Spain

Video: King Felipe during his Christmas Eve address: Let's believe in ourselves, let's believe in Spain

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25th December 2019
Ahead of King Felipe’s Christmas Eve speech, Casa Real played a video of highlights from the royal year. Then, His Majesty took to the screen to deliver his annual address from Zarzuela Palace. The King reflected back that he gave his first address as King five years ago, and then he thanked Spaniards for letting him spend a few moments with them on the holiday. “The first…
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Sweden

Who is Queen Silvia of Sweden?

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23rd December 2019
Silvia Renate Sommerlath was born on 23 December 1943 in Heidelberg, Germany, to Walther and Alice Sommerlath. Silvia is half German, through her father, and half Brazilian, through her mother. Silvia grew up with older three brothers (Ralph, Walther, and Jörg), and from…
Denmark

Princess Marie says complaining about scrutiny is useless in new interview

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22nd December 2019
Five months after moving to France for a year, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie gave an interview to French magazine Paris Match, discussing the couple’s work, as well as Prince Henrik and Princess Athena’s adaptation to their new life, and dealing with the exposure that comes with being a member of the Danish Royal Family. When asked by the journalist how she was dealing with…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon to visit Kenya and Mozambique

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20th December 2019
The Norwegian Royal Court could this week announce that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon will visit Kenya and Mozambique in February of next year. The Crown Prince is preparing to visit Kenya and Mozambique from 10 to 13 February 2020. Minister of Development Dag-Inge Ulstein and Minister of Digitisation Nikolai Astrup will accompany the Crown Prince on his journey. The visit will help…
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