. In an Instagram post on the Mary Foundation’s account,
Crown Princess Mary wrote that the…
Crown Princess Mary attends World Hour for UN Sustainable Development Goals
22nd October 2020
Crown Princess Mary attended the World
Hour in Copenhagen on Wednesday, an event that teaches young people
about the UN Sustainable Development Goals. World Hour, held at
Copenhagen City Hall, is a program organised by the Danish branch
of World Goals and the global…
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the
Netherlands will receive a letter this week from the Dutch
government encouraging her into military service. The letter,
announced by Ank Bijleveld, the Minister of Defence, was sent to
212,000 young people who were born in 2003 and are on the cusp of
adulthood and the age that they can join the Dutch military. In a
video posted to his Twitter account…
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia participate in Digital Action Lab
21st October 2020
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of
Sweden took part in the Global Child Forum’s Action Lab. Her
Majesty the Queen officially opened the Digital Action Lab
“Listening to the Change-Maker Generation” from her office at the
Royal Palace of…
The King and Queen of the Netherlands
have spoken of their regret over their decision to take a holiday
in Greece when their country was facing new coronavirus
restrictions. In a specially recorded message, the Dutch monarch
said the decision to take the trip had been a…
Crown Prince Haakon, Regent of Norway,
has visited the former Falstad prison camp in Trøndelag. During the
visit to Falstad, Crown Prince Haakon met three school students
from Trondheim and students from Ole Vig upper secondary school in
Stjørdal. The middle school students are all descendants of
prisoners who were imprisoned at the Falstad camp. His Royal
Highness said during the visit…
As honorary chairman of the Heart-Lung
Foundation, Prince Daniel hands out a substantial prize each year
to a promising researcher under 40. This week, he presented Prince
Daniel’s Research Grant to Alexandru Schiopu, associate professor
of cardiology at Lund…
The year 2020 hasn’t been a year of
celebration for much of the world. However, the tiny European Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg has had two reasons to celebrate. Reigning
Grand Duke Henri celebrated 20 years on the throne, and his heir,
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has decided to
cancel her annual New Year’s galas as a result of the continued
spread of COVID-19 in Denmark. Her Majesty has confirmed hse won’t
hold the grand New Year’s dinner for the government, the Speaker of
the Danish Parliament, representatives of official Denmark and the
Royal Court on 1 January 2021. The subsequent New Year’s dinners…
