Norway

A modern summer home for the Norwegian Royal Family

Many royal families have specific residences that they use at certain times of the year, with many enjoying a specific summer residence. The Norwegian Royal Family’s summer home is a relatively new acquisition but King Harald and Queen Sonja spend each summer there now. The Norwegian Royal Family’s summer residence, Mågerø, is on the Mågerø peninsula on Tjøme island, an island in…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria celebrates 47th birthday

Crown Princess Victoria was surrounded by family as she celebrated her 47th birthday on Sunday. Sweden’s future queen traditionally celebrates her birthday at Solliden Castle on Öland, which is the summer residence of the Swedish Royal Family. There, she was joined by…
Sweden

Sweden's royals start summer at Solliden with prizes

King Carl XVI Gustaf awarded the 2024 Solliden Prize on Thursday and was joined by Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria.  The Solliden Prize is awarded each year to “a person who has made a recognised effort or achievement in any area or has taken measures or taken initiatives that promote the island’s interests and development or which have made contributions to Öland’s pious for a…
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Spain

Leonor and Sofia take art to heart as they solo kickstart major awards celebrations

The Spanish Royal Family has arrived in Catalonia, which for this week will act as the host for the Princess of Girona Awards. Now in their 15th edition, the scheme was created in 2009 to celebrate the young talents of Spain.  Kickstarting the two days of events on Tuesday, 9th July, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía made a rare solo visit to the atelier of sculptor Jaume Plensa…
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Monaco

The royal bride who wore the trousers

It’s a very famous royal wedding outfit, a style statement worn as a much talked about bride became a princess. Charlene Wittstock arrived at her civil marriage to Prince Albert II of Monaco in a trouser suit she designed with the help of Karl Lagerfeld. Charlene…
Spain

King Felipe is emotional as he marks major milestone for Spain's future queen

It was an especially emotional day in Zaragoza’s General Military Academy, as Princess Leonor received her graduation certificate and a new decoration from the hands of King Felipe. Although classes ended a while ago, with cadets having been able to enjoy some much deserved days off, they were all back for the traditional end of year ceremony.  It is usual for King Felipe to attend…
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