Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg,
63, is set to undergo knee surgery after an injury on the advice of
her doctors. The Marshall of the Court made the announcement today
adding that Her Royal Highness will not be able to undertake royal
duties for several weeks during her recovery. The King and Queen of
the Belgians are due to undertake a state visit to Luxembourg later
this month…
Queen Sonja spent Thursday at the
Activity House at Tøyen in the capital of Oslo. Here she met
volunteers who are getting ready for the upcoming charity TV
campaign for the state television channel NRK. The Queen is a ‘high
protector’ for this year’s TV…
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess
Katherine of Serbia handed out access to free education at
“ITAcademy” where students learn about information technology. The
recipients were the best high school graduates from Serbia and
Republika Srpska. This happened in a…
Queen Silvia on Childhood celebrating its 20th anniversary: "It feels nice"
4th October 2019
Queen Silvia has given an exclusive
interview to Expressen, a Swedish newspaper, about the World
Childhood Foundation that she founded 20 years ago. “Then,” Queen
Silvia says, “it was very difficult to talk about these issues… No
one wanted to listen and no one wanted to see these children who
were so vulnerable. And also not see what happens to the internet
and the dangers of the…
On Thursday, the Danish Royal House
released the programme for Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary’s official visit to Paris, France which will take place next
week. The Crown Prince Couple will lead a Danish business
delegation from 7 October to 9 October…
King Harald and Queen Sonja were joined
by Crown Prince Haakon on Wednesday as they performed the State
Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s
capital, Oslo. This was King Harald’s 28th State Opening since he
became King of Norway and it was…
Just like us! Working Queen Máxima gets a call from daughter wanting permission to attend event
3rd October 2019
Queen Máxima is like any other working
mother. While attending events overseas for her role as the UN
Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development (UNSGSA), the Queen received a call from one of her
daughters who wanted to attend an event. Máxima gave permission,
but since she was out of the country, she told her daughter that
she was going to have to get…
King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon attend the State Opening of Parliament
3rd October 2019
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen
Sonja were joined by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon on
Wednesday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian
Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was
King Harald’s 28th State Opening that he…
Yesterday, the Danish Royal Family
attended the official opening of the Danish Parliament at
Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince
Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, and Princess Benedikte were received
by official members of the Parliament at noon…
The Crown Princess of Denmark has been
appointed to her country’s Council of State. It means that from now
on, Crown Princess Mary can act as regent in Queen Margrethe’s
place, if necessary. Currently, the role of regent can be assumed
by Mary’s husband, Crown Prince Frederik. Margrethe’s other son,
Prince Joachim, and her sister, Princess Benedikte, can also take
on the…
