Norway

Queen Sonja visits women's prison in Oslo

Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway visited on Thursday the high-security Bredtveit women’s prison and detention facility in Oslo. The prison is one of four prisons in Norway with only female prisoners. During Queen Sonja’s very first visit to Bredtveit, she got to meet the prison’s management, staff and some of the inmates. The visit began with a presentation of the prison and…
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Sweden

Princess Christina’s protest towards the Nobel Prize

Tuesday of this week was busy. Both the Swedish and the Norwegian royal families attended events related to the Nobel Prize. In Sweden, many prominent members of the Royal Family were present both at the award ceremony and the following grand gala dinner. During the ceremony, King Carl XVI Gustaf handed out 14 Nobel Prizes in five categories. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were joined by…
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European RoyalsThe Netherlands

Princess Catharina-Amalia performs in her very own musical

Princess Catharina-Amalia, also known as the Princess of Orange as the heir to the Dutch throne, spent her Tuesday night in the Royal Theatre in The Hague performing in a musical that she wrote – called The Christmas Convent. Fun fact – the Royal Theatre was built as a palace for Catharina-Amalia’s musical ancestress Carolina of Orange-Nassau, but unfortunately, it was never…
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NorwaySweden

Glamour reigns at annual Nobel Prize Ceremonies

December 10th is always a date royal watchers have circled on their calendars. It is the date of Alfred Nobel’s death and therefore the date the Nobel Prize ceremonies take place every year. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in a ceremony held in Norway while the Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Economics prizes are awarded in Sweden. The Norwegian events are a…
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