DenmarkEuropean Royals

Princess Benedikte attends Agerskov Youth School’s 100th-anniversary celebration

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4th November 2019
Princess Benedikte of Denmark spent her Sunday afternoon as one of about 600 guests who attended the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Agerskov Youth School. “We sent an invitation to the Royal House and are pleased that Princess Benedikte will spend a Sunday afternoon with us”, said the school’s director, Lars Kristensen. The first students began their education…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon attends Memorial Day in Oslo

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4th November 2019
On Sunday Crown Prince Haakon of Norway attended the annual national memorial day at Akershus fortress. His Royal Highness arrived on Sunday morning at the monuments in the new part of the fortress. Here he laid a wreath at the memorial for fallen soldiers. At the…
Sweden

Princess Madeleine attends Swedish Church's 10th anniversary in Florida

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4th November 2019
Princess Madeleine of Sweden undertook a rare engagement on Sunday near her home in Miami, Florida. The Princess attended the Swedish Church in Florida’s 10th anniversary at the Scandinavian Church and Center in Davie, Florida, alongside over 200 worshippers. Princess Madeleine attended without her husband, Chris O’Neill and their three children (Princesses Leonore and Adrienne…
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Spain

Who is Queen Sofía of Spain?

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2nd November 2019
The person who we now know as Queen Sofía of Spain was born on 2 November 1938 in Athens, Greece. She was known differently at birth as she was titled Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, and her parents were the then Prince Paul of Greece and Princess Frederica, a daughter of Ernest August, a claimant to the defunct crown of Hanover. She was christened a few months later at the Royal Palace in…
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Denmark

Danish Royal Run 2020 cities announced

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2nd November 2019
The cities hosting the Royal Run 2020 have been announced by the Royal Danish House. 2020 will be the third year of the race after its creation in 2018 for Crown Prince Frederik’s 50th birthday celebrations. There were over 70,000 Danes who took part in the 2018 race in Denmark’s five largest cities. The race was so popular that year that they decided to make it a yearly event with…
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