Project Playground, the charity founded
by Sweden’s Princess Sofia in 2010, celebrated its 10th year of
changing children’s lives this week. Before she married Prince Carl
Philip, Sofia Hellqvist joined her friend Frida Vesterberg to
create an organisation aimed at focusing on children’s development
in socio-economically vulnerable areas. The charity’s vision is…
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has started
the new school year at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. The
Duchess of Brabant and the other 169 first year students kicked off
their training with an initiation camp in Elsenborn. On Monday the
31st of August, the elder…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia return to work after turbulent summer for Spain's royals
2nd September 2020
The King and Queen of Spain have returned
to engagements after a summer which saw them and their family put
under scrutiny by politicians and commentators as the fall out from
the self imposed exile of King Juan Carlos I continued. Felipe VI
and Letizia were back at work…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are
now back at the Royal Palace in Stockholm after an absence of
almost six months caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As the virus
took hold, the royal couple moved to Stenhammar Palace, about 120
kilometres southwest of Stockholm. King Carl XVI Gustaf, 74, and
Queen Silvia, 76, have been based there through the spring and
summer. It was from here that…
Queen Sofía helped in the release of a
Hipatia sea turtle last week, joining forces with the Palma
Aquarium Foundation to help the marine animals and fauna in the
Palma area. The Queen, who partnered with the Palma Aquarium
Foundation last year through her Reina Sofía…
Queen Silvia received the Butterfly Prize
on Monday for her work towards addiction issues and drug-free
policies from an organisation in Sweden. The Butterfly Prize is
awarded by the Women’s Organisations’ Co-operation Council on
Alcohol and Drug Issues, and…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has opened
the Norwegian Norfund conference in Oslo. The Crown Prince was
welcomed to the conference by Oslo’s Deputy Mayor and Chairman of
the Board of Norfund, Olaug Svarva. COVID-19 and climate challenges
were the backdrop for this year’s conference. In front of 80
parliamentary representatives, business leaders and environmental
and social…
Crown Prince Fredrik and Crown Princess
Mary’s November business trip to the Netherlands has been postponed
by the Royal House due to COVID-19. The postponement was announced
on Tuesday morning by the Royal House, noting that it will be
re-scheduled as soon as possible…
On Monday, celebratory news came from the
Greek Royal Family concerning the engagement of King Constantine’s
youngest son, Prince Philippos and Nina Flohr. Only hours later
Greek police reported that the graves of Constantine’s parents,
King Paul and Queen…
Princess Charlene of Monaco adopted the
famous yellow of the Tour de France as she helped get the famous
cycling contest under way in Nice this weekend. Charlene, alongside
her husband Prince Albert II, travelled to the French city for the
first stage of the race which is finally taking place after being
put on hold earlier this summer because of the coronavirus
pandemic. [getty…
