Concluding our four-part series, we are
looking at some of the stories we covered on the European royals in
the months of October, November and December. October: Crown
Princess Mary can now act as regent of Denmark Keld Navntoft, The
Royal House Danish Royal Family attends opening of parliament King
Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon attend the State
Opening of…
According to the official program for
Queen Sonja of Norway, the Queen should have opened a new art
exhibition on Thursday of this week. The Queen’s participation in
the opening has been announced for several weeks. Now, the Royal
Court has removed this planned…
Crown Princess Victoria cancels all her plans and travels to Norway
29th December 2019
According to various Swedish media
sources, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has cancelled all her
private Christmas and New Year’s events and travelled to Oslo. The
message about Ari Behns suicide was extremely sadfor Victoria, who
knew him closely. She has now put…
The 2010s were a decade filled with many
major royal events, including the accession of several new
monarchs. One of the countries that saw that change was Belgium.
After an almost 20 year reign, King Albert II announced on 3 July
2013 that he would abdicate in favour of his son, Philippe who was
at the time the Duke of Brabant. On 21 July 2013, Albert formally
abdicated. Approximately one hour…
As the decade draws to a close, minds
turn to reflection. It’s been a packed ten years for Europe’s
ruling houses but while a handful have been marked by abdications,
others have seen commemorations for major milestones. One of the
first big jubilees of the 2010s…
Continuing our series looking back at
2019 for the European royals, we take a look at the stories we
covered from July through September, beginning with our Deputy
Editor travelling with Princess Tessy of Luxembourg to Thailand
with Professors Without Borders in July.
The past decade has been filled with some
major royal moments including the ending of one era in Spain and
the start of another. The decision by King Juan Carlos I to stand
aside in favour of his son surprised many but the reign of King
Felipe VI, which began on June 19th 2014, has been seen as a boost
to the country’s royal family which has faced a difficult decade.
As the 2010s come to an…
Being kidnapped is perhaps a royal’s
biggest nightmare. Fortunately, this has not happened in recent
times. Still, many have made plans to kidnap royals, but they have
fortunately failed. A rather unknown story of a kidnapping attempt
was aimed at the then 26-year-old…
Christmas tends to be a pleasant time,
especially for the royals. When it comes to the Norwegian Royal
Family, they have many good Christmas traditions that make
Christmas a pleasant time. There is, however, a period when
Christmas for the Royal Family from Norway was not…
The suicide of Princess Märtha Louise’s
former husband, Ari Behn, was as a huge shock to the entire
Norwegian population. Nearly all liked Ari Behn very well, and he
had a special place in the heart of the Norwegian people. The
family was open from the beginning about this being a suicide.
Something that has increased the focus on mental health in Norway
in recent days. Now, Ari…
