Seven years ago, on 17 September, Prince
Felix of Luxembourg, (then 29), the third son of Grand Duke Henri
and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, married Claire Lademacher, (then
28), in the bride’s hometown of Frankfurt, Germany. [getty
src=”181423938″ width=”594″ height=”385″] Several days later, on 21
September, the two had their religious wedding in the…
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, also known
as the Duchess of Brabant as the heir apparent to the throne, has
been in military training for the past couple of weeks in
Elsenborn. She joined 169 other first-year students to begin
training on 31 August at the Royal Military…
On Monday, Prince Daniel attended and
gave an introductory speech at Prince Daniel’s Entrepreneurship
Day. The digital forum was organized by the Royal Academy of
Engineering Sciences and Prince Daniel’s Fellowship. It brings
together young entrepreneurs and…
One person is injured after a tree collapses in Oslo's Royal Palace Park
16th September 2020
One man has been injured after he was hit
by a tree that fell in Royal Palace Park in Oslo on Wednesday
afternoon. An old tree blew over and hit the man who was quickly
taken to hospital. Following the incident, parts of the royal park
were closed for the remainder of the day. There are strong winds
all over eastern Norway today, and this has created great
challenges also in the capital where many…
The traditional ceremonies marking the
start of the parliamentary year in the Netherlands looked very
different in 2020. The coronavirus crisis, which dominated the
speech given by King Willem-Alexander to start the new session,
meant the traditional celebrations of…
Royal Central’s Europe Correspondent,
Oskar Aanmoen, has had a busy year. As well as covering the
continent’s royal families in a time of unprecedented challenges,
he’s also been completing a brand new book. Oskar, who has already
published five books, is…
Norway’s Crown Prince and Princess visit the city of Kristiansund
16th September 2020
Crown Prince Haakon is currently on a
special journey in southern Norway. The goal is to learn more about
how the coronavirus pandemic has affected various Norwegian
industries and the Norwegian people. Last week the journey started
in Østfold on Tuesday, when the Crown Prince visited a virus test
station. On Wednesday and Thursday the journey continued to
Vestfold and Telemark. Now a new week…
Queen Mathilde spoke at the 70th session
of the World Health Organisation’s Regional Committee for Europe
meeting on Monday where she discussed the importance of mental
health. Speaking virtually at this week’s session, Queen Mathilde
began her speech extolling how…
Crown Prince Frederik meets winners of the Danish Championships and European Championships 2020 in Entrepreneurship
16th September 2020
Young entrepreneurs from across Europe
were honoured by Crown Prince Frederik at a lunch in Copenhagen on
Monday when he met the winners of the Danish Championships and
European Championships 2020 in Entrepreneurship. The event, which
took place at Industriens Hus in…
Princess Amalia of the Netherlands, as
heir apparent to the Dutch throne, is set to receive 111,000 euros
at the end of 2021, when she will be 18. Her yearly allowance, set
out by the Constitution, was revealed in the budget from the Royal
House that was submitted to the Dutch parliament on Tuesday. It is
higher than the 107,000 euro estimate from last year. Of the
111,000 euros she will…
