Crown Prince Frederik paid an emotional
visit to the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan last week, visiting
with Save the Children Denmark to mark the organisation’s 75th
anniversary. The Zaatari refugee camp is just east of the Jordanian
city of Mafraq and is the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp. It
opened in 2012 following the Syrian Civil War and housed around
76,000 refugees, of which…
Could Crown Prince Haakon be the first
royal in space? Well, he’s the first to start training for that
possibility, so he already has the head start! The Norwegian crown
prince visited the Andøya Space Center last week to officially open
the Spaceship Aurora, a new…
The Queen's Cup presented to Spanish women's basketball champions by Queen Letizia
9th March 2020
Queen Letizia attended the women’s
basketball finals named in her honour on Sunday afternoon,
presenting The Queen’s Cup to Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto. The
Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto (English: The Queen’s Cup of
Basketball) is the oldest women’s…
Last week, Tessy Antony de Nassau was in
her native Luxembourg to help choose the new face of Sofitel Hotels
Group global. Tessy, who attended alongside her father, served as
the president of the jury where two winners were chosen from 16
finalists and presided over the fourth edition of the event.
Camille P. and Yannis E. were selected as the new representatives
for L’Image…
Due to the coronavirus, the Norwegian
Royal Family has cancelled its participation at the Holmenkollen
Ski Festival this weekend, the Royal Court said in a press release
on Friday afternoon. The full release stated the following:
“Unfortunately, the Royal Family finds…
Queen Letizia gave an impassioned speech
at an event to mark World Rare Diseases Day in her role as one of
the directors of the Federación Española de Enfermedades Raras
(English: Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases). “It is always, a
privilege that you allow me to be…
King Harald and Queen Sonja have
concluded a three-day long state visit to Jordan that began on
Monday. That first day consisted of a welcome ceremony and focus on
business and economics before it ended with a grand banquet at the
Jordanian royal palace. The second day focused on peace and
prosperity in the Middle East. The Norwegian royals have been in
Jordan since Wednesday last week on a…
Princess Estelle of Sweden’s school has
cancelled classes today after a student at the elementary school
tested positive for the coronavirus last night. The school says
they are gathering more information on what to do from Infectious
Diseases Stockholm and the…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of
Belgium’s State Visit to Italy next month has been cancelled amidst
the coronavirus outbreak. Their Majesties, accompanied by the
Minister of Foreign Affairs & Defence and the Prime Ministers of
various Belgian regions, were due…
King Harald and Queen Sonja are currently
in Jordan on a state visit. One of the things they are doing there
is promoting Norwegian solar panel technology. At the same time
they are considering installing full solar panels on the roof of
the castle in Oslo. The Norwegian state visit to Jordan started on
Monday, and with them, they have large economic delegation. Among
them are some of…
