The Swedish Royal Family was out in
glamourous force Tuesday evening. On 12 November, the King and
Queen hosted the Representation Dinner at the Royal Palace.
Representation Dinners are periodically hosted by the King and
Queen. There is typically one white tie Representation Dinner a
year and a less formal black tie one, but this can vary. Yesterday
evening was a glittery white tie affair…
Yesterday afternoon, King Carl XVI
Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
attended a technology and sustainability seminar organised at the
Royal Palace by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
(IVA) on the occasion of its 100th…
Crown Prince Haakon celebrates 50 years of business relations with Qatar
12th November 2019
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway attended on Monday a ceremony in the Qatari capital of Doha
to celebrate 50 years of business cooperation between Norway and
Qatar. The Crown Prince was accompanied by Norway’s Minister of
Commerce, Torbjørn Røe Isaksen.
As we continue our series celebrating
what would have been Princess Grace’s 90th birthday, we take a look
at her Hollywood career as she became a star. Grace’s first acting
role came on Broadway where she had a part in Strindberg’s The
Father while studying at the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts in New York. Her hard work and studying while at the
Academy led to her…
Grace Patricia Kelly, the Hollywood film
star who became the most famous princess in the world, was born on
November 12th 1929. Ninety years on, she remains one of the
ultimate regal icons of the 20th century. From the romance that
turned her into a princess to her work to…
Last week, Princess Marie attended the
official launch event of the “Food with Respect” cookbook in
Copenhagen. Princess Marie took part in the book by writing the
foreword and sharing four of her own recipes but a new interview
with the author of the cookbook…
American by birth, hugely popular and
credited with helping turn Monaco from a forgotten principality
into a European hotspot – but this isn’t the story of Grace Kelly.
Almost seven decades before her famous marriage to Prince Rainier
III, another US born princess had taken Monaco by storm and
transformed its fortunes. However, there was no fairytale ending
for Alice Heine, the first…
Looking back at the wedding of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace
11th November 2019
The royal wedding of Prince Rainier III
of Monaco to American actress, Grace Kelly was dubbed the “Wedding
of the Century” and took place on the 18th and19th of April 1956.
As one of the most respected and highly paid actresses in
Hollywood, Grace was…
Ippolita Trivulzio holds the distinction
of being the first woman to hold the title of Princess of Monaco.
Today, we are continuing our series by taking a look at the first
princess consort in Monaco. Ippolita Trivulzio was born in 1600 in
Palazzo Trivulzio, Duchy of…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary of Denmark are set to visit Poland on 25 November as part of
the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the
re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Denmark and
Poland. Polish President Andrzej Duda invited the couple to the
celebrations in Warsaw. They will be accompanied by Danish Climate,
Energy and Supply Minister Dan Jørgensen…
