His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of
Denmark will become Denmark’s military attaché to France. Prince
Joachim is currently living in Paris taking a management course at
the French military school. Prince Joachim will take up a new job
as a defence attaché in Paris from 1 September 2020, where he will
be the link between the Danish and French defence. Prince Joachim
will continue to perform…
King Harald of Norway is back at work at
the Royal Palace in Oslo. He has given an audience in honour to
this year’s recipients of the awards handed out by the Royal Guard.
The two awards “The Royal Guards watch” and “Brigadier Leif
Schanche’s…
King Philippe of the Belgians has stopped
off to buy a bouquet for his queen as he visited a market to find
out how they are coping as restrictions imposed because of the
coronavirus pandemic are lifted. King Philippe of the Belgians
stops off to buy flowers for Queen…
Happy Birthday, Princess Madeleine! – 38 facts about the Swedish royal on her birthday
10th June 2020
On 10 June 1982, Her Royal Highness
Princess Madeleine of Sweden was born. To celebrate her 38th
birthday here are 38 facts on the Swedish royal: 1. Madeleine
admitted in an interview onSkavlanthat she is naturally a shy
person, but she is “working on it.” 2. When she and her husband,
Chris lived in New York City, they would sometimes speak in German
to one another to keep…
A controversial statue of King Leopold II
has been removed in Belgium after it was vandalised by protesters.
The statue is to undergo repairs, however, it is unlikely to return
to public display and could end up in a museum. There have long
been calls for the statue of…
Crown Princess Mary explored the history
of glassmaking in Denmark as she officially opened the design
museum Holmegaard Works (Homegaard Værk) in South Zealand on
Monday. Built on the site of the former Holmegaard Glassworks, the
new museum showcases glass, ceramics…
Crown Princess Katherine donated £500,000
worth of medical supplies to hospitals across the country to help
fight the coronavirus pandemic. The donation included electric
beds, mattresses and medical equipment which were sent to 17
hospitals throughout Serbia. In a statement, Princess Katherine
said: “Doctors and nurses are risking their lives to save lives; we
need to help them. They…
Spain’s King Juan Carlos, the father of
reigning King Felipe VI, is under investigation for suspected
kickback payments related to the contract to build the high-speed
train line to Mecca from Medina in Saudi Arabia. The Supreme
Court’s prosecutor made the…
The 7th of June is a special day in
Norwegian history. On that day, the Norwegians celebrated both the
end of the Union with Sweden in 1905 and the return of King Haakon
in 1945 following the Second World War. This year, there was no
celebration because of the coronavirus…
Tessy Antony de Nassau receives Professor Honoris Causa from Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition
8th June 2020
Tessy Antony de Nassau has been awarded a
Professor Honoris Causa from the Institute of Brain Chemistry and
Human Nutrition in London for her work in education. The former
royal announced the honour on her Twitter account last week. Tessy
said she was “very honoured” to receive the Professor Honoris
Causa.
